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White Sands SA 5253

285 addresses · 10 streets

Barker Electorate › Murray Bridge LGA › White Sands · 73 km from Adelaide

Living Here

White Sands is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 194 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,149 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

194Population
57Median age
$1,149Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Murray Bridge Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: White Sands itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Murray Bridge (SA), 9.8 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 3.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in White Sands

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

Tree cover measures, White Sands SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 54.7%

Population by age in White Sands
Population by age, White Sands SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1413
15-199
20-240
25-3414
35-4417
45-5428
55-6441
65-7446
75-8411
85+4
Dwelling types in White Sands
Dwelling types, White Sands SA (ABS Census 2021)
House43
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other32
Households by weekly income in White Sands
Households by weekly income, White Sands SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65021
$650-1,49934
$1,500-2,99919
$3,000+6
Top ancestries in White Sands
Top ancestries, White Sands SA (ABS Census 2021)
English95
Australian59
Ancestry NS25
German23
Irish16
Scottish15
Housing tenure in White Sands
Housing tenure, White Sands SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned48
Mortgage20
Rented15
Other3
Cars per household in White Sands
Cars per household, White Sands SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
126
232
34
4+10
Commute to work in White Sands
Commute to work, White Sands SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car64
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in White Sands
Top countries of birth, White Sands SA (ABS Census 2021)
England8
Languages used at home in White Sands
Languages used at home, White Sands SA (ABS Census 2021)
Indonesian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,416 bird observations recorded near White Sands — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near White Sands

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.