Sedan vs Truro

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Truro, most households are couple families. On these figures, Sedan tends to suit people living alone and share households, while Truro suits couples.

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

Truro

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 57/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 49%)

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

First-home buyers

Truro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sedan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $257/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Truro

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (94.1 km vs 134.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 94 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Truro

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Sedan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.5% vs -4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Sedan and Truro 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 Truro
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 Truro
Walkability 0 / 32
Sedan — Walkability: 0/100 Truro — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 43 / 66
Sedan — Safety: 43/100 Truro — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 44 / 40
Sedan — Low fire risk: 44/100 Truro — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Truro has more residents (523 vs 212); Truro has higher household incomes ($86,216 vs $54,704).

Sedan Truro
Population 212 523
+147% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% -4.6%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $54,704/yr $86,216/yr
+58% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $257/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Sedan Truro
0-4 7.5% / 4.6%
Sedan — 0-4: 7.5% Truro — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 10.8% / 12.2%
Sedan — 5-14: 10.8% Truro — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 7.5% / 8.4%
Sedan — 15-19: 7.5% Truro — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 2.8% / 4.4%
Sedan — 20-24: 2.8% Truro — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 15.1% / 10.5%
Sedan — 25-34: 15.1% Truro — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 10.8% / 14.3%
Sedan — 35-44: 10.8% Truro — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 12.7% / 14.9%
Sedan — 45-54: 12.7% Truro — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 15.6% / 14.0%
Sedan — 55-64: 15.6% Truro — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 13.7% / 13.0%
Sedan — 65-74: 13.7% Truro — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 2.8% / 3.8%
Sedan — 75-84: 2.8% Truro — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / 0.8%
Sedan — 85+: not among its largest Truro — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Sedan 42.1% couple families
Sedan — Couple Families: 42.1% Sedan — Lone Person: 40.4% Sedan — One Parent Families: 7.0% Sedan — Group Household: 10.5%
Truro 55.6% couple families
Truro — Couple Families: 55.6% Truro — Lone Person: 22.2% Truro — One Parent Families: 19.8% Truro — Group Household: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
Truro 13.8% renting
Truro — Owned Outright: 35.9% Truro — Mortgage: 50.3% Truro — Renting: 13.8%
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 Truro
England 4.2% / 2.3%
Sedan — England: 4.2% Truro — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 2.4% / 1.1%
Sedan — New Zealand: 2.4% Truro — New Zealand: 1.1%
India — / 0.6%
Sedan — India: not among its largest Truro — India: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Sedan — Scotland: not among its largest Truro — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

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

Sedan Truro
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 21.6%
Sedan — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Truro — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 4.6%
Sedan — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Truro — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.4% / 6.5%
Sedan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4% Truro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Sedan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Truro — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Sedan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Truro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Sedan 92.0% houses
Sedan — Houses: 92.0% Sedan — Flats / Apartments: 8.0% Sedan — Townhouses: 0.0%
Truro 98.9% houses
Truro — Houses: 98.9% Truro — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Truro — Townhouses: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Sedan Truro
Median house price — $586,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 49 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Sedan Truro
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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 Truro
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Sedan Truro
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 50% of SA

Liveability

Truro is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Sedan Truro
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Sedan carries more crime risk (57 vs 34).

Sedan Truro
Bushfire Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Low
34/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Sedan Truro
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 Truro

  • Truro Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Sedan Truro
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Sedan sits further from the CBD (134.4 km vs 94.1 km).

Sedan Truro
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Adelaide 134.4 km
+30% vs other
 94.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 94 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5353
 0.0%
postcode 5356
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5353
 74
postcode 5356

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 Truro
Car (driver) 75.3% / 84.9%
Sedan — Car (driver): 75.3% Truro — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 7.9%
Sedan — Worked from Home: 13.6% Truro — Worked from Home: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 3.2%
Sedan — Car (passenger): 6.2% Truro — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Walked Only 4.9% / 4.0%
Sedan — Walked Only: 4.9% Truro — Walked Only: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Sedan Truro
Elevation 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 347 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Sedan Truro
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Sedan

Rural

Truro

Affordable Quiet Rural

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