Swede Flat is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Tatiara local government area (postcode 5270). It is home to about 18 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $201K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English.
The median weekly rent is $185 (Census 2021).
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.