Iron Knob, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Iron Knob is more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 766, 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.
Iron Knob at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 110
- Median age
- 57
- Median weekly household income
- $556
- SEIFA score
- 766
- Coordinates
- -32.7382, 137.1538
Iron Knob demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Iron Knob 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, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 36%, 17% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 11 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 3% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 14 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 34 | 35% |
| Seniors (65+) | 35 | 36% |
Share of the 97 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 35 | 55% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 8 | 13% |
| Rented | 11 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 53 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 53 occupied private dwellings in Iron Knob.
- Median weekly rent
- $130
- Median monthly mortgage
- $390
- Average household size
- 1.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $850
- Median weekly personal income
- $457
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 11 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 8 (9%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 7 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 21 (23%)
- Labour-force participation
- 25.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.5%
- Employed full-time
- 8
- Employed part-time
- 9
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 Iron Knob
Where is Iron Knob?
Iron Knob is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Iron Knob?
At the 2021 Census, Iron Knob had a population of about 110.
Is Iron Knob an advantaged area?
Iron Knob has an ABS SEIFA score of 766, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 1 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of Australian suburbs.
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