Mclaren Flat SA 5171

Living Here

Mclaren Flat is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,625 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,129 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,112,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the McLaren Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mclaren Flat itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • The Currant Shed
  • Pizzateca
• 2 hospitals

  • McLaren Vale and Districts War Memorial Hospital
  • Noarlunga Health Service
• 1 vet

  • McLaren Vale Veterinary Surgery
• 2 golf clubs

  • Willunga Golf Course
  • Thaxted Park Golf Course
• 1 playground

  • McLaren Flat Recreation Ground and Community Club
• 1 bakery

  • Home Grain Bakery
• 3 places to stay

  • Bundaleer Cottage
  • Bethany Chappel
  • Mclaren Vale Motel & Apartments

Getting around. Train station: Noarlunga Centre, 11.4 km north-west · Bus interchange: Seaford, 9.8 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 29.7 km north.

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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.

Median Sale Prices

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.8% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 70.5%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,675 bird observations recorded near Mclaren Flat — most often seen:

• Little Raven (579)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (461)
• Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (437)
• Western Red Wattlebird (427)
• Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (424)
• Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (420)
• Common Starling (388)
• Southern Magpie-lark (375)
• Crimson Rosella (373)
• Western Striated Pardalote (351)
• Australian Magpie (336)
• Eurasian Blackbird (334)
• Common Bronzewing (323)

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 Mclaren Flat:

• Blewitt Springs (4 km)
• Mclaren Vale (4.5 km)
• The Range (4.7 km)
• Montarra (6.7 km)
• Onkaparinga Heights (7.7 km)
• Willunga (8.1 km)
• Dingabledinga (8.1 km)
• Tatachilla (8.1 km)

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