Sedan vs Blanchetown

Sedan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 58 in Blanchetown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blanchetown, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Sedan tends to suit share households and families with children, while Blanchetown suits people living alone and older residents.

Sedan and Blanchetown are small South Australian towns with notably different demographic profiles. Sedan has a younger population (median age 40 versus 58) and significantly higher household incomes at $54,704 compared to Blanchetown's $43,888, though weekly rent is also higher at $200 versus $156. Blanchetown offers better walkability (34 versus 0) and lower bushfire risk, while Sedan has a lower crime risk score and sits slightly closer to the CBD. The choice between them largely depends on whether you prioritise income levels and safety (Sedan) or a more walkable, lower-risk environment (Blanchetown).

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Sedan

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 34%)
  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Blanchetown has more parks and reserves (11 vs 3)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Blanchetown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($156/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Sedan sits closer to the CBD (134.4 km vs 140.3 km)
  • Blanchetown is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Blanchetown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (38/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 16%)
  • But Sedan carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sedan and Blanchetown drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Sedan Blanchetown
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Sedan Blanchetown
Walkability 0 / 38
Sedan — Walkability: 0/100 Blanchetown — Walkability: 38/100
Safety 43 / 19
Sedan — Safety: 43/100 Blanchetown — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 44 / 100
Sedan — Low fire risk: 44/100 Blanchetown — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blanchetown skews older (58 vs 40); Blanchetown has more residents (305 vs 212).

Sedan Blanchetown
Population 212 305
+44% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% -0.7%
Median age 40 58
Median household income $54,704/yr
+20% vs other
 $43,888/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+22% vs other
 $156/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sedan Blanchetown
0-4 7.5% / 3.0%
Sedan — 0-4: 7.5% Blanchetown — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 10.8% / 7.5%
Sedan — 5-14: 10.8% Blanchetown — 5-14: 7.5%
15-19 7.5% / 2.3%
Sedan — 15-19: 7.5% Blanchetown — 15-19: 2.3%
20-24 2.8% / —
Sedan — 20-24: 2.8% Blanchetown — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 15.1% / 5.9%
Sedan — 25-34: 15.1% Blanchetown — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 10.8% / 7.5%
Sedan — 35-44: 10.8% Blanchetown — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 12.7% / 12.1%
Sedan — 45-54: 12.7% Blanchetown — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 15.6% / 23.6%
Sedan — 55-64: 15.6% Blanchetown — 55-64: 23.6%
65-74 13.7% / 23.3%
Sedan — 65-74: 13.7% Blanchetown — 65-74: 23.3%
75-84 2.8% / 8.5%
Sedan — 75-84: 2.8% Blanchetown — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ — / 3.3%
Sedan — 85+: not among its largest Blanchetown — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sedan 40.4% lone person
Sedan — Lone Person: 40.4% Sedan — Couple Families: 42.1% Sedan — One Parent Families: 7.0% Sedan — Group Household: 10.5%
Blanchetown 62.0% lone person
Blanchetown — Lone Person: 62.0% Blanchetown — Couple Families: 20.7% Blanchetown — One Parent Families: 13.0% Blanchetown — Group Household: 4.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Sedan 13.3% renting
Sedan — Owned Outright: 33.3% Sedan — Mortgage: 53.3% Sedan — Renting: 13.3%
Blanchetown 19.5% renting
Blanchetown — Owned Outright: 46.9% Blanchetown — Mortgage: 33.6% Blanchetown — Renting: 19.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Sedan Blanchetown
England 4.2% / 7.5%
Sedan — England: 4.2% Blanchetown — England: 7.5%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.6%
Sedan — New Zealand: 2.4% Blanchetown — New Zealand: 1.6%
Scotland — / 1.3%
Sedan — Scotland: not among its largest Blanchetown — Scotland: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Sedan — Netherlands: not among its largest Blanchetown — Netherlands: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Sedan Blanchetown
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 16.7%
Sedan — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Blanchetown — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 2.6%
Sedan — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Blanchetown — Bachelor Degree: 2.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.4% / 2.3%
Sedan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4% Blanchetown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Sedan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Blanchetown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sedan 92.0% houses
Sedan — Houses: 92.0% Sedan — Flats / Apartments: 8.0%
Blanchetown 96.4% houses
Blanchetown — Houses: 96.4% Blanchetown — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Sedan Blanchetown
Median house price — $295,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $170,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Sedan has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%); Blanchetown has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).

Sedan Blanchetown
Rural and farming 100% 84%
Environmental 0% 16%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Sedan Blanchetown
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Sedan Blanchetown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 67% of SA

Liveability

Blanchetown is more walkable (38 vs 0).

Sedan Blanchetown
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Sedan carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Blanchetown carries more crime risk (81 vs 57).

Sedan Blanchetown
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
81/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Sedan Blanchetown
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Sedan

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Blanchetown

  • Blanchetown Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Sedan Blanchetown
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 11
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Blanchetown sits further from the CBD (140.3 km vs 134.4 km).

Sedan Blanchetown
Walkability score 0/100 38/100
Distance to Adelaide 134.4 km 140.3 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 96 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5353
 0.0%
postcode 5357
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5353
 52
postcode 5357

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Sedan Blanchetown
Car (driver) 75.3% / 73.6%
Sedan — Car (driver): 75.3% Blanchetown — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 4.4%
Sedan — Worked from Home: 13.6% Blanchetown — Worked from Home: 4.4%
Walked Only 4.9% / 12.1%
Sedan — Walked Only: 4.9% Blanchetown — Walked Only: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 9.9%
Sedan — Car (passenger): 6.2% Blanchetown — Car (passenger): 9.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).

Setting

Sedan Blanchetown
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Sedan Blanchetown
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
335 premises

Council rates

Sedan Blanchetown
Average residential rate $2,037/yr
same for both
Council Mid Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Sedan Blanchetown
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Sedan Blanchetown
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Sedan

Rural

Blanchetown

Quiet Retirees Rural

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