Robertstown, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Robertstown is a small town in the Mid North of South Australia, about 125km north of Adelaide, 23km north of Eudunda and 45km south of Burra. The area is the traditional land of the Ngadjuri people. Pastoral leases such as Anlaby and Koonoona were taken up in the colonial era, and as the land was subdivided in the 1850s a township grew, laid out in 1871 by the first postmaster, John Roberts, after whom it was named; it had earlier been called Emu Flats. The railway reached the town in 1914 and closed in 1990. Grain and sheep farming, road freight and a bakery sustain the district, and the Heysen and Lavender Federation Trails pass nearby.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Robertstown is more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 818, 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.
Robertstown at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 223
- Median age
- 59
- Median weekly household income
- $748
- SEIFA score
- 818
- Coordinates
- -33.9805, 139.0782
Robertstown demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Robertstown 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 37%, 12% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 17 | 8% |
| Youth (15–24) | 16 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 31 | 14% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 80 | 37% |
| Seniors (65+) | 75 | 34% |
Share of the 219 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 61 | 60% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 28 | 28% |
| Rented | 12 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 107 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 110 occupied private dwellings in Robertstown.
- Median weekly rent
- $193
- Median monthly mortgage
- $433
- Average household size
- 1.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $928
- Median weekly personal income
- $443
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 18 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 3 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 45 (23%)
- Labour-force participation
- 42.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.6%
- Employed full-time
- 35
- Employed part-time
- 33
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 Robertstown
Where is Robertstown?
Robertstown is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Robertstown?
At the 2021 Census, Robertstown had a population of about 223.
Is Robertstown an advantaged area?
Robertstown has an ABS SEIFA score of 818, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 2 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 2% of Australian suburbs.
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