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Pelican Point SA 5291

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Barker Electorate › Grant LGA › Pelican Point · 371 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Pelican Point is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 81 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $912 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Irish, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

81Population
63Median age
$912Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mount Gambier Airport, 37.4 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 18.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pelican Point

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

Tree cover measures, Pelican Point SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202148.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 40%

Population by age in Pelican Point
Population by age, Pelican Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-144
15-190
20-244
25-344
35-445
45-5411
55-6420
65-7427
75-849
85+0
Dwelling types in Pelican Point
Dwelling types, Pelican Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
House40
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Pelican Point
Households by weekly income, Pelican Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6507
$650-1,4997
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Pelican Point
Top ancestries, Pelican Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
English44
Irish20
Australian19
Scottish12
Ancestry NS12
German10
Housing tenure in Pelican Point
Housing tenure, Pelican Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned23
Mortgage8
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Pelican Point
Cars per household, Pelican Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
111
214
39
4+4
Commute to work in Pelican Point
Commute to work, Pelican Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car22
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Pelican Point
Top countries of birth, Pelican Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
England6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,049 bird observations recorded near Pelican Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pelican Point

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.