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Sapphiretown SA 5222

55 addresses · 9 streets

Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Sapphiretown · 121 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Sapphiretown is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 21 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,083 a week, with median rent near $225 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, German, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

21Population
55Median age
$1,083Median household income / wk
$225Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

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: Sapphiretown itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Kingscote Airport, 25.3 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 52.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Sapphiretown

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

Tree cover measures, Sapphiretown SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202052.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202158.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.7% · Labour-force participation 65%

Population by age in Sapphiretown
Population by age, Sapphiretown SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-144
15-190
20-240
25-340
35-443
45-544
55-644
65-743
75-844
85+0
Dwelling types in Sapphiretown
Dwelling types, Sapphiretown SA (ABS Census 2021)
House9
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Sapphiretown
Households by weekly income, Sapphiretown SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4993
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Sapphiretown
Top ancestries, Sapphiretown SA (ABS Census 2021)
English14
German9
Other5
Australian4
Aboriginal4
Ancestry NS4
Housing tenure in Sapphiretown
Housing tenure, Sapphiretown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned4
Mortgage5
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Sapphiretown
Cars per household, Sapphiretown SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
25
30
4+0
Commute to work in Sapphiretown
Commute to work, Sapphiretown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car11
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Sapphiretown
Top countries of birth, Sapphiretown SA (ABS Census 2021)
England5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

13,073 bird observations recorded near Sapphiretown — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Sapphiretown

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.