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SA · Alexandrina Council
Clayton Bay, 5256
Est. population · Jun 2025
505
Growth (1 yr)
+1.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+7.9%
Median age
60
Median income
$863/wk
Employment rate
38.7%
Languages at home
4.4%non-English
Most common: French, Tagalog
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Clayton Bay offers a slower smaller community life in Alexandrina Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, 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. Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range.
Local crime has been trending higher of late. A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer community and employment relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Clayton Bay snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$450/wk
Population (ERP)
505
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
49.4%
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
#85
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
12th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
73rd
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
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
- 31.4/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5346th in Australia
- State rank
- 545th in SA
- Peer rank
- #85 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #154 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 52%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $450
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
505(June 2025)
+1.0% annual · +7.9% over 5 years · 73th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.0%
- 5-year growth
- +7.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +5
- Change in 5 years
- +37
- Growth rank in SA
- 73th 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 (~550), extrapolated at +1.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 472
- Median age
- 60
- Median household income / week
- $863
- Dwelling vacancy
- 49.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 211 of 427
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 38.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 210 / 0 / 5
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)
- 6
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 11.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 236 residents
- State safety percentile
- 12th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 12
- Increase (daily rate)
- +20.3%
Most common offence types
- Obtain Benefit By Deception1
- Other Property Damage And Environmental3
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury2
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
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
- Strathalbyn and District Health Service (23.8 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
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 17
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 33.7
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
- 25° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 53 mm · ~7 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 103 mm · ~13 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 15° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 183 mm · ~23 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 104 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· 20 proposals
July 2026
- Construction of an outbuilding (garage) and hobby shedLOT 74 IBIS RD CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Under Assessment
- Construction of Single Storey Detached Dwelling10 SPINNAKER CT CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingLOT 35 SPINNAKER CT CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Under Assessment
June 2026
- Construction of Detached Dwelling with verandah10 ALEXANDRINA DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Under Assessment
- Construction of a double-storey detached dwelling2 SPINNAKER CT CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Under Assessment
- Construction of an outbuilding (domestic storage)106 ISLAND VIEW DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Under Assessment
May 2026
- Outbuilding (shed)22 WEBERS WAY CLAYTON BAY SA 5256;24 WEBERS WAY CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Ancillary Accommodation, decking and shade canopy (x3)41A ALEXANDRINA DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Under Assessment
- Construction of an outbuilding (garage)11 KRUSE CT CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- SHED28 GRANDVIEW DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
April 2026
- Internal building alterations (Repair truss gang plates, replace timber lintel to rear window)6 ALEXANDRINA DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of a verandah3 KRUSE CT CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
March 2026
- Ancillary Accommodation11 KRUSE CT CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- land division - 1 into 617A ALEXANDRINA DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Under Assessment
- Carport17 SHORELINE DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Alterations to existing dwelling2 WARBURTON ST CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
February 2026
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling67 IBIS RD CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of Single Storey Detached Dwelling6 KRUSE CT CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of a shed (domestic storage)17D ALEXANDRINA DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
January 2026
- Outbuilding (garage)2 CLAYTON ST CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
2025· 21 proposals
December 2025
- Outbuilding (garage and verandah)7 KRUSE CT CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Under Assessment
- Construction of a boat ramp and associated earthworks119B THORPE RD CLAYTON BAY SA 5256;LOT 329 FINNISS-CLAYTON RD CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Outbuilding (shed)6 KRUSE CT CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of an outbuilding (garage) and a carport.14 GRANDVIEW DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of single storey detached dwelling27 SHORELINE DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
November 2025
- Freestanding carport12 HINDMARSH ST CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
October 2025
- Verandah2 ISLAND VIEW DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- OutbuildingLOT 1 IBIS RD CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Verandah6 FLINDERS WAY CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling and verandah47 TERRY WAY CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of an outbuilding (shed)17 CLAYTON ST CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Replacement of existing agricultural building (farm equipment)LOT 209 CLAYTON-MILANG RD CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
September 2025
- Demolition and construction of new outbuilding (garage)14 SHORELINE DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of a deck112 ISLAND VIEW DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Stratco Gable Garage44 ISLAND VIEW DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
August 2025
- Construction of an outbuilding22 TERRY WAY CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of an outbuilding (garage)8 FLINDERS WAY CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Land division - boundary realignment (2 into 2 allotments)313 KINDARUAR RD MILANG SA 5256;LOT 211 CLAYTON-MILANG RD CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of a carport32 ISLAND VIEW DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
July 2025
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling22 TERRY WAY CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision Made
- Construction of a verandah over part of the existing deck102 ISLAND VIEW DR CLAYTON BAY SA 5256Decision 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
- 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 24.2 km away).
Coalition 51.0%Labor 49.0%
6.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -1.0 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- MilangLabor 48.0% · Coalition 52.0% TPP (2025)9.1 km away
- GoolwaLabor 52.9% · Coalition 47.1% TPP (2025)12.6 km away
- Goolwa CentralLabor 52.0% · Coalition 48.0% TPP (2025)12.7 km away
- Currency CreekLabor 39.7% · Coalition 60.3% TPP (2025)13.8 km away
- MiddletonLabor 56.1% · Coalition 43.9% TPP (2025)19.2 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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