Sampson Flat
Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
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Sampson Flat is a locality northeast of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Playford. It used to be known as Sampson's Flat.[2] The area drains to the west into the Little Para Reservoir. It is a mixture of open pasture with scattered trees, and denser scrub on the higher eastern side.
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| Coordinates: 34.75°S 138.79°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Adelaide | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 147 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5114 | ||||||||||||
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Sampson Flat was possibly named after John H. Sampson, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 and resided at One Tree Hill.[3]
Demographics
The 2016 Australian census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 124 persons in Sampson Flat on census night. Of these, 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. The median age was 47 years and the average number of people per household was 2.6[4]
Fires
Sampson Flat was the site of first ignition for a bushfire in the Adelaide Hills in January 2015.
