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Parrakie SA 5301

104 addresses · 22 streets

Barker Electorate › Southern Mallee LGA › Parrakie · 161 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Parrakie is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 78 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,375 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 62% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

78Population
53Median age
$1,375Median household income / wk
$100Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Karoonda - Lameroo statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Parrakie itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 3.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Parrakie

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

Tree cover measures, Parrakie SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.4%

Demographics

Population by age in Parrakie
Population by age, Parrakie SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-1411
15-193
20-240
25-349
35-445
45-544
55-6420
65-7418
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Parrakie
Dwelling types, Parrakie SA (ABS Census 2021)
House29
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Parrakie
Households by weekly income, Parrakie SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,4995
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Parrakie
Top ancestries, Parrakie SA (ABS Census 2021)
English38
Australian34
German16
Irish6
Scottish6
Other5
Housing tenure in Parrakie
Housing tenure, Parrakie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned16
Mortgage0
Rented4
Other6
Cars per household in Parrakie
Cars per household, Parrakie SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
27
33
4+12
Commute to work in Parrakie
Commute to work, Parrakie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car20
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Parrakie
Top countries of birth, Parrakie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italy4
New Zealand4
England3
Languages used at home in Parrakie
Languages used at home, Parrakie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

177 bird observations recorded near Parrakie — most often seen:

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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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