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Spence SA 5271

36 addresses · 11 streets

Barker Electorate › Naracoorte Lucindale LGA › Spence · 297 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Spence is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 50 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,249 a week, with median rent near $68 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

50Population
41Median age
$2,249Median household income / wk
$68Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 18.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Spence

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

Tree cover measures, Spence SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.8%

Demographics

Population by age in Spence
Population by age, Spence SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-149
15-196
20-240
25-343
35-444
45-544
55-648
65-7410
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Spence
Dwelling types, Spence SA (ABS Census 2021)
House18
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Spence
Households by weekly income, Spence SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4990
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Spence
Top ancestries, Spence SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian20
English16
Scottish7
Ancestry NS7
German6
Irish3
Housing tenure in Spence
Housing tenure, Spence SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned12
Mortgage0
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Spence
Cars per household, Spence SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
20
33
4+7
Commute to work in Spence
Commute to work, Spence SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car11
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home17

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,053 bird observations recorded near Spence — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Spence

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.