Chowilla, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Chowilla is more socio-economically advantaged than about 58% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1001, 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.
Chowilla at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5
- Median age
- 13
- Median weekly household income
- $3,250
- SEIFA score
- 1001
- Coordinates
- -33.9623, 140.9094
Chowilla demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Chowilla 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 children (0–14) at 100% and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 100% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 0 | 0% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 3 people counted by age.
Housing and households
- Average household size
- 5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,999
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
- Labour-force participation
- 100%
- 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 Chowilla
Where is Chowilla?
Chowilla is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Chowilla?
At the 2021 Census, Chowilla had a population of about 5.
Is Chowilla an advantaged area?
Chowilla has an ABS SEIFA score of 1001, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 58 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 58% of Australian suburbs.
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