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Western Flat SA 5268

79 addresses · 14 streets

Barker Electorate › Tatiara LGA › Western Flat · 263 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Western Flat is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 121 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,291 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

121Population
48Median age
$1,291Median household income / wk
$100Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tatiara statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Western Flat itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 9.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Western Flat

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

Tree cover measures, Western Flat SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.5% · Labour-force participation 68%

Population by age in Western Flat
Population by age, Western Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1419
15-197
20-2410
25-349
35-443
45-5432
55-6417
65-7418
75-846
85+3
Dwelling types in Western Flat
Dwelling types, Western Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
House45
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Western Flat
Households by weekly income, Western Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,49918
$1,500-2,9998
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Western Flat
Top ancestries, Western Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian63
English38
Ancestry NS15
German9
Scottish9
Irish8
Housing tenure in Western Flat
Housing tenure, Western Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned13
Mortgage11
Rented9
Other8
Cars per household in Western Flat
Cars per household, Western Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
211
317
4+7
Commute to work in Western Flat
Commute to work, Western Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car29
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home30
Languages used at home in Western Flat
Languages used at home, Western Flat SA (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

252 bird observations recorded near Western Flat — most often seen:

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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.