Dawson (SA), SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Dawson (SA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 925, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Dawson (SA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3
- Median age
- 54
- Median weekly household income
- $1,649
- SEIFA score
- 925
- Coordinates
- -32.8174, 138.9957
Dawson (SA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Dawson (SA) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, 0% of homes are rented and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 3 | 100% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3 occupied private dwellings in Dawson (SA).
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $849
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 6 (200%)
- Labour-force participation
- 100%
- Employed full-time
- 3
- Employed part-time
- 0
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Dawson (SA)
Where is Dawson (SA)?
Dawson (SA) is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Dawson (SA)?
At the 2021 Census, Dawson (SA) had a population of about 3.
Is Dawson (SA) an advantaged area?
Dawson (SA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 925, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.
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