Rockleigh SA 5254
181 addresses · 27 streets
Barker Electorate › Murray Bridge LGA › Rockleigh · 45 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Rockleigh is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 287 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Murray Bridge Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rockleigh itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 2.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 2.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 60.7%
Population by age in Rockleigh
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 30 |
| 15-19 | 24 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 22 |
| 35-44 | 33 |
| 45-54 | 48 |
| 55-64 | 47 |
| 65-74 | 33 |
| 75-84 | 12 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Rockleigh
| House | 105 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Rockleigh
| <$650 | 17 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 37 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 40 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Rockleigh
| Australian | 125 |
|---|---|
| English | 119 |
| German | 35 |
| Irish | 19 |
| Ancestry NS | 16 |
| Scottish | 14 |
Housing tenure in Rockleigh
| Owned | 37 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 54 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Rockleigh
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 49 |
| 3 | 26 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Rockleigh
| Car | 92 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 17 |
Top countries of birth in Rockleigh
| England | 17 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,361 bird observations recorded near Rockleigh — most often seen:
- Little Raven (241)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (231)
- Western Striated Pardalote (186)
- North-eastern Brown Treecreeper (152)
- South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (145)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (144)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (144)
- Galah (144)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (142)
- Eastern Galah (137)
- Australian Magpie (127)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (123)
- Southern Weebill (114)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Rockleigh
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (112)
- Crimson Rosella (111)
- Diamond Firetail (105)
- Singing Honeyeater (102)
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet (83)
- Tree Martin (81)
- Nankeen Kestrel (80)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (80)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (73)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (72)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (71)
- Common Starling (67)
- Brown Falcon (62)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (60)
- European Common Starling (59)
- Southern White-browed Babbler (59)
- South-east Southern Whiteface (54)
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
- Anders Road (1)
- Annie Lane (5)
- Bahr Road (1)
- Black Heath Road (10)
- Bondleigh Road (20)
- Bremer Valley Road (12)
- Critchley Road (10)
- Dishers Hill Road (1)
- Downing Road (4)
- Gierke Road (4)
- Gogel Road (4)
- Kubenk Road (2)
- Law Road (11)
- Oak Grove (2)
- Panican Hill Road (5)
- Plantation Road (2)
- Preamimma Road (2)
- Pym Road (2)
- Rams Road (7)
- Range Road (34)
- Reedy Creek Road (2)
- Rockleigh Road (15)
- Steep Hill Road (1)
- Talbot Road (10)
- The Glen Road (12)
- Wirilda Road (1)
- Woolpark Lane (1)
