Dismal Swamp SA 5291
27 addresses · 7 streets
Barker Electorate › Grant LGA › Dismal Swamp · 363 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Dismal Swamp is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 63 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,916 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 56% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Grant statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dismal Swamp itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Mount Gambier Airport, 7 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 47.1% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 77.8%
Population by age in Dismal Swamp
| 0-4 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 12 |
| 15-19 | 6 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 5 |
| 45-54 | 13 |
| 55-64 | 7 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Dismal Swamp
| House | 16 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Dismal Swamp
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Dismal Swamp
| Australian | 28 |
|---|---|
| English | 23 |
| Irish | 16 |
| Scottish | 13 |
| Dutch | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Dismal Swamp
| Owned | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Dismal Swamp
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Dismal Swamp
| Car | 20 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,406 bird observations recorded near Dismal Swamp — most often seen:
- White-naped Honeyeater (181)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (153)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (150)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (145)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (142)
- South-eastern Yellow Robin (141)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (141)
- Eurasian Blackbird (138)
- South-eastern White-browed Scrubwren (136)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (132)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (132)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (128)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (126)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Dismal Swamp
- European Goldfinch (115)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (112)
- South-eastern White-eared Honeyeater (109)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (102)
- Black-winged Currawong (99)
- South-eastern Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (99)
- Grey Fantail (96)
- Eastern Galah (92)
- Superb Fairy-wren (92)
- Blue-winged Parrot (91)
- South Australian Striated Thornbill (87)
- White-browed Scrubwren (82)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (81)
- White-throated Treecreeper (80)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (79)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (73)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (72)
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Streets
- Carney Lake Road (3)
- Dismal Swamp Road (7)
- Furness Road (1)
- Grundys Lane (8)
- Riddoch Highway (2)
- Three Chain Road (3)
- Wandilo Forest Road (3)