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%

University qualified

0%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Rural living
What Brenda Park is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Brenda Park is a rural locality in South Australia, in Mid Murray Council.

Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median. Trade-offs centre on weaker employment and thinner local amenities, with employment 81% below the peer median.

Employment is the most material weakness.

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

  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Employment is a relative weakness
  • Local amenity access is relatively limited

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Housing, growth and risk

How Brenda Park compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

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

Crime rate

93rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

10th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

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
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
100% / 0% / 0%
Employment rate
11.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 0%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
8 / 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

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 46.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Diploma qualified20% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational46.7% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below33.3% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Engineering and related technologies100%
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)
$41,172

6th percentile in SA · -30% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$47,648

15th percentile in SA · -27% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

31st percentile in SA · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$86,121

60th percentile in SA · +36% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

15th percentile in SA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5320 — 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
326
Taxpayers reporting net rent
37
Median net rent
$9
Taxpayers reporting business income
26
Taxable income vs state median
-24%
Salary / wages vs state median
-17%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
+11%
Business income vs state median
-27%

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

Community & culture

25% born overseas

Language at home
15 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
6 (25%)
Australian citizens
15

Religion

66.7%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 66.7%.

MeasureSuburbState
Christianity66.7%40%
Other / not stated33.3%60%

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 (2024–25)
3
Against the person
0
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
200
State crime-rate percentile
93.3th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
6
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • Other Property Damage And Environmental1
  • Other Theft1
  • 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

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

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
32°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
Waikerie Health Service (30.2 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

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 (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· 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 floodplain
    SITE 9 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Under Assessment
  • April 2026

  • Outbuilding Extension
    SITE 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 plain
    61 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 walls
    SITE 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 walls
    SITE 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 balcony
    SITE 92 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
  • Installation of a private amenities block
    SITE 18 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Under Assessment
  • Construction of a riverbank retaining wall and jetty
    SITE 36 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
  • Construction of replacement riverbank retaining walls
    SITE 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 carport
    SITE 112 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
  • September 2024

  • Chain mesh boundary fence
    SITE 23 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
  • July 2024

  • Residential outbuilding and associated excavation and filling in a flood plain
    SITE 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 roof
    SITE 87 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
  • June 2024

  • Variation to 711/117/17 Dwelling alterations
    SITE 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 jetty
    SITE 17 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
  • April 2024

  • Construction of a domestic outbuilding with an integrated carport
    SITE 49 1 BRENDA PARK SHACK RD BRENDA PARK SA 5320Decision Made
  • Domestic outbuilding (carport) and extension to existing shed
    SITE 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 stairs
    SITE 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/store
    SITE 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 dwelling
    SITE 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 wall
    SITE 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 tanks
    SITE 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 plain
    SITE 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 plain
    SITE 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 matting
    SITE 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

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
100% 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
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

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Mid Murray Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.