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Pooraka SA 5095

4,402 addresses · 155 streets

Makin Electorate › Salisbury LGA › Pooraka · 12 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Pooraka is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 7,583 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,225 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $900,000.

7,583Population
38Median age
$1,225Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Greenfields, 3.1 km north · Bus interchange: Mawson Interchange, 2.7 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 15.4 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$900,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pooraka

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

Tree cover measures, Pooraka SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.5% · Labour-force participation 56.8%

Population by age in Pooraka
Population by age, Pooraka SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4493
5-14888
15-19454
20-24511
25-341,049
35-441,033
45-54916
55-64895
65-74743
75-84447
85+152
Dwelling types in Pooraka
Dwelling types, Pooraka SA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,456
Townhouse358
Apartment44
Other0
Households by weekly income in Pooraka
Households by weekly income, Pooraka SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650608
$650-1,499988
$1,500-2,999834
$3,000+251
Top ancestries in Pooraka
Top ancestries, Pooraka SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,899
Australian1,801
Other1,643
Vietnamese647
Italian429
Indian393
Housing tenure in Pooraka
Housing tenure, Pooraka SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned941
Mortgage990
Rented847
Other40
Cars per household in Pooraka
Cars per household, Pooraka SA (ABS Census 2021)
0208
11,108
2967
3343
4+184
Commute to work in Pooraka
Commute to work, Pooraka SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,449
Train0
Bus149
Tram/ferry0
Walked30
Bicycle18
Home189
Top countries of birth in Pooraka
Top countries of birth, Pooraka SA (ABS Census 2021)
India486
Vietnam452
Afghanistan314
England248
Philippines141
Pakistan89
Languages used at home in Pooraka
Languages used at home, Pooraka SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese676
Punjabi309
Arabic152
Gujarati117
Hindi103
Italian85

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

57,317 bird observations recorded near Pooraka — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pooraka

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.