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Petwood SA 5252

33 addresses · 4 streets

Mayo Electorate › Mount Barker LGA › Petwood · 36 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Petwood is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 90 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,812 a week, with median rent near $248 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

90Population
42Median age
$1,812Median household income / wk
$248Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Barker Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Petwood itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 41.4 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs9/10

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: 7.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Petwood

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

Tree cover measures, Petwood SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.1%

Demographics

Population by age in Petwood
Population by age, Petwood SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1413
15-199
20-240
25-345
35-449
45-5410
55-6415
65-7414
75-844
85+0
Dwelling types in Petwood
Dwelling types, Petwood SA (ABS Census 2021)
House28
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Petwood
Households by weekly income, Petwood SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6505
$650-1,4995
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+7
Top ancestries in Petwood
Top ancestries, Petwood SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian45
English37
Scottish11
German7
Dutch5
NZ4
Housing tenure in Petwood
Housing tenure, Petwood SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage16
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Petwood
Cars per household, Petwood SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
216
37
4+4
Commute to work in Petwood
Commute to work, Petwood SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car29
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Petwood
Top countries of birth, Petwood SA (ABS Census 2021)
England9
Wales4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,559 bird observations recorded near Petwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Petwood

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.