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Big Bend, SA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·

66/100
Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Big Bend is more socio-economically advantaged than about 66% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1016, 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.

Big Bend at a glance

Population (2021)
4
Median age
72
Median weekly household income
$450
SEIFA score
1016
Coordinates
-34.6383, 139.6145

Big Bend demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Big Bend 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 100% and 0% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age groupPeopleShare
Children (0–14)00%
Youth (15–24)00%
Young adults (25–44)00%
Mid-life (45–64)00%
Seniors (65+)3100%

Share of the 3 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Average household size
1 people
Median weekly personal income
$474

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
0 (0%)
Employed full-time
0
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 Big Bend

Where is Big Bend?

Big Bend is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Big Bend?

At the 2021 Census, Big Bend had a population of about 4.

Is Big Bend an advantaged area?

Big Bend has an ABS SEIFA score of 1016, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 66 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 66% of Australian suburbs.

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