Sanderston SA 5237
51 addresses · 13 streets
Barker Electorate › Mid Murray LGA › Sanderston · 61 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Sanderston is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 79 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $725 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Mannum statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sanderston itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 0.8% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 0.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 52.2%
Population by age in Sanderston
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 11 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 9 |
| 45-54 | 12 |
| 55-64 | 14 |
| 65-74 | 16 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Sanderston
| House | 36 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Sanderston
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Sanderston
| English | 39 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 20 |
| Scottish | 14 |
| Irish | 13 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
| Other | 6 |
Housing tenure in Sanderston
| Owned | 11 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 21 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Sanderston
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Sanderston
| Car | 25 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Sanderston
| England | 8 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
6,059 bird observations recorded near Sanderston — most often seen:
- Crimson Rosella (1,278)
- Diamond Firetail (897)
- South-east Southern Whiteface (547)
- Australian Magpie (479)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (455)
- Singing Honeyeater (254)
- Little Raven (222)
- European House Sparrow (213)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (174)
- European Common Starling (162)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (154)
- Galah (154)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (139)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Sanderston
- Brown-headed Honeyeater (110)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (90)
- Western Striated Pardalote (73)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (63)
- Nankeen Kestrel (62)
- Red-rumped Parrot (58)
- White-winged Chough (57)
- White-browed Babbler (52)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (45)
- Superb Fairy-wren (43)
- Red-capped Robin (42)
- Common Starling (41)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (41)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (41)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (38)
- Willie Wagtail (38)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (37)
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 Sanderston:
- Angas Valley (6.1 km)
- Milendella (7.4 km)
- Punthari (10.5 km)
- Cambrai (11.6 km)
- Springton (11.9 km)
- Frayville (12.9 km)
- Apamurra (13.2 km)
- Taunton (13.5 km)
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Streets
- Angas Valley Road (2)
- Glen Roy Road (3)
- Hoad Road (4)
- Milendella Road (1)
- Miller Road (1)
- Old Sanderston Road (2)
- Pohl Road (3)
- Sanderston Road (16)
- Schubert Road (1)
- Seidel Road (2)
- The Pines Road (3)
- Three Chain Road (12)
- Woolford Road (1)
