SA · Unincorporated SA Council

Calperum Station, 5341

    What Calperum Station is known for:

    Suburb profile

    Calperum Station offers a slower smaller community life in Unincorporated SA, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Far from Adelaide, it rewards people who want real remove from the city rather than a long-commute suburb. Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix.

    With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.

    Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.

    At a glance

    Calperum Station snapshot

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

    Median house price

    No data available

    Median rent

    No data available

    Population (ERP)

    No data available

    Dwelling vacancy

    No data available

    How it compares

    Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

    Safety

    100th

    percentile in state (higher = safer)

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Population

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    0
    Median age
    0
    Median household income / week
    $0
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    0 of 0
    Median monthly mortgage
    $0
    Employment rate
    0%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    0 / 0 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

    Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

    • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian 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)
    4
    Against the person
    0
    Against property
    4
    Rate per 1,000 residents
    2,000
    State safety percentile
    99.5th (lower crime is better)
    Family & domestic abuse offences
    77

    Most common offence types

    • Other Fraud, Deception And Related Offences1
    • Other Theft3

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

    Crime rate and year-on-year trend

    Data sources & freshness

    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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Renmark Paringa District Hospital (14.8 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

    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
    33° / 16°
    Rainfall
    58 mm · ~7 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    25° / 11°
    Rainfall
    53 mm · ~7 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    17° / 6°
    Rainfall
    69 mm · ~9 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    25° / 10°
    Rainfall
    83 mm · ~10 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Planning & development

    Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

    1 planning-related records

    2022· 1 proposal
    • August 2022

    • The construction of two (2) bridges, environmental works and the removal of vegetation and revegetation.
      1371 WENTWORTH-RENMARK RD CALPERUM STATION SA 5341Decision Made

    Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

    Development and planning activity

    Data sources & freshness

    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

    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 32.8 km away).

    Coalition 67.1%Labor 32.9%

    4.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +0.8 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • Renmark NorthLabor 30.0% · Coalition 70.0% TPP (2025)11.6 km away
    • Renmark WestLabor 31.2% · Coalition 68.8% TPP (2025)15.8 km away
    • RenmarkLabor 43.1% · Coalition 56.9% TPP (2025)16.5 km away
    • ParingaLabor 30.3% · Coalition 69.7% TPP (2025)16.9 km away
    • LyrupLabor 27.0% · Coalition 73.0% TPP (2025)27.1 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

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