Truro, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Truro lies on the Murray Plains just east of the Barossa Valley, in the hills about 80 kilometres north-east of Adelaide and a short distance from Nuriootpa. The town was established in 1848 by John Howard Angas, whose family had bought the surrounding land, and it took the name of Truro in Cornwall — fittingly, since many of the early settlers were Cornish miners working the nearby Wheal Barton copper mine. That mine operated on and off between 1849 and the 1970s. A railway ran through the town from 1917 until the line eventually closed. Today Truro is a quiet farming settlement on the Sturt Highway, dotted with heritage-listed stone buildings from its colonial beginnings.
Less advantaged than the national average
Truro is more socio-economically advantaged than about 24% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 939, 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.
Truro at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 523
- Median age
- 42
- Median weekly household income
- $1,658
- SEIFA score
- 939
- Coordinates
- -34.4332, 139.2211
Truro demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Truro 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 29%, 14% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 88 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 67 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 130 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 151 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 92 | 17% |
Share of the 528 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 65 | 35% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 91 | 49% |
| Rented | 25 | 14% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 180 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 183 occupied private dwellings in Truro.
- Median weekly rent
- $257
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,200
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,847
- Median weekly personal income
- $741
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 34 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 9 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 156 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 68.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Employed full-time
- 178
- Employed part-time
- 94
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 Truro
Where is Truro?
Truro is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Truro?
At the 2021 Census, Truro had a population of about 523.
Is Truro an advantaged area?
Truro has an ABS SEIFA score of 939, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 24 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 24% of Australian suburbs.
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