Sampson Flat

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Sampson Flat is a small locality in the City of Playford, northeast of Adelaide, South Australia. It sits about 30 km from the city centre, 12 km northeast of Golden Grove, and 4 km southeast of One Tree Hill. It used to be called Sampson’s Flat and drains west into the Little Para Reservoir. The landscape is a mix of open pasture with scattered trees, with denser scrub on the higher eastern side. It may be named after John H. Sampson, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 and lived at One Tree Hill.

Population and facts:
- Population: 147 (2021 census)
- Postcode: 5114
- Nearby suburbs: One Tree Hill, Yattalunga, Humbug Scrub, Gould Creek, Kersbrook, Upper Hermitage, Lower Hermitage, Inglewood
- 2016 census: 124 people; median age 47; 52.1% male, 47.9% female; average household size 2.6
- First ignition site of a bushfire in the Adelaide Hills (January 2015)
- Governing regions: State electorate of Newland and federal division of Spence