Younghusband SA 5238
375 addresses · 23 streets
Barker Electorate › Mid Murray LGA › Younghusband · 79 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Younghusband is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 229 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $779 a week, with median rent near $188 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 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: Younghusband itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 place to stay
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: 3.7% 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 | 3.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 9.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.6% · Labour-force participation 44.2%
Population by age in Younghusband
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 13 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 30 |
| 55-64 | 56 |
| 65-74 | 58 |
| 75-84 | 22 |
| 85+ | 5 |
Dwelling types in Younghusband
| House | 85 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 19 |
Households by weekly income in Younghusband
| <$650 | 35 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 46 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 26 |
| $3,000+ | 6 |
Top ancestries in Younghusband
| English | 111 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 87 |
| German | 50 |
| Scottish | 21 |
| Irish | 14 |
| Ancestry NS | 13 |
Housing tenure in Younghusband
| Owned | 68 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 25 |
| Rented | 16 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Younghusband
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 39 |
| 2 | 35 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Younghusband
| Car | 50 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 13 |
Top countries of birth in Younghusband
| England | 15 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Wales | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
730 bird observations recorded near Younghusband — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (46)
- Galah (39)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (38)
- Pacific Black Duck (38)
- Black Swan (35)
- Grey Teal (34)
- Whistling Kite (34)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (27)
- Little Black Cormorant (25)
- Australian Shelduck (24)
- Australian Wood Duck (24)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (24)
- Australasian Darter (23)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Younghusband
- Great Cormorant (23)
- Little Raven (22)
- Rock Dove (21)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (21)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (21)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (20)
- Australian Magpie (19)
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill (19)
- Eurasian Coot (18)
- Great Egret (18)
- White-faced Heron (18)
- Australian White Ibis (17)
- Black-tailed Native-hen (17)
- Southern Magpie-lark (17)
- Caspian Tern (16)
- Eastern Australian Reed-warbler (16)
- Eastern Little Grassbird (16)
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 Younghusband:
- Rocky Point (3.6 km)
- Lake Carlet (6.2 km)
- Five Miles (6.4 km)
- Pellaring Flat (6.8 km)
- Old Teal Flat (7.1 km)
- Julanka Holdings (7.2 km)
- Younghusband Holdings (7.7 km)
- Teal Flat (8.8 km)
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Streets
- Bakers Hut Road (2)
- Burt Road (2)
- Chambers Hill Road (5)
- Cross Road (2)
- East Front Road (173)
- Geehi Place (14)
- Glenburr Road (1)
- Gowling Court (16)
- Graziano Road (1)
- Greenshields Road (16)
- Hage Road (2)
- Hunter Road (3)
- Khancoban Place (19)
- Mann Road (1)
- Panorama Avenue (11)
- Perseverance Court (2)
- Piggy Flat Road (2)
- Rosenberg Road (2)
- Schache Road (2)
- Sonntag Road (1)
- Tom Groggin Drive (68)
- Vondousa Road (1)
- Younghusband Holdings Road (29)
