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Thompson Beach SA 5501

350 addresses · 20 streets

Grey Electorate › Adelaide Plains LGA › Thompson Beach · 57 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Thompson Beach is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 219 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,013 a week, with median rent near $253 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

219Population
52Median age
$1,013Median household income / wk
$253Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Thompson Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Thompson Beach SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 13.6% · Labour-force participation 45.1%

Population by age in Thompson Beach
Population by age, Thompson Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1415
15-197
20-245
25-3411
35-4433
45-5442
55-6442
65-7435
75-8413
85+0
Dwelling types in Thompson Beach
Dwelling types, Thompson Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
House96
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Thompson Beach
Households by weekly income, Thompson Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65028
$650-1,49932
$1,500-2,99925
$3,000+3
Top ancestries in Thompson Beach
Top ancestries, Thompson Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
English105
Australian79
Irish25
Ancestry NS22
Scottish17
German15
Housing tenure in Thompson Beach
Housing tenure, Thompson Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned35
Mortgage54
Rented7
Other5
Cars per household in Thompson Beach
Cars per household, Thompson Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
03
141
235
313
4+10
Commute to work in Thompson Beach
Commute to work, Thompson Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car57
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Thompson Beach
Top countries of birth, Thompson Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
England12
Scotland4
Netherlands3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

14,732 bird observations recorded near Thompson Beach — most often seen:

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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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