Lake Plains, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Lake Plains is more socio-economically advantaged than about 76% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1035, 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.
Lake Plains at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 48
- Median age
- 47
- Median weekly household income
- $850
- SEIFA score
- 1035
- Coordinates
- -35.3633, 139.0468
Lake Plains demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Lake Plains 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 mid-life (45–64) at 37%, 43% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 12 | 28% |
| Youth (15–24) | 5 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 6 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 16 | 37% |
| Seniors (65+) | 4 | 9% |
Share of the 43 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 8 | 57% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 6 | 43% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 19 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 19 occupied private dwellings in Lake Plains.
- Median weekly rent
- $127
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Average household size
- 2.6 people
- Median weekly family income
- $900
- Median weekly personal income
- $574
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 7 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3 (8%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 3 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 18 (51%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65%
- Employed full-time
- 13
- Employed part-time
- 13
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 Lake Plains
Where is Lake Plains?
Lake Plains is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Lake Plains?
At the 2021 Census, Lake Plains had a population of about 48.
Is Lake Plains an advantaged area?
Lake Plains has an ABS SEIFA score of 1035, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 76 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 76% of Australian suburbs.
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