Suburb / Locality · Area profile
Cadgee
123 km²
A rural landscape defines the small community of Cadgee, which spans 123.2 square kilometres in South Australia. With a tiny population of just 53 people, it is a quiet area where most residents work in agriculture and many run their businesses from home. The community is notably active, with a very high number of volunteers and a population that is older than the national average. It is a place of stability, with few recent arrivals and very low unemployment.
Explore Cadgee by topic
The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure. Children under 15 make up 11.3% of the population, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
English, Australian, and Scottish are the most common ancestries. Very few people were born overseas, at just 5.7%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
English is the only language used at home, and there are no residents who speak little or no English. This means the area has much lower language diversity than most other regions.
Nearly half of the population identifies as Christian. Only 15.1% of residents report having no religion, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%.
Qualifications are mostly practical, with 28.6% of degrees in agriculture and environment. Only 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state and national averages.
Typical personal weekly income is $942, which is well above the South Australian figure of $734. Typical household income is $1,781, which is a little above the state average.
The community enjoys good health, with no one needing help with daily activities. Only 20.8% of people have a long-term health condition, which is far below the state average of 31.0%.
Community spirit is very strong here, with 46.3% of residents volunteering—a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. Unpaid childcare is also slightly more common than elsewhere.
There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living in the area.
Most households are couples with children (72.7%) or couples without children (45.5%). There are no one-parent families in the community.
Rents are very low, with a typical weekly rent of $100, which is far below the state average of $300. Typical monthly home-loan payments are about $1,554.
The area is car-dependent with no public transport stops. This helps explain why 48.0% of people work from home, a figure far above the national average.
The population is stable, with only 24.5% of people moving into the area in the last five years, which is far below the national figure of 40.7%.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing employ 64.0% of the workforce. The area has no unemployment and a higher percentage of people working full-time than the national average.
The area is entirely car-dependent, with a walkability score of 0.0. No residents live within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, or schools.
Nearby areas
Compare Cadgee with nearby areas
Related areas
Overlapping areas from other classifications.