Median house price
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SA · Yorke Peninsula Council
Arthurton, 5572
Est. population · Jun 2025
163
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.5%
Median age
48
Median income
$1,437/wk
Employment rate
53.8%
Languages at home
3.3%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Yorke Peninsula Council, Arthurton keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.
Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Property prices run toward the upper end of the local market.
Local crime has been trending higher of late. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
At a glance
Arthurton snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
163
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
26.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
53rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
7th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
163(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +2.5% over 5 years · 7th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +2.5%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +4
- Growth rank in SA
- 7th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~150), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 157
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $1,437
- Dwelling vacancy
- 26.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 78
- Median monthly mortgage
- $650
- Employment rate
- 53.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 57 / 3 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 6
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 36.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 78 residents
- State safety percentile
- 53.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate)
- +50.4%
Most common offence types
- Common Assault1
- Other Property Damage And Environmental2
- Other Theft1
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injury1
- Theft From Motor Vehicle1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Main St / Second St - East side (Opp Arthurton Deli)
- Main St / Second St - West side (Arthurton Deli)
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 3/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Other(2)
- Sunny Hill DistilleryAttraction
- Parking
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital (Maitland) (17.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 4
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 24.5
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 30° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 50 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 82 mm · ~10 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 139 mm · ~17 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 106 mm · ~13 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 1 proposal
May 2026
- Swimming Pool & Safety Barrier184 WILLING RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
2025· 6 proposals
December 2025
- Land division -1 into 3 including Dwelling Excision774 LOVERIDGE RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
October 2025
- general storage shed184 WILLING RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
- Self Storage Facility10 FOURTH ST ARTHURTON SA 5572;11 MAIN ST ARTHURTON SA 5572Under Assessment
August 2025
- Agricultural Building - Machinery ShedLOT 46 ARTHURTON RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
February 2025
- Dwelling Addition and Outbuilding - Shed8658 UPPER YORKE RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
January 2025
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling and Outbuilding - GarageLOT 6 MAIN ST ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals
November 2023
- Agricultural building for storage of machinery.1966 ARTHURTON RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
October 2023
- Variation to DA 544/1143/2017 for light industry (engineering workshop) to alter conditions applying to same.3 FOURTH ST ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
2022· 6 proposals
December 2022
- Replacement shed (12.0m x 9.0m X 3.0m) to store equipment for oval maintenance.33 MAIN ST ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
July 2022
- Verandah attached to front of commercial building.5 MAIN ST ARTHURTON SA 5572;7 MAIN ST ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
March 2022
- Garage (outbuilding)49 THOMSON RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
- Agricultural Building184 WILLING RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
- Outbuilding12 FIRST ST ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
January 2022
- Variation Application to DAs 544/1450/2016 & 544/1029/2018 - increased capacity to 300 people for functions with extended trading hours.8658 UPPER YORKE RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Under Assessment
2021· 4 proposals
December 2021
- Agricultural building for storage of farm machinery.LOT 369 HONNER RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
October 2021
- Replacement Outbuilding23 EAST TCE ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
February 2021
- Amenities building in association with existing distillery.8658 UPPER YORKE RD ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
- Service trade premises comprising offices, ancillary off-street carpark and landscaping.5 MAIN ST ARTHURTON SA 5572;7 MAIN ST ARTHURTON SA 5572Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
Roadworks & transport
3 active roadworks / incidents
- Road ReconstructionMain Street, South Tce12 May 2025 – 17 Aug 2026
- Road ReconstructionUpper Yorke Road, Arthurton Rd12 May 2025 – 17 Aug 2026
- Water ConnectionUpper Yorke Road, Thomson Rd12 Aug 2026 – 21 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
- Bushfire safer places
- 1
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Grey
- Member of Parliament
- Tom VENNING (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,707
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 31.5 km away).
Coalition 76.3%Labor 23.7%
21.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- ArthurtonLabor 22.2% · Coalition 77.8% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
- MaitlandLabor 29.6% · Coalition 70.5% TPP (2025)17.4 km away
- Port ClintonLabor 42.2% · Coalition 57.8% TPP (2025)21.8 km away
- ArdrossanLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)23.9 km away
- PaskevilleLabor 24.0% · Coalition 76.0% TPP (2025)24.8 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Yorke Peninsula Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.