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Ob Flat SA 5291

304 addresses · 23 streets

Barker Electorate › Grant LGA › Ob Flat · 381 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Ob Flat is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 470 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,104 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

470Population
48Median age
$2,104Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mount Gambier Airport, 13.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ob Flat

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ob Flat SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 66.4%

Population by age in Ob Flat
Population by age, Ob Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-419
5-1453
15-1929
20-2420
25-3441
35-4453
45-5471
55-6476
65-7477
75-8429
85+3
Dwelling types in Ob Flat
Dwelling types, Ob Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
House137
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other12
Households by weekly income in Ob Flat
Households by weekly income, Ob Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49931
$1,500-2,99959
$3,000+41
Top ancestries in Ob Flat
Top ancestries, Ob Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian192
English166
German49
Scottish47
Ancestry NS39
Irish34
Housing tenure in Ob Flat
Housing tenure, Ob Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned56
Mortgage77
Rented14
Other0
Cars per household in Ob Flat
Cars per household, Ob Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
119
256
338
4+42
Commute to work in Ob Flat
Commute to work, Ob Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car187
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home25
Top countries of birth in Ob Flat
Top countries of birth, Ob Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand11
India7
Scotland6
England5
Thailand4
Italy3
Languages used at home in Ob Flat
Languages used at home, Ob Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian6
Greek4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,889 bird observations recorded near Ob Flat — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ob Flat

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.