Median house price
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SA · Mid Murray Council
Brenda Park, 5320
Est. population · Jun 2025
15
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
69
Median income
$900/wk
Employment rate
11.8%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
Brenda Park offers a slower smaller community life in Mid Murray Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.
Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Brenda Park snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
15
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
96.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
94th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
10th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
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
15(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 10th 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
- 10th 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 (~0), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 15
- Median age
- 69
- Median household income / week
- $900
- Dwelling vacancy
- 96.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 102 of 106
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,200
- Employment rate
- 11.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 8 / 0 / 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
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 3
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 200
- State safety percentile
- 93.9th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 6
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- Other Theft1
- Sct - Residence1
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
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
- Waikerie Health Service (30.2 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
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
- 32° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 57 mm · ~7 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 57 mm · ~7 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 74 mm · ~9 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 85 mm · ~11 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· 4 proposals
July 2026
- Construction of an elevated detached dwelling with an attached covered deck, external staircase, an undercroft wet area, and associated earthworks within a floodplainSITE 9 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Under Assessment
April 2026
- Outbuilding ExtensionSITE 92 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
March 2026
- Removal of existing river structure and construction of new river structure (jetty)60 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Variation of Development Application 25019328 - Changes to ground floor size, addition to ground floor enclosure, upper floor additions, changes to windows, balcony etc.SITE 73 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
2025· 11 proposals
October 2025
- Elevated detached dwelling with part ground floor enclosure and associated excavation and filling in a flood plain61 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
September 2025
- Variation of Development Application 24040457 - Extended upper level of the dwelling, revised siting, inclusion of a loft, increase to ground floor enclosure, and additional retaining wallsSITE 18 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Under Assessment
July 2025
- Elevated detached dwelling with part ground floor enclosure, fencing, residential outbuilding and associated excavation and filling in a flood plain.SITE 30 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Under Assessment
- Elevated detached dwelling with part ground floor enclosure, outbuilding and associated excavation and filling in a flood plain.SITE 73 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
June 2025
- Dwelling additions and alterations, associated excavation and filling in a flood plain.SITE 82 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
April 2025
- Construction of a concrete sleeper retaining wall.SITE 82 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
February 2025
- Construction of concrete sleeper retaining wallsSITE 35 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
January 2025
- Additions and alterations to an existing dwelling including additional bedroom and covered balconySITE 92 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Installation of a private amenities blockSITE 18 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Under Assessment
- Construction of a riverbank retaining wall and jettySITE 36 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Construction of replacement riverbank retaining wallsSITE 18 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
2024· 14 proposals
December 2024
- Construction of an elevated dwelling including attached covered balcony, stairs (UMR) and undercroft area.SITE 18 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Under Assessment
November 2024
- Construction of an elevated detached dwelling with an attached deck, external staircase, and an undercroft store/wet area, and an extension of the existing shed comprising a storage room and carportSITE 112 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
September 2024
- Chain mesh boundary fenceSITE 23 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
July 2024
- Residential outbuilding and associated excavation and filling in a flood plainSITE 12 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Alterations and additions to an existing dwelling comprising an under-croft area (storage / wet area)SITE 23 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Alterations and additions to an existing dwelling to incorporate a balcony extension with roofSITE 87 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
June 2024
- Variation to 711/117/17 Dwelling alterationsSITE 36 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Demolition of existing retaining wall and the construction of a new retaining wall and jettySITE 17 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
April 2024
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding with an integrated carportSITE 49 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Domestic outbuilding (carport) and extension to existing shedSITE 18 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
March 2024
- Alterations and additions to an existing elevated dwelling comprising the partial enclosure of the undercroft area and reconfigurations of the balcony and stairsSITE 76 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
February 2024
- Addition to an existing dwelling comprising an elevated covered balcony and under croft wet area/storeSITE 85 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Detached dwelling (elevated), outbuilding (shed), retaining walls and associated excavation and filling in a flood plain.SITE 81 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- River Structure (Jetty)SITE 43 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
2023· 7 proposals
November 2023
- River structures (jetty and retaining wall) and associated excavation and filling in a flood plain.SITE 113 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
October 2023
- Alterations and additions to an existing elevated dwellingSITE 5 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- River Structure (Jetty)SITE 49 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
August 2023
- Construction of an elevated detached dwelling with an attached covered balcony, external staircase, and an under croft storage area / wet area, and an associated riverbank retaining wallSITE 95 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Variation of Development Application 23019328 - Additions and alterations to construct a carport attached to a shed.SITE 17 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
July 2023
- Additions and alterations to an existing dwelling to construct an upper-level bathroom and the construction of an outbuilding (shed)SITE 17 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Demolition of an existing dwelling and the construction of an elevated detached dwelling including underfloor enclosure and boat shed with ancillary rainwater tanksSITE 67 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
2022· 5 proposals
November 2022
- Elevated Dwelling with underfloor enclosure and associated excavation and filling in a flood plainSITE 77 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
July 2022
- River structure (jetty), carport and associated excavation and filling in a flood plainSITE 59 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
May 2022
- Domestic outbuilding (shed) and associated excavation and filling in a flood plain.SITE 98 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
April 2022
- Installation of a riverbank retaining wall in the form of sand bags and geotextile mattingSITE 14 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
- Residential outbuilding (shed) and associated excavation and fill in a flood plain.SITE 68 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision 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
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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
- Barker
- Member of Parliament
- Tony PASIN (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 127,045
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.6%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.6 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 65.8 km away).
Coalition 61.2%Labor 38.8%
1.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- MorganLabor 43.7% · Coalition 56.3% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
- CadellLabor 28.7% · Coalition 71.3% TPP (2025)8.3 km away
- RamcoLabor 26.2% · Coalition 73.8% TPP (2025)25.5 km away
- WaikerieLabor 31.6% · Coalition 68.4% TPP (2025)29.8 km away
- BlanchetownLabor 36.6% · Coalition 63.4% TPP (2025)31.5 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)
- 5/10
- 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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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