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Padthaway SA 5271

249 addresses · 38 streets

Barker Electorate › Tatiara LGA › Padthaway · 254 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Padthaway is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 321 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,260 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

321Population
44Median age
$1,260Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tatiara statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Padthaway itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Naracoorte Airport, 46.3 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 9.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Padthaway

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

Tree cover measures, Padthaway SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 59.2%

Population by age in Padthaway
Population by age, Padthaway SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1448
15-1912
20-2413
25-3447
35-4434
45-5461
55-6446
65-7440
75-8417
85+4
Dwelling types in Padthaway
Dwelling types, Padthaway SA (ABS Census 2021)
House114
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Padthaway
Households by weekly income, Padthaway SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65030
$650-1,49939
$1,500-2,99930
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Padthaway
Top ancestries, Padthaway SA (ABS Census 2021)
English133
Australian117
Ancestry NS44
Other34
German32
Scottish24
Housing tenure in Padthaway
Housing tenure, Padthaway SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned47
Mortgage26
Rented16
Other13
Cars per household in Padthaway
Cars per household, Padthaway SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
130
245
314
4+12
Commute to work in Padthaway
Commute to work, Padthaway SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car106
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home23
Top countries of birth in Padthaway
Top countries of birth, Padthaway SA (ABS Census 2021)
England11
Cambodia8
Malaysia7
Thailand4
Indonesia3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Padthaway
Languages used at home, Padthaway SA (ABS Census 2021)
Khmer5
Indonesian3
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,915 bird observations recorded near Padthaway — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Padthaway

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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