Sleaford SA 5607
27 addresses · 9 streets
Grey Electorate › Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA › Sleaford · 265 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Sleaford is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 31 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,624 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Eyre Peninsula statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Sleaford 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: 21.5% 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 | 21.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 63.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 9.5% · Labour-force participation 67.7%
Population by age in Sleaford
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 10 |
| 55-64 | 9 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Sleaford
| House | 12 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Sleaford
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Sleaford
| Australian | 18 |
|---|---|
| English | 17 |
| Irish | 4 |
| German | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
Housing tenure in Sleaford
| Owned | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Sleaford
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Sleaford
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Sleaford
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,052 bird observations recorded near Sleaford — most often seen:
- Giinbaywarraymal (141)
- Emu (103)
- Cape Barren Goose (102)
- Galah (92)
- West Coast Pacific Gull (90)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (88)
- Australian Magpie (84)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (78)
- Red-capped Plover (77)
- Australian Ringneck (73)
- White-faced Heron (67)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (66)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (66)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Sleaford
- Southern Sooty Oystercatcher (66)
- Nankeen Kestrel (64)
- Crested Tern (61)
- Superb Fairy-wren (61)
- Little Raven (57)
- South Australian Silvereye (57)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (57)
- Common Starling (55)
- White-fronted Chat (55)
- Eastern Cape Barren Goose (54)
- Pied Cormorant (53)
- Silvereye (52)
- Red Wattlebird (51)
- White-winged Chough (48)
- Western Red Wattlebird (47)
- Black-faced Cormorant (44)
- Mainland Wedge-tailed Eagle (43)
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 Sleaford:
- Tulka (11.6 km)
- Uley (18.2 km)
- Duck Ponds (18.4 km)
- Port Lincoln (20.9 km)
- Hawson (21.5 km)
- Boston (23.4 km)
- Coomunga (23.9 km)
- Tootenilla (24.5 km)
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Streets
- Fishery Bay Road (13)
- Makkira Lane (1)
- Mary Ellis Wreck Beach Road (2)
- Mikkira Lane (1)
- Proper Bay Road (1)
- Right Whale Road (3)
- Sleaford Bay Road (4)
- Sleaford Road (1)
- Sleaford-wanna Track (1)
