The Gap SA 5271
19 addresses · 5 streets
Barker Electorate › Naracoorte Lucindale LGA › The Gap · 274 km from Adelaide
Living Here
The Gap is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 26 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,125 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
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: The Gap itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 16.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 16.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 24.6% |
Demographics
Population by age in The Gap
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 0 |
| 55-64 | 3 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in The Gap
| House | 7 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Top ancestries in The Gap
| English | 10 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 6 |
| Irish | 3 |
| Ancestry NS | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
Housing tenure in The Gap
| Owned | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in The Gap
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in The Gap
| Car | 6 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
660 bird observations recorded near The Gap — most often seen:
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (54)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (44)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (39)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (36)
- Eastern Galah (33)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (29)
- South-eastern White-eared Honeyeater (29)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (28)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (27)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (26)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (24)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (23)
- Western Striated Pardalote (23)
Show all 30 birds recorded near The Gap
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (21)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (21)
- Little Raven (20)
- South-eastern Musk Lorikeet (19)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (17)
- Northern Brown-headed Honeyeater (16)
- Black-winged Currawong (15)
- White-naped Honeyeater (15)
- Eastern Weebill (14)
- South Australian Buff-rumped Thornbill (14)
- Eastern Australian Raven (13)
- Long-billed Corella (13)
- European Goldfinch (11)
- Common Bronzewing (10)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (10)
- Australian Magpie (8)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (8)
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
- Gap Road (8)
- Kochs Road (5)
- Naracoorte Road (4)
- Pridhams Road (1)
- Riddoch Highway (1)