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Victor Harbor SA 5211

4,569 addresses · 160 streets

Mayo Electorate › Victor Harbor LGA › Victor Harbor · 69 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Victor Harbor is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 4,520 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $882 a week, with median rent near $267 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,520Population
59Median age
$882Median household income / wk
$267Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 19.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Victor Harbor

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

Tree cover measures, Victor Harbor SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 39.8%

Population by age in Victor Harbor
Population by age, Victor Harbor SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4138
5-14399
15-19185
20-24145
25-34304
35-44375
45-54435
55-64704
65-74906
75-84590
85+342
Dwelling types in Victor Harbor
Dwelling types, Victor Harbor SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,538
Townhouse408
Apartment107
Other34
Households by weekly income in Victor Harbor
Households by weekly income, Victor Harbor SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650659
$650-1,499822
$1,500-2,999366
$3,000+110
Top ancestries in Victor Harbor
Top ancestries, Victor Harbor SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,299
Australian1,792
Scottish496
Irish414
German371
Other214
Housing tenure in Victor Harbor
Housing tenure, Victor Harbor SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned907
Mortgage436
Rented583
Other137
Cars per household in Victor Harbor
Cars per household, Victor Harbor SA (ABS Census 2021)
0190
1974
2611
3202
4+94
Commute to work in Victor Harbor
Commute to work, Victor Harbor SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car989
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked93
Bicycle10
Home158
Top countries of birth in Victor Harbor
Top countries of birth, Victor Harbor SA (ABS Census 2021)
England437
New Zealand45
Scotland45
Germany37
Philippines25
Netherlands21
Languages used at home in Victor Harbor
Languages used at home, Victor Harbor SA (ABS Census 2021)
German16
Mandarin12
French11
Arabic10
Afrikaans9
Tagalog9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

56,172 bird observations recorded near Victor Harbor — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Victor Harbor

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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