Sandleton SA 5356
34 addresses · 8 streets
Barker Electorate › Mid Murray LGA › Sandleton · 89 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Sandleton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 20 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $774 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, English, Australian. 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 Waikerie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sandleton 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: 18.3% 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 | 18.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 29.5% |
Demographics
Population by age in Sandleton
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 3 |
| 65-74 | 9 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Sandleton
| House | 9 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Sandleton
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Sandleton
| Ancestry NS | 8 |
|---|---|
| English | 7 |
| Australian | 6 |
| Dutch | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
Housing tenure in Sandleton
| Owned | 5 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Sandleton
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Sandleton
| England | 9 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
430 bird observations recorded near Sandleton — most often seen:
- Galah (37)
- Australian Magpie (24)
- North-eastern Brown Treecreeper (23)
- South-east Southern Whiteface (23)
- Little Raven (19)
- Mulga Parrot (19)
- Australian Ringneck (18)
- Western Striated Pardalote (17)
- Chestnut-crowned Babbler (16)
- Emu (16)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (16)
- Red-capped Robin (15)
- Singing Honeyeater (15)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Sandleton
- White-browed Babbler (15)
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (14)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (13)
- Eastern Galah (11)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (11)
- Yellow-throated Miner (11)
- Mainland White-winged Fairy-wren (10)
- Mallee Ringneck (10)
- White-winged Chough (10)
- European Common Starling (9)
- Nankeen Kestrel (9)
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (9)
- Black-backed Fairy-wren (8)
- Black-winged Currawong (8)
- Bluebonnet (8)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (8)
- White-fronted Chat (8)
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 Sandleton:
- Annadale (6.4 km)
- Fisher (13.5 km)
- Steinfeld (13.6 km)
- Sedan (14.5 km)
- Towitta (15.1 km)
- Dutton East (17.4 km)
- Marks Landing (23 km)
- Swan Reach (23.3 km)
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Streets
- Diagonal Road (3)
- Frost Road (11)
- Halfway House Road (4)
- Hankel Road (3)
- Lake Short Road (1)
- Moorundie Road (1)
- Sandleton Road (3)
- Sperling Road (8)
