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Strathalbyn SA 5255

4,455 addresses · 244 streets

Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Strathalbyn · 45 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Strathalbyn is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 7,246 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,254 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 20% 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.

7,246Population
47Median age
$1,254Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 47.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
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: 4.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Strathalbyn

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

Tree cover measures, Strathalbyn SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 53.7%

Population by age in Strathalbyn
Population by age, Strathalbyn SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4360
5-14900
15-19399
20-24354
25-34714
35-44714
45-54919
55-64963
65-741,023
75-84671
85+220
Dwelling types in Strathalbyn
Dwelling types, Strathalbyn SA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,652
Townhouse153
Apartment0
Other13
Households by weekly income in Strathalbyn
Households by weekly income, Strathalbyn SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650556
$650-1,499996
$1,500-2,999764
$3,000+304
Top ancestries in Strathalbyn
Top ancestries, Strathalbyn SA (ABS Census 2021)
English3,617
Australian2,965
Scottish880
German762
Irish624
Ancestry NS384
Housing tenure in Strathalbyn
Housing tenure, Strathalbyn SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,102
Mortgage1,076
Rented568
Other57
Cars per household in Strathalbyn
Cars per household, Strathalbyn SA (ABS Census 2021)
0105
1903
21,056
3451
4+273
Commute to work in Strathalbyn
Commute to work, Strathalbyn SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,190
Train0
Bus30
Tram/ferry0
Walked70
Bicycle9
Home274
Top countries of birth in Strathalbyn
Top countries of birth, Strathalbyn SA (ABS Census 2021)
England449
Scotland53
New Zealand47
Germany38
Netherlands36
Ireland25
Languages used at home in Strathalbyn
Languages used at home, Strathalbyn SA (ABS Census 2021)
German26
Polish12
Thai12
Filipino11
French10
Italian9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,010 bird observations recorded near Strathalbyn — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Strathalbyn

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.