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Western River SA 5223

36 addresses · 7 streets

Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Western River · 173 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Western River is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 16 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, Aboriginal, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

16Population
41Median age
$1,624Median household income / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kangaroo Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Western River itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 27.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Western River

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

Tree cover measures, Western River SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202165.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 28.6% · Labour-force participation 87.5%

Population by age in Western River
Population by age, Western River SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-190
20-240
25-347
35-440
45-540
55-640
65-745
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Western River
Dwelling types, Western River SA (ABS Census 2021)
House10
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Top ancestries in Western River
Top ancestries, Western River SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian10
Aboriginal4
English3
German3
Chinese0
Croatian0
Housing tenure in Western River
Housing tenure, Western River SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage0
Rented0
Other3
Cars per household in Western River
Cars per household, Western River SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
10
23
30
4+0
Commute to work in Western River
Commute to work, Western River SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car6
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,535 bird observations recorded near Western River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Western River

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

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.