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Baroota, 5495

Est. population · Jun 2025

53

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

54

Median income

$1,375/wk

Employment rate

41.2%

University qualified

17.6%

Work from home

45%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Agricultural
  • Holiday parks
  • Rural living
What Baroota is known for: Agricultural, Holiday parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Baroota is a rural locality in South Australia, in Mount Remarkable Council. It is close to the Baroota Reservoir and Mount Remarkable National Park.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for rural localities. Mapped flood cover is slightly stronger than in comparable places, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 110% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are weaker employment and weaker population growth, with employment 32% below the peer median.

Overall, Baroota suits people prioritising local amenities and university qualifications over employment.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in South Australia (602)

Strengths

  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Employment rates sit below those of comparable places
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • Baroota Reservoir
  • Mount Remarkable National Park
  • Mount Remarkable
  • Flinders Ranges
  • Black Range

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Baroota compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$575/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

53

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

43.3%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

77th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

8th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

18%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

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

53(June 2025)

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 8th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
0.0%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
0
Growth rank in SA
8th 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 (~50), extrapolated at -0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
52
Median age
54
Median household income / week
$1,375
Dwelling vacancy
43.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
13 of 30
Median monthly mortgage
$850
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$575
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
63.6% / 18.2% / 18.2%
Employment rate
41.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
45% / 0% / 70%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
19 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

17.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 7.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified17.6% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified5.9% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational7.8% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below68.6% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Education26.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies26.3%
  • Health26.3%
  • Society and culture21.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$43,284

9th percentile in SA · -26% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$53,920

36th percentile in SA · -17% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
15.0%

78th percentile in SA · +9% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$96,806

72nd percentile in SA · +53% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

69th percentile in SA · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5495 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
299
Taxpayers reporting net rent
44
Median net rent
$2,090
Taxpayers reporting business income
36
Taxable income vs state median
-20%
Salary / wages vs state median
-6%
Rental investment vs state median
+25%
Super vs state median
+24%
Business income vs state median
+9%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

50.0% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 21.7× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
50.0%

87th percentile in SA · +2074% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
10
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5495

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 5495 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Barossa - Yorke - Mid North (SA4 405), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12142,701
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,420
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,021
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415393
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416368
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211305
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412140
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841957
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Barossa - Yorke - Mid North is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 20 · AFF share +1216% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

Language at home
42 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
3 (5.8%)
Australian citizens
41

Religion

44.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 44.2%, while Christianity accounts for 25%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion44.2%45.2%
Christianity25%40%
Other / not stated30.8%14.7%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2023–24)
4
Against the person
0
Against property
4
Rate per 1,000 residents
75.5
State crime-rate percentile
77.2th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
8
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
7
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
132.08

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft2
  • Sct - Non Residence1
  • Sct - Residence1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

4 mapped amenities

2 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Black Range TrekWalking trail
  • Mt Cavern TrekWalking trail
Camping & holiday parks(2)
  • Baroota Rodeo Ground & Camping Area -Campground
  • Campground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
30°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Port Pirie Regional Health Service (30.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
18.9

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

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° / 17°
Rainfall
69 mm · ~9 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 12°
Rainfall
89 mm · ~11 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 7°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 11°
Rainfall
136 mm · ~17 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

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

  • September 2026

  • To add a c section framed carport 7000 x 6800 x 4000
    183 MUDGE RD BAROOTA SA 5495Decision Made
2024· 1 proposal

  • January 2024

  • The construction of a single storey prefabricated concrete office for use as an onsite office and lunch area and the construction of a single storey prefabricated concrete unisex accessible toilet and shower building in association with the existing SA Water reservoir site.
    964 RESERVOIR RD BAROOTA SA 5495Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals

  • October 2023

  • Transportable house was purchased from 57 Buggy rd when it was recently sold. Transportable to placed on 200mm compacted road base 150mm concrete slab Leveled on 200mm x 200mm concrete blocks to 400mm in height above concrete slab.
    97 BUGGY RD BAROOTA SA 5495Decision Made

  • July 2023

  • To erect an Implement Shed/Fertiliser, Grain Shed 48 meters long by 30 meters wide by 7.5 meters high next to the Implement sheds erected on 202 Baroota Road, Baroota SA 5495
    202 BAROOTA RD BAROOTA SA 5495Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
99.8% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

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 32.8 km away).

Coalition 62.2%Labor 37.8%

7.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.7 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Port GermeinLabor 42.6% · Coalition 57.4% TPP (2025)13.8 km away
  • MelroseLabor 24.3% · Coalition 75.7% TPP (2025)17.8 km away
  • WilmingtonLabor 24.0% · Coalition 76.0% TPP (2025)28.0 km away
  • WirrabaraLabor 32.2% · Coalition 67.8% TPP (2025)28.1 km away
  • NapperbyLabor 48.0% · Coalition 52.0% TPP (2025)30.2 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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