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Pekina SA 5431

89 addresses · 36 streets

Grey Electorate › Orroroo Carrieton LGA › Pekina · 231 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Pekina is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 70 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,124 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

70Population
47Median age
$1,124Median household income / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Peterborough - Mount Remarkable statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pekina itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 1.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pekina

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

Tree cover measures, Pekina SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 61.8%

Population by age in Pekina
Population by age, Pekina SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-147
15-198
20-240
25-344
35-4410
45-5412
55-6412
65-7413
75-845
85+3
Dwelling types in Pekina
Dwelling types, Pekina SA (ABS Census 2021)
House25
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Pekina
Households by weekly income, Pekina SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,4998
$1,500-2,9993
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Pekina
Top ancestries, Pekina SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian33
English22
Irish8
Aboriginal6
German5
Scottish5
Housing tenure in Pekina
Housing tenure, Pekina SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned16
Mortgage3
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Pekina
Cars per household, Pekina SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
10
27
37
4+12
Commute to work in Pekina
Commute to work, Pekina SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car17
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home11
Languages used at home in Pekina
Languages used at home, Pekina SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

29 bird observations recorded near Pekina — 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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.