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Snowtown SA 5520

416 addresses · 43 streets

Grey Electorate › Wakefield LGA › Snowtown · 132 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Snowtown is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 425 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $771 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

425Population
54Median age
$771Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Snowtown itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 0.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 11.4% · Labour-force participation 39.8%

Population by age in Snowtown
Population by age, Snowtown SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-426
5-1455
15-1917
20-243
25-3436
35-4439
45-5441
55-6482
65-7476
75-8442
85+18
Dwelling types in Snowtown
Dwelling types, Snowtown SA (ABS Census 2021)
House189
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Snowtown
Households by weekly income, Snowtown SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65086
$650-1,49969
$1,500-2,99927
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Snowtown
Top ancestries, Snowtown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian213
English181
Scottish40
German35
Irish35
Ancestry NS33
Housing tenure in Snowtown
Housing tenure, Snowtown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned87
Mortgage63
Rented37
Other9
Cars per household in Snowtown
Cars per household, Snowtown SA (ABS Census 2021)
019
182
263
325
4+7
Commute to work in Snowtown
Commute to work, Snowtown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car90
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home11
Top countries of birth in Snowtown
Top countries of birth, Snowtown SA (ABS Census 2021)
England21
Germany3
New Zealand3
Philippines3
Poland3
Languages used at home in Snowtown
Languages used at home, Snowtown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek6
Polish3

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