Custon, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Custon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 988, 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.
Custon at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 19
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $1,937
- SEIFA score
- 988
- Coordinates
- -36.4684, 140.9286
Custon demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Custon 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 57%, 0% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 4 | 57% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 43% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 7 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 3 | 100% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3 occupied private dwellings in Custon.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Average household size
- 4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,875
- Median weekly personal income
- $824
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
- 4 (31%)
- Labour-force participation
- 53.8%
- Employed full-time
- 5
- Employed part-time
- 3
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 Custon
Where is Custon?
Custon is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Custon?
At the 2021 Census, Custon had a population of about 19.
Is Custon an advantaged area?
Custon has an ABS SEIFA score of 988, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 51 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 51% of Australian suburbs.
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