Median house price
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No data available
SA · Yorke Peninsula Council
Chinaman Wells, 5573
Est. population · Jun 2025
4
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
59
Median income
$500/wk
Employment rate
66.7%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Suburb profile
In Yorke Peninsula Council, Chinaman Wells keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with plenty of residents in steady employment. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. 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.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Chinaman Wells snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
4
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
93.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Pop. growth
13th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
4(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 13th 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
- 13th 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
- 4
- Median age
- 59
- Median household income / week
- $500
- Dwelling vacancy
- 93.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 29 of 31
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 66.7%
- 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 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.
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
- Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital (Maitland) (17.5 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
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
- 30° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 50 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 82 mm · ~10 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 139 mm · ~17 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 106 mm · ~13 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· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Replacement Building - Outbuilding1689 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Under Assessment
May 2026
- Freestanding Outbuilding (Carport)1735 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
2025· 3 proposals
September 2025
- Elevated Detached Dwelling1675 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Under Assessment
June 2025
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Mezzanine1689 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Under Assessment
- Filling of land exceeding 9m³ & associated retaining wall1673 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
March 2023
- Variation of Development Application 21033525 - Wall cladding to sides.1723 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
2022· 4 proposals
October 2022
- Single storey detached dwelling & ancillary outbuilding (7m x 9m x 3m).1731 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
September 2022
- Dwelling extension & outbuilding.1739 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
July 2022
- Store (9.0m x 7.0m x 3.0m)1731 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
March 2022
- Coast Protection Works - Levee bankLOT 44 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
2021· 4 proposals
December 2021
- Single storey detached dwelling.1673 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
November 2021
- Variation application to 20001054 - (Retrospective) increase wall height of outbuilding from 3.3m to 3.5m.1723 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
October 2021
- Carport (freestanding) (3.3m post height)1723 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
August 2021
- Carport (Retrospective)1723 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
2020· 3 proposals
November 2020
- Raise finished floor level of existing shack to 3.2m AHD.1677 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
October 2020
- Outbuilding (9.0m X 12.0m X 3.3m).1723 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision Made
- Alterations to internal wall layout, external glazing & cladding. New balcony balustrade.1659 CHINAMAN WELLS RD CHINAMAN WELLS SA 5573Decision 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
- Grey
- Member of Parliament
- Tom VENNING (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,707
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 50.7 km away).
Coalition 68.2%Labor 31.8%
13.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Port VictoriaLabor 32.4% · Coalition 67.6% TPP (2025)12.3 km away
- MaitlandLabor 29.6% · Coalition 70.5% TPP (2025)17.3 km away
- ArthurtonLabor 22.2% · Coalition 77.8% TPP (2025)28.6 km away
- MoontaLabor 42.7% · Coalition 57.3% TPP (2025)36.5 km away
- ArdrossanLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)39.7 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)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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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