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SA · Mount Barker Council

Brukunga, 5252

Est. population · Jun 2025

449

Growth (1 yr)

+2.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+10.6%

Median age

42

Median income

$1,458/wk

Employment rate

63.9%

University qualified

17.2%

Work from home

10.6%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

44.4/100
Average

Top 42% of South Australia's suburbs

Verified 83% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Brukunga is known for: Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Brukunga is a rural locality in South Australia, in Mount Barker Council.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities. Everyday destinations are relatively walkable. Rents are relatively affordable, with median rents 18% below the peer median. Population growth is an exceptional strength, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 105% above the peer median, and heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places.

Overall, Brukunga suits people prioritising local amenities and lower rents.

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

  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Rents are relatively affordable
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Brukunga compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$345/wk

Population (ERP)

449

+2.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

10.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#17

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

0th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

94th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

19%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

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

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
44.4/100 — Average
State standing
Top 42% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
3273rd in Australia
State rank
291st in SA
Peer rank
#17 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#66 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
83%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$345

Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

  • SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only

Population

Estimated resident population

449(June 2025)

+2.0% annual · +10.6% over 5 years · 94th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.0%
5-year growth
+10.6%
Change in 1 year
+9
Change in 5 years
+43
Growth rank in SA
94th 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 (~500), extrapolated at +1.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
400
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$1,458
Dwelling vacancy
10.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
18 of 171
Median monthly mortgage
$1,350
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$262
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
30.9% / 50.3% / 18.8%
Employment rate
63.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
10.6% / 1.9% / 68.3%
Walked or cycled to work
4.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
152 / 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

17.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 24.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified17.2% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified8.6% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational24.8% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below49.4% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce24.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies21.5%
  • Health17.5%
  • Society and culture15.8%
  • Architecture and building4.5%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services4.5%
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)
$58,938

72nd percentile in SA · 0% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,921

77th percentile in SA · -2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

21st percentile in SA · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$87,155

61st percentile in SA · +38% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

65th percentile in SA · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5252 — 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
4,320
Taxpayers reporting net rent
443
Median net rent
-$706
Taxpayers reporting business income
504
Taxable income vs state median
+8%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
-17%
Super vs state median
+12%
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

9.6% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.2× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
9.6%

49th percentile in SA · +317% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
20
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5252

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Labourers11

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 5252 (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 Adelaide - Central and Hills (SA4 401), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212553
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213541
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415344
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412304
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419233
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214117
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721144
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841320
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841612
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Adelaide - Central and Hills 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: 208 · AFF share +153% 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

10.5% born overseas

Language at home
368 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
39 (10.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
9 (2.2%)
Australian citizens
363

Religion

49%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 49%, while Christianity accounts for 34%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion49%45.2%
Christianity34%40%
Other / not stated17%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican11%7.2%
Christian (not further defined)6.8%2.6%
Lutheran5.8%2.4%
Uniting Church4.2%4.8%
Catholic4%15.5%

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

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
1
Against the person
1
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
2.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 400 residents
State crime-rate percentile
0.4th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
28
Decrease (daily rate)
-50%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
12
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
26.73

Most common offence types

  • Serious Assault1

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

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Pyrites Rd / Shephard Rd - East side (Brukunga)
  • Pyrites Rd / Smillie St - West side (Brukunga)

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

8 mapped amenities

1 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Decent local green space — 0 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
3/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Community(1)
  • Brukunga Community HallCommunity centre
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Playground
  • Sports field
Other(5)
  • BrukungaFire station
  • Parking
  • Public Bookcase
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Waste Basket

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
29°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
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (11.0 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)
16
Participants per 1,000 residents
35.6

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
29° / 14°
Rainfall
67 mm · ~8 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
97 mm · ~12 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
119 mm · ~15 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· 10 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Addition to deck
    2 MINE VIEW RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Under Assessment

  • August 2026

  • Outbuilding (domestic storage); Demolition of existing Outbuilding
    116 HOPE WATTS RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Under Assessment
  • Detached dwelling (single storey) with associated pergola and two (2) decks
    250 MILITARY RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Under Assessment

  • July 2026

  • Outbuilding (garage)
    10 PLAYFORD CR BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Verandah and deck
    10 WATTS RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • May 2026

  • Detached dwelling (single storey)
    358 HARROGATE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Under Assessment

  • April 2026

  • Carport
    7 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • March 2026

  • Outbuilding (garage)
    59 WATTS RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Outbuilding (domestic garage/storage)
    LOT 4 PEGGY BUXTON RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • January 2026

  • Outbuilding (shed)
    18 SMILLIE ST BRUKUNGA SA 5252Under Assessment
2025· 7 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Outbuilding and Two (2) rainwater tanks (above ground)
    LOT 2 PEGGY BUXTON RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • November 2025

  • Verandah and Deck
    10 PLAYFORD CR BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • October 2025

  • Land Division 2 into 2 Boundary Realignment
    252 PINEY RIDGE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252;LOT 2 PINEY RIDGE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Detached dwelling (single storey) and water tank (above ground - 50000l)
    LOT 4 PEGGY BUXTON RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Variation to Development Authorisation 24000776 comprising the change the use of existing building from Tourist Accommodation to Ancillary Accommodation
    346 PINEY RIDGE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • July 2025

  • Carport
    4 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • February 2025

  • Partial demolition, alterations and additions to existing detached dwelling, verandah and deck
    296 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252;LOT 294 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Under Assessment
2024· 19 proposals

  • September 2024

  • Alterations and additions to existing dwelling, verandah, deck and Outbuilding
    160 PEGGY BUXTON RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Verandah
    840 MILITARY RD NORTH HAVEN SA 5018Decision Made
  • Verandah (U37)
    840 MILITARY RD NORTH HAVEN SA 5018Decision Made

  • August 2024

  • Partial Conversion of an Agricultural building to Dwelling (Two Storey)
    LOT 1 PEGGY BUXTON RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Verandah
    610 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Detached dwelling (single storey), outbuilding, rainwater tanks (above ground - two (2) x 60000L) and conversion of existing dwelling to outbuilding
    76 HARROGATE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • July 2024

  • Outbuilding (Semi-enclosed shade structure)
    250 MILITARY RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • June 2024

  • Detached Dwelling (Single Storey), Carport, Agricultural building and Deck
    LOT 296 HARROGATE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Water tank (above ground - 246,600L)
    LOT 294 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • May 2024

  • Detached dwelling (single storey)
    LOT 2 PEGGY BUXTON RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Managers residence and Deck
    376 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • April 2024

  • Ancillary accommodation including decking and retaining walls
    10 WATTS RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Detached dwelling and deck
    LOT 1973 JURY RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Detached dwelling (single storey) and water tank
    LOT 2 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Agricultural building
    76 HARROGATE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • March 2024

  • Carport, deck and outbuilding (shade structure)
    113 HOPE WATTS RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • January 2024

  • Variation to Development Application 23026441 (Single Storey detached dwelling and associated infrastructure) removal of three water tanks and construction of 111,000L rainwater tank (Above ground) and amended access.
    376 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Fencing and Retaining Wall Structure
    17 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Change of use of a newly-built Barn-style shed for Tourist Accommodation
    346 PINEY RIDGE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
2023· 9 proposals

  • December 2023

  • Horse Keeping for up to 25 Horses including agistment, riding lessons and shelter over horse arena
    113 MCINTYRE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • October 2023

  • Ancillary Accommodation and deck
    113 MCINTYRE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Partial change in use of land for the establishment of a veterinary facility consisting of consulting rooms with ancillary facilities, sign, landscaping, vehicular access and on-site parking
    70 HARROGATE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Detached Dwelling (Single Storey)
    376 PYRITES RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • September 2023

  • Verandah and deck
    10 PLAYFORD CR BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • April 2023

  • Agricultural Building (storage of farm machinery and farm implements)
    122 JURY RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • February 2023

  • Swimming pool fence (AS 1926)
    91 MCINTYRE RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made
  • Alterations and additions to existing dog kennelling facility comprising nine (9) outdoor exercise yards, cat boarding within existing building for a maximum of ten (10) cats, and acoustic fencing
    77 WATTS RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

  • January 2023

  • Distillery (light industry; not exceeding processing of 49.9 tonnes of produce per annum), being a change in use of an outbuilding, additions to the building, ancillary tasting area, meeting room and mezzanine storage area and associated infrastructure and carparking
    1130 MILITARY RD BRUKUNGA SA 5252Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

6 heritage places

  • Byrth Homestead, wall & chimneyPyrites Road BRUKUNGALocal heritage
  • CottageHarrogate Road BRUKUNGALocal heritage
  • Dawes Bridge [Timber Girder]McIntyre Ford Road near DAWESLEYState heritage
  • Doiran Park - houseJury Road DAWESLEYLocal heritage
  • Dwelling ('The Valleys')Lot 2 Peggy Buxton Road NAIRNEState heritage
  • fr Watts Brickworks (chimney) & tunnelHarrogate Road BRUKUNGALocal heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

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
Mayo
Member of Parliament
Rebekha SHARKIE (Centre Alliance)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
137,818
Turnout (2025)
94.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 11.0 km away).

Coalition 43.7%Labor 56.3%

1.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BrukungaLabor 56.0% · Coalition 44.0% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
  • NairneLabor 65.8% · Coalition 34.2% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
  • LittlehamptonLabor 57.1% · Coalition 42.9% TPP (2025)8.6 km away
  • WoodsideLabor 51.7% · Coalition 48.3% TPP (2025)8.9 km away
  • Mount Barker CentralLabor 58.3% · Coalition 41.7% TPP (2025)10.1 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)
6/10
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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Mount Barker Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.