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Pelican Lagoon SA 5222

44 addresses · 7 streets

Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Pelican Lagoon · 125 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Pelican Lagoon is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 48 people, with a median age of 68. The typical household earns around $833 a week, with median rent near $240 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 English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

48Population
68Median age
$833Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kangaroo Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Pelican Lagoon itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Kingscote Airport, 26.8 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 26.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pelican Lagoon

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

Tree cover measures, Pelican Lagoon SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202026.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202146.9%

Demographics

Population by age in Pelican Lagoon
Population by age, Pelican Lagoon SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-196
20-240
25-345
35-440
45-548
55-644
65-7417
75-8412
85+0
Dwelling types in Pelican Lagoon
Dwelling types, Pelican Lagoon SA (ABS Census 2021)
House19
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Pelican Lagoon
Households by weekly income, Pelican Lagoon SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6505
$650-1,4996
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Pelican Lagoon
Top ancestries, Pelican Lagoon SA (ABS Census 2021)
English24
Australian10
Scottish8
Other5
German3
Irish3
Housing tenure in Pelican Lagoon
Housing tenure, Pelican Lagoon SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage6
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Pelican Lagoon
Cars per household, Pelican Lagoon SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
17
28
30
4+0
Commute to work in Pelican Lagoon
Commute to work, Pelican Lagoon SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car7
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home4
Top countries of birth in Pelican Lagoon
Top countries of birth, Pelican Lagoon SA (ABS Census 2021)
England9
United States4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,699 bird observations recorded near Pelican Lagoon — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pelican Lagoon

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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