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Sandy Creek SA 5350

160 addresses · 16 streets

Barker Electorate › Barossa LGA › Sandy Creek · 41 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Sandy Creek is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 360 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,322 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

360Population
39Median age
$2,322Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lyndoch statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sandy Creek itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gawler Central, 7.4 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 46 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 11.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sandy Creek

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

Tree cover measures, Sandy Creek SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 75.1%

Population by age in Sandy Creek
Population by age, Sandy Creek SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1452
15-1929
20-2421
25-3437
35-4437
45-5455
55-6472
65-7425
75-8413
85+0
Dwelling types in Sandy Creek
Dwelling types, Sandy Creek SA (ABS Census 2021)
House117
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sandy Creek
Households by weekly income, Sandy Creek SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,99956
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Sandy Creek
Top ancestries, Sandy Creek SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian162
English158
German43
Irish35
Italian28
Scottish26
Housing tenure in Sandy Creek
Housing tenure, Sandy Creek SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage69
Rented8
Other0
Cars per household in Sandy Creek
Cars per household, Sandy Creek SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
17
247
334
4+25
Commute to work in Sandy Creek
Commute to work, Sandy Creek SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car140
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Sandy Creek
Top countries of birth, Sandy Creek SA (ABS Census 2021)
England19
South Africa7
Brazil4
Scotland3
Languages used at home in Sandy Creek
Languages used at home, Sandy Creek SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian3
Russian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,246 bird observations recorded near Sandy Creek — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sandy Creek

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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