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SA · Mid Murray Council
Cambrai, 5353
Est. population · Jun 2025
256
Growth (1 yr)
+1.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.3%
Median age
52
Median income
$929/wk
Employment rate
50.2%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Heritage area
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Cambrai is a quieter smaller community in Mid Murray Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range.
Reported crime has been rising recently. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus growth momentum relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Cambrai snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$480/wk
Population (ERP)
256
+1.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
24.5%
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
#167
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
75th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
78th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
12th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
- 14.2/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6913th in Australia
- State rank
- 699th in SA
- Peer rank
- #167 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #267 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $480
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
256(June 2025)
+1.2% annual · +5.3% over 5 years · 78th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.2%
- 5-year growth
- +5.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +3
- Change in 5 years
- +13
- Growth rank in SA
- 78th 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 (~250), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 266
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $929
- Dwelling vacancy
- 24.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 37 of 151
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 50.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 115 / 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
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 17
- Against the person
- 7
- Against property
- 10
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 66.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 38 residents
- State safety percentile
- 74.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 17
- Increase (daily rate)
- +89.4%
Most common offence types
- Obtain Benefit By Deception1
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- Other Unlawful Entry With Intent3
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury5
- Theft/Illegal Use Of Mv3
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
- Median school ICSEA
- 905
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 12th
School list
- Cambrai PreschoolMain RoadPreschools
- Cambrai Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 905 · 12th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 27 students · Top SEA quarter 3%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
3 public transport stops in this suburb
- Main St - East side (Mid-Murray Council Cambrai Office)
- Main St / Skinner St - East side (Cambrai PO)
- Main St / Skinner St - West side (Cambrai PO)
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Mannum District Hospital (26.5 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
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 7
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 27.3
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (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· 5 proposals
May 2026
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling4 CURIO RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with two attached verandahs and a domestic outbuilding (garage)4 DEANE ST CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
April 2026
- Retrospective additions to existing residence616 REDBANK RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Under Assessment
March 2026
- OutbuildingLOT 91 SKINNER ST CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
February 2026
- Agricultural BuildingLOT 2 WUTTKE RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
2025· 11 proposals
November 2025
- Outbuilding (shed)LOT 450 THREE CHAIN RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic shed (outbuilding) with a connection link to the existing shed152 PINE CREST RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
- Land division in the form of a boundary realignment (2 into 2)354 REDBANK RD CAMBRAI SA 5353;368 REDBANK RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
September 2025
- Outbuilding40 STARICK RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
July 2025
- Residential outbuilding (shed) and verandahLOT 16 SKINNER ST CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
June 2025
- Enclosure of carport to convert to garageLOT 543 SKINNER ST CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
- Outbuilding (garage)22 REDBANK RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
April 2025
- Construction of an agricultural building (farm shed)3109 RIDLEY RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
March 2025
- Construction of a single storey dwelling with a verandah and portico UMRLOT 41 KINGS RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
February 2025
- Two additional freestanding carport structures.958 THREE CHAIN RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
January 2025
- Establishment of ancillary accommodation532 FALKENBERG RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
2024· 7 proposals
November 2024
- Temporary change of use of an existing shed to a detached dwelling (for a maximum period of 24 months)LOT 2 BLACK HILL RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Under Assessment
October 2024
- Expansion of an existing landfill by the progressive development of four (4) additional landfill cells1065 GERSCHWITZ RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
- Agricultural Building and Temporary Shipping ContainerLOT 450 THREE CHAIN RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
July 2024
- Land Division - 1 allotment into 11 allotments (Hennig J/N 19285)3109 RIDLEY RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Under Assessment
February 2024
- Agricultural buildingLOT 89 GLEN ROY RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
- Change of Use from Shed to Single Story Detached Dwelling (Retrospective)LOT 406 REDBANK RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
January 2024
- Agricultural Building (shed)LOT 41 KINGS RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
2023· 6 proposals
September 2023
- Additions and alterations to existing dwelling60 KLOSES RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
June 2023
- Construction of an agricultural buildingLOT 447 THREE CHAIN RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
May 2023
- Store40 STARICK RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
March 2023
- Construction of a dwelling addition958 THREE CHAIN RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
February 2023
- Demolition of an existing outbuilding (shed) and the construction of an outbuilding (shed)18 SPORTSGROUND RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
January 2023
- Placement of a shipping container (outbuilding) for the purposes of domestic storageLOT 91 STURT ST CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
2022· 9 proposals
December 2022
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding (shed)523 BLACK HILL RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
October 2022
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding (shed) in association with an existing dwelling1103 BLACK HILL RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
September 2022
- Residential Outbuilding (Shed)738 BLACK HILL RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
August 2022
- Land Division - Dwelling Excision (1 into 2)134 KINGS RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
July 2022
- 4 bay storage shed331 SUNNYVIEW RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
June 2022
- Construction of an agricultural buildingLOT 480 THREE CHAIN RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
May 2022
- Construction of an agricultural building146 BLACK HILL FLOOD RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
April 2022
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling, a freestanding verandah, and a domestic outbuildingLOT 444 PINE CREST RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
February 2022
- Construction of an Outbuilding275 MUELLER RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals
November 2021
- Agricultural Building160 BUNDILLA RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision Made
- small shed 6mx3m pine log post with steel rails & corrugated sheets822 BLACK HILL RD CAMBRAI SA 5353Decision 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
Heritage
8 heritage places
- Cambrai HotelLot 91 Sportsground Rd CAMBRAILocal heritage
- Cambrai InstituteLot 41 Skinner St CAMBRAILocal heritage
- Dry Stone WallingPine Hut Rd near KeynetonLocal heritage
- Former General Store & HouseLot 1 Ridley Rd (Main Street) CAMBRAILocal heritage
- Former Paint Shop and RuinLot 25 Deane St CAMBRAILocal heritage
- Former St John's Lutheran Church28 Kings Rd CAMBRAILocal heritage
- Former Tank Manufacturing WorkshopLot 17 Skinner St CAMBRAILocal heritage
- HouseLot 546 Skinner St CAMBRAILocal heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
- Bushfire safer places
- 1
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 27.6 km away).
Coalition 57.3%Labor 42.7%
5.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -0.6 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- CambraiLabor 43.8% · Coalition 56.2% TPP (2025)5.9 km away
- SedanLabor 41.8% · Coalition 58.2% TPP (2025)12.8 km away
- Eden ValleyLabor 43.9% · Coalition 56.1% TPP (2025)22.2 km away
- KeynetonLabor 27.2% · Coalition 72.8% TPP (2025)22.9 km away
- Walker FlatLabor 45.3% · Coalition 54.7% TPP (2025)23.0 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)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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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