Cunliffe, SA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

48/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Cunliffe is more socio-economically advantaged than about 48% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 984, 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.

Cunliffe at a glance

Population (2021): 50
Median age: 49
Median weekly household income: $1,624
SEIFA score: 984
Coordinates: -34.0624, 137.7652

Cunliffe demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Cunliffe 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 40%, 16% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	9	17%
Youth (15–24)	5	10%
Young adults (25–44)	8	15%
Mid-life (45–64)	21	40%
Seniors (65+)	9	17%

Share of the 52 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	13	68%
Owned with a mortgage	3	16%
Rented	3	16%

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 Cunliffe.

Median weekly rent: $175
Median monthly mortgage: $949
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $1,999
Median weekly personal income: $687

Community and culture

Born overseas: 3 (7%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 19 (49%)
Labour-force participation: 60%
Employed full-time: 11
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 Cunliffe

Where is Cunliffe?

Cunliffe is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Cunliffe?

At the 2021 Census, Cunliffe had a population of about 50.

Is Cunliffe an advantaged area?

Cunliffe has an ABS SEIFA score of 984, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 48 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 48% of Australian suburbs.