Tooperang SA 5255
155 addresses · 10 streets
Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Tooperang · 51 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Tooperang is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 271 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,825 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. 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 Strathalbyn Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tooperang itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 50.8 km north.
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: 9.9% 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 | 9.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 23.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 62%
Population by age in Tooperang
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 42 |
| 15-19 | 18 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 28 |
| 35-44 | 33 |
| 45-54 | 35 |
| 55-64 | 52 |
| 65-74 | 31 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Tooperang
| House | 87 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tooperang
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 27 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 40 |
| $3,000+ | 12 |
Top ancestries in Tooperang
| English | 134 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 99 |
| Scottish | 31 |
| German | 23 |
| Irish | 22 |
| Ancestry NS | 20 |
Housing tenure in Tooperang
| Owned | 33 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 44 |
| Rented | 10 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Tooperang
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 38 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Tooperang
| Car | 79 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Tooperang
| England | 35 |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 8 |
| Germany | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
15,566 bird observations recorded near Tooperang — most often seen:
- Little Raven (922)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (742)
- Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren (730)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (690)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (669)
- New Holland Honeyeater (653)
- Galah (589)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (589)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (583)
- Crimson Rosella (561)
- Common Bronzewing (560)
- Australian Magpie (548)
- Grey Fantail (535)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tooperang
- Superb Fairy-wren (524)
- Red Wattlebird (522)
- Western Striated Pardalote (484)
- Eastern Galah (470)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (459)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (436)
- Western Red Wattlebird (430)
- Golden Whistler (422)
- Eurasian Blackbird (411)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (410)
- Tree Martin (395)
- Black-winged Currawong (392)
- South Australian Crescent Honeyeater (390)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (388)
- Elegant Parrot (366)
- Crescent Honeyeater (361)
- Silvereye (335)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tooperang:
- Nangkita (4.5 km)
- Mount Observation (4.7 km)
- Mosquito Hill (5.1 km)
- Mount Magnificent (7.2 km)
- Mount Jagged (8.8 km)
- Currency Creek (9.1 km)
- Mount Compass (9.4 km)
- Yundi (9.8 km)
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Streets
- Bonds Road (2)
- Bull Creek Road (26)
- Cleland Gully Road (73)
- Deep Creek Road (9)
- Goolwa Road (8)
- Hunts Road (4)
- Lakeview Road (9)
- Nangkita Road (10)
- Quarry Road (6)
- Through Road (8)
