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Tailem Bend SA 5260

1,260 addresses · 76 streets

Barker Electorate › Coorong LGA › Tailem Bend · 86 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Tailem Bend is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,705 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $905 a week, with median rent near $225 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,705Population
49Median age
$905Median household income / wk
$225Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Tailem Bend, 250 m south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

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

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: 3.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tailem Bend

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

Tree cover measures, Tailem Bend SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202110.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 8.2% · Labour-force participation 44.9%

Population by age in Tailem Bend
Population by age, Tailem Bend SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-463
5-14179
15-19102
20-24102
25-34165
35-44154
45-54213
55-64264
65-74244
75-84174
85+57
Dwelling types in Tailem Bend
Dwelling types, Tailem Bend SA (ABS Census 2021)
House652
Townhouse31
Apartment0
Other10
Households by weekly income in Tailem Bend
Households by weekly income, Tailem Bend SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650193
$650-1,499285
$1,500-2,999133
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Tailem Bend
Top ancestries, Tailem Bend SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian701
English686
Ancestry NS209
German195
Scottish140
Irish135
Housing tenure in Tailem Bend
Housing tenure, Tailem Bend SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned283
Mortgage223
Rented157
Other14
Cars per household in Tailem Bend
Cars per household, Tailem Bend SA (ABS Census 2021)
045
1265
2227
396
4+54
Commute to work in Tailem Bend
Commute to work, Tailem Bend SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car433
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle0
Home40
Top countries of birth in Tailem Bend
Top countries of birth, Tailem Bend SA (ABS Census 2021)
England42
Germany12
Netherlands12
New Zealand9
India7
Vietnam7
Languages used at home in Tailem Bend
Languages used at home, Tailem Bend SA (ABS Census 2021)
German4
Punjabi4
Filipino3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,483 bird observations recorded near Tailem Bend — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tailem Bend

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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