Saddleworth, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Saddleworth is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia, on the Gilbert River about 103km north of Adelaide. It shares the Gilbert Valley with Riverton, Rhynie and Tarlee, and grew in the mid-1800s as a stop on the busy road carting ore and supplies between Adelaide and the Burra copper mines. The town took its name from Saddleworth Lodge, an early pastoral station named in turn after Saddleworth in the Pennines of Yorkshire, England. A publican's licence was granted for the lodge in 1846, and the Burra railway served the town from 1870. Visitors can follow a heritage walking trail past the old hotel, churches, war memorial and Literary Institute, with a local-history museum housed in a former store.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Saddleworth is more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 886, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Saddleworth at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 483
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $894
- SEIFA score
- 886
- Coordinates
- -34.0839, 138.7839
Saddleworth demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Saddleworth using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 32%, 18% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 58 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 41 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 82 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 157 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 148 | 30% |
Share of the 486 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 101 | 45% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 69 | 31% |
| Rented | 41 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 208 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 7 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 220 occupied private dwellings in Saddleworth.
- Median weekly rent
- $207
- Median monthly mortgage
- $789
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,104
- Median weekly personal income
- $515
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 56 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 13 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 16 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 139 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 48.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 103
- Employed part-time
- 73
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Saddleworth
Where is Saddleworth?
Saddleworth is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Saddleworth?
At the 2021 Census, Saddleworth had a population of about 483.
Is Saddleworth an advantaged area?
Saddleworth has an ABS SEIFA score of 886, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 9 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of Australian suburbs.
Nearby suburbs in South Australia
More suburb guides in South Australia
Other hand-written, cited guides — browse all guides.