Sceale Bay, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Sceale Bay is more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 971, 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.
Sceale Bay at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 55
- Median age
- 58
- Median weekly household income
- $866
- SEIFA score
- 971
- Coordinates
- -33.0235, 134.2486
Sceale Bay demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Sceale Bay 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 33%, 0% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 11 | 22% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 8 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 17 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 15 | 29% |
Share of the 51 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 21 | 68% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 10 | 32% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 24 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 24 occupied private dwellings in Sceale Bay.
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,062
- Median weekly personal income
- $458
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 8 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 30 (67%)
- Labour-force participation
- 53.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4%
- Employed full-time
- 6
- 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 Sceale Bay
Where is Sceale Bay?
Sceale Bay is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Sceale Bay?
At the 2021 Census, Sceale Bay had a population of about 55.
Is Sceale Bay an advantaged area?
Sceale Bay has an ABS SEIFA score of 971, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 40 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of Australian suburbs.
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