Suburb in Tatiara

Western Flat, SA

Western Flat had a population of 121 at the 2021 Census (0.0% since 2016). Median age 47.4. Median weekly household income $1,250. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Western Flat at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Western Flat's population grew by 0.0% to 121, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 47.4, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.9%.

20.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 28.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 45 households.

The median household earns $1,250 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $111 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,298 a month.

10.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.8% use a language other than English at home. 43.0% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Western Flat beside SA and Australia.

MeasureWestern FlatSAAustralia
Population1211,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 20160.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age47.440.938.2
Households45691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting20.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright28.9%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,250$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$111$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,298$1,505$1,866
Born overseas10.2%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.8%18.7%23.6%
No religion43.0%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

0.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1432011
  2. 1212016
  3. 1212021

Age

Median age 47.4, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Western Flat South Australia
Share of people by age, Western Flat and South Australia
0–90.0%
10–1922.3%
20–2914.0%
30–395.8%
40–4913.2%
50–5917.4%
60–6916.5%
70–797.4%
80+2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Western Flat at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian59.4%
  2. English35.8%
  3. German8.5%
  4. Scottish8.5%
  5. Irish7.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Spanish2.9%

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Western Flat

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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