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Salter Springs SA 5401

26 addresses · 7 streets

Grey Electorate › Wakefield LGA › Salter Springs · 82 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Salter Springs is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 59 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,374 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

59Population
48Median age
$2,374Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Salter Springs itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 1.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Salter Springs

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Salter Springs SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 64.2%

Population by age in Salter Springs
Population by age, Salter Springs SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-149
15-195
20-240
25-345
35-449
45-547
55-6414
65-740
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Salter Springs
Dwelling types, Salter Springs SA (ABS Census 2021)
House18
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Salter Springs
Households by weekly income, Salter Springs SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,99914
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Salter Springs
Top ancestries, Salter Springs SA (ABS Census 2021)
English27
Australian25
Scottish8
Russian5
Irish4
NZ4
Housing tenure in Salter Springs
Housing tenure, Salter Springs SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned9
Mortgage5
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Salter Springs
Cars per household, Salter Springs SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
10
20
38
4+13
Commute to work in Salter Springs
Commute to work, Salter Springs SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car20
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home8
Top countries of birth in Salter Springs
Top countries of birth, Salter Springs SA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand4
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

953 bird observations recorded near Salter Springs — most often seen:

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Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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