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Purnong SA 5238

47 addresses · 10 streets

Barker Electorate › Mid Murray LGA › Purnong · 94 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Purnong is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 55 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $860 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

55Population
58Median age
$860Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Purnong

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

Tree cover measures, Purnong SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.3%

Demographics

Population by age in Purnong
Population by age, Purnong SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-144
15-194
20-240
25-340
35-440
45-5412
55-6417
65-749
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Purnong
Dwelling types, Purnong SA (ABS Census 2021)
House21
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Purnong
Households by weekly income, Purnong SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6505
$650-1,4997
$1,500-2,9997
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Purnong
Top ancestries, Purnong SA (ABS Census 2021)
English26
Australian21
German8
Ancestry NS7
Irish3
Scottish3
Housing tenure in Purnong
Housing tenure, Purnong SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage5
Rented4
Other4
Cars per household in Purnong
Cars per household, Purnong SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
26
35
4+4
Commute to work in Purnong
Commute to work, Purnong SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car12
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Purnong
Top countries of birth, Purnong SA (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,604 bird observations recorded near Purnong — 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.