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Homeowners in Pooraka, South Australia

Pooraka, by the people who own it.

1,931 of Pooraka's 2,867 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 67 in every 100, against 68 across South Australia. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Pooraka by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Pooraka

1,931owner-occupied homes
941owned outright
990with a mortgage
1,744owner-occupied houses
7,583residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Pooraka67%1,931
South Australia68%473,243
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Pooraka (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

33 in 100 homes owned outright

941 households in Pooraka have paid the place off. Owning outright usually means years on the same street: the neighbours who know which trees drop branches in a storm, when the council clean-up comes round, and who to ask before you knock down a wall.

68 in 100 households are families

Couples, parents, kids and grandparents: in Pooraka, 68 in every 100 households are families. School runs and hand-me-downs for some, grandkids visiting for others, and the most useful neighbour is often the one who's been through it a year ahead of you.

About as owner-occupied as South Australia

67 in every 100 homes in Pooraka are lived in by their owners, close to the 68 across South Australia.

On Doorstep in Pooraka

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Pooraka.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Pooraka →

Run a business here?

Reach Pooraka's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Pooraka, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Pooraka

How many homes in Pooraka are owner-occupied?

1,931 of Pooraka's 2,867 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (67%): 941 owned outright and 990 with a mortgage. Across South Australia the figure is 68%.

Is Doorstep available in Pooraka?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Pooraka is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Pooraka see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Pooraka.

Free on the App Store. Type your suburb when you join; nobody ever sees your address.