Southend SA 5280
305 addresses · 26 streets
Barker Electorate › Wattle Range LGA › Southend · 324 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Southend is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 301 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,761 a week, with median rent near $245 a week. Most homes are houses. About 91% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Wattle Range statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Southend itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Millicent Airport, 20.8 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 28.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 55.5%
Population by age in Southend
| 0-4 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 24 |
| 15-19 | 13 |
| 20-24 | 12 |
| 25-34 | 33 |
| 35-44 | 32 |
| 45-54 | 33 |
| 55-64 | 65 |
| 65-74 | 32 |
| 75-84 | 24 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Southend
| House | 119 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Southend
| <$650 | 12 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 29 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 45 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Southend
| English | 146 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 115 |
| Scottish | 46 |
| Irish | 25 |
| German | 19 |
| Italian | 19 |
Housing tenure in Southend
| Owned | 72 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 38 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Southend
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |
| 2 | 49 |
| 3 | 25 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Southend
| Car | 86 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Southend
| England | 9 |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 |
| Thailand | 4 |
| Italy | 3 |
Languages used at home in Southend
| Italian | 6 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,223 bird observations recorded near Southend — most often seen:
- Silver Gull (63)
- Superb Fairy-wren (60)
- White-faced Heron (58)
- Welcome Swallow (57)
- Crested Tern (56)
- Black Swan (52)
- Silvereye (51)
- Common Starling (47)
- Swamp Harrier (46)
- Eurasian Blackbird (45)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (45)
- Singing Honeyeater (44)
- Australian Magpie (42)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Southend
- Little Pied Cormorant (41)
- House Sparrow (38)
- European Goldfinch (37)
- Giinbaywarraymal (37)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (35)
- South Australian Silvereye (35)
- Great Egret (33)
- Grey Fantail (33)
- Pacific Black Duck (33)
- Little Raven (31)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (31)
- Australian White Ibis (29)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (29)
- Rock Dove (29)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (29)
- Whiskered Tern (29)
- Little Black Cormorant (28)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Southend:
- Rendelsham (9.1 km)
- Beachport (13.9 km)
- Canunda (14.4 km)
- Hatherleigh (16.4 km)
- Magarey (17.1 km)
- Thornlea (17.3 km)
- Millicent (19.8 km)
- Sebastopol (21.1 km)
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Streets
- Baker Street (14)
- Bonney Street (5)
- Bridges Drive (30)
- Cape Buffon Drive (36)
- Christina Smith Drive (11)
- Cullens Road (4)
- Dashwood Street (10)
- Eliza Street (32)
- Evelyn Street (15)
- Eyre Street (4)
- George Street (5)
- Giles Street (19)
- Harvey Street (25)
- Leake Street (17)
- Macdonald Street (4)
- Muntrie Road (1)
- Narrow Neck Road (1)
- Osborne Street (8)
- Pascoe Street (6)
- Smith Street (13)
- Southend Access Road (2)
- Southern Ports Highway (1)
- Stewart Street (9)
- Underwood Street (9)
- Watson Street (4)
- Yates Court (20)
