Matta Flat SA 5554
101 addresses · 12 streets
Grey Electorate › Copper Coast LGA › Matta Flat · 134 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Matta Flat is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 82 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $125 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kadina statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Matta Flat itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 cafés & restaurants
2 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
1 pharmacy
1 medical clinic
1 dentist
1 library
1 post office
4 service stations
2 golf clubs
1 dog park
1 hardware store
3 places to stay
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 4.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 8.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 51.5%
Population by age in Matta Flat
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 12 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 14 |
| 45-54 | 8 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Matta Flat
| House | 29 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Matta Flat
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 17 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 11 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Matta Flat
| English | 39 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 38 |
| German | 15 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
| Irish | 11 |
| Other | 6 |
Housing tenure in Matta Flat
| Owned | 17 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 7 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Matta Flat
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Matta Flat
| Car | 31 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Matta Flat
| England | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
3,298 bird observations recorded near Matta Flat — most often seen:
- New Holland Honeyeater (311)
- Red Wattlebird (268)
- Common Starling (265)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (248)
- House Sparrow (247)
- Eurasian Blackbird (205)
- Magpie-lark (192)
- Crested Pigeon (170)
- Rock Dove (134)
- Eastern Barn Owl (125)
- Welcome Swallow (115)
- Little Raven (112)
- Willie Wagtail (85)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Matta Flat
- Galah (73)
- Australian Magpie (67)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (67)
- Pacific Black Duck (61)
- Singing Honeyeater (61)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (56)
- Western Red Wattlebird (53)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (50)
- Southern Magpie-lark (49)
- Silver Gull (46)
- Black-shouldered Kite (39)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (39)
- Purple-backed Fairy-wren (39)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (33)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (30)
- Silvereye (29)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (29)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Matta Flat:
- Jerusalem (0.8 km)
- Kadina (1.5 km)
- Wallaroo Mines (1.5 km)
- Jericho (2.1 km)
- New Town (2.1 km)
- Boors Plain (7.3 km)
- Wallaroo (8.1 km)
- North Beach (11 km)
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Streets
- Constable Street (2)
- Creswell Street (3)
- Dalrymple Street (8)
- Daly Street (9)
- Flinders Street (13)
- Goldsworthy Street (13)
- Matta Road (4)
- Mines Road (15)
- Price Street (12)
- Russell Street (7)
- South Terrace (1)
- Young Street (14)
