Muston SA 5221
27 addresses · 3 streets
Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Muston · 125 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Muston is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 34 people, with a median age of 56. The typical household earns around $1,024 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. 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 Kangaroo Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Muston itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Kingscote Airport, 22.5 km north-west.
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: 23.2% 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 | 23.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 33.0% |
Demographics
Population by age in Muston
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 0 |
| 65-74 | 4 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Muston
| House | 13 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Muston
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 6 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Muston
| Australian | 13 |
|---|---|
| English | 6 |
| Ancestry NS | 4 |
| Irish | 3 |
| Scottish | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Muston
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Muston
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Muston
| Car | 10 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Muston
| England | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
7,806 bird observations recorded near Muston — most often seen:
- Black Swan (572)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (564)
- Australian Pelican (532)
- Australian White Ibis (391)
- White-faced Heron (372)
- Silver Gull (307)
- Australian Magpie (288)
- Little Pied Cormorant (287)
- Little Raven (282)
- Masked Lapwing (272)
- Pacific Gull (261)
- Kangaroo Island Superb Fairy-wren (243)
- Superb Fairy-wren (232)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Muston
- Pied Cormorant (229)
- Giinbaywarraymal (225)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (223)
- Galah (214)
- Grey Teal (209)
- Silvereye (209)
- Red Wattlebird (207)
- Southern Sooty Oystercatcher (206)
- Kangaroo Island Grey Currawong (194)
- Crested Tern (186)
- West Coast Pacific Gull (174)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (162)
- Kangaroo Island Red Wattlebird (161)
- Grey Currawong (154)
- House Sparrow (152)
- Common Greenshank (151)
- New Holland Honeyeater (147)
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 Muston:
- Pelican Lagoon (4.4 km)
- American River (4.5 km)
- Sapphiretown (4.6 km)
- Island Beach (6 km)
- Ballast Head (6.4 km)
- Haines (7.6 km)
- Brown Beach (9.4 km)
- Dudley West (11.9 km)
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Streets
- American River Road (13)
- Hog Bay Road (1)
- Muston Road (13)