Swan Reach SA 5354
276 addresses · 28 streets
Barker Electorate › Mid Murray LGA › Swan Reach · 100 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Swan Reach is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 271 people, with a median age of 59. The typical household earns around $828 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 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: Swan Reach itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 cafés & restaurants
2 parks
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
1 mechanic
Getting around. Ferry wharf: Swan Reach Ferry Terminal, 400 m north-west.
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: 15.2% 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 | 15.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 24.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 32.4%
Population by age in Swan Reach
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 18 |
| 35-44 | 18 |
| 45-54 | 37 |
| 55-64 | 71 |
| 65-74 | 59 |
| 75-84 | 25 |
| 85+ | 10 |
Dwelling types in Swan Reach
| House | 108 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 7 |
Households by weekly income in Swan Reach
| <$650 | 40 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 38 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Swan Reach
| English | 98 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 93 |
| Ancestry NS | 67 |
| German | 35 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| Irish | 10 |
Housing tenure in Swan Reach
| Owned | 66 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 21 |
| Rented | 18 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in Swan Reach
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 52 |
| 2 | 31 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Swan Reach
| Car | 35 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 18 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
Top countries of birth in Swan Reach
| England | 11 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 |
| Scotland | 4 |
| India | 3 |
Languages used at home in Swan Reach
| Punjabi | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,687 bird observations recorded near Swan Reach — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (466)
- Pacific Black Duck (311)
- Grey Teal (270)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (240)
- Great Cormorant (239)
- Australian Eurasian Coot (236)
- Australian Wood Duck (225)
- Australian Great Pied Cormorant (220)
- Great Egret (207)
- Whistling Kite (183)
- Australasian Darter (151)
- Crimson Rosella (146)
- White-faced Heron (140)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Swan Reach
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (117)
- Black-tailed Native-hen (113)
- Black Swan (106)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (106)
- Galah (103)
- Australian Shelduck (100)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (100)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (99)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (97)
- Noisy Miner (96)
- North-eastern Brown Treecreeper (94)
- Chestnut-crowned Babbler (91)
- Masked Lapwing (89)
- Caspian Tern (87)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (86)
- Red-kneed Dotterel (86)
- Australian Magpie (83)
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 Swan Reach:
- Marks Landing (1.6 km)
- Langs Landing (2.4 km)
- Punyelroo (4.7 km)
- Big Bend (7.8 km)
- Sunnydale (9.9 km)
- Fisher (9.9 km)
- Nildottie (14.9 km)
- Wongulla (15.9 km)
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Streets
- Anzac Avenue (48)
- Bakara Road (1)
- Big Bend East Road (1)
- Bowling Club Lane (1)
- Connors Road (13)
- Conservation Road (2)
- Francis Street (1)
- Gameau Road (3)
- Hart Street (2)
- Hasse Hill Road (6)
- Horstmann Crescent (26)
- Hunter Road (7)
- Marble Street (4)
- Mcauley Road (2)
- Murraylands Road (8)
- Netherleigh Road (2)
- Nildottie Road (41)
- Old Loxton Road (1)
- Old Punyelroo Road (1)
- Phillip Avenue (23)
- River Reserve Road (7)
- River Road (13)
- Rubbish Dump Road (1)
- Showground Road (5)
- Sleeper Track (6)
- Stott Highway (20)
- Swan Reach-purnong Road (5)
- Victoria Street (26)
