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SA · Yorke Peninsula Council
Clinton, 5570
Est. population · Jun 2025
324
Growth (1 yr)
+0.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.9%
Median age
65
Median income
$777/wk
Employment rate
23.2%
Languages at home
1.4%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Well away from Adelaide, Clinton is a coastal smaller community built around sand, sea and space. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Green space punches above what many coastal suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Desirability sits below average overall, with community and employment the main drag compared with similar coastal suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Clinton snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
324
+0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
51.7%
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
#59
among Coastal & beach · Mature
Safety
37th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
50th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
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
- 17.3/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6828th in Australia
- State rank
- 689th in SA
- Peer rank
- #59 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #78 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
324(June 2025)
+0.3% annual · +2.9% over 5 years · 50th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.3%
- 5-year growth
- +2.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +9
- Growth rank in SA
- 50th 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 (~350), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 313
- Median age
- 65
- Median household income / week
- $777
- Dwelling vacancy
- 51.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 165 of 319
- Median monthly mortgage
- $780
- Employment rate
- 23.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 142 / 7 / 0 (+ 5 other)
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 8
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 24.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 104 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.2th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 1
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -10.9%
Most common offence types
- Common Assault2
- Obtain Benefit By Deception1
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- Sct - Non Residence2
- Theft From Motor Vehicle1
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
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Cumberland Rd / Cornwall St - North side (Port Clinton General Store)
- Cumberland Rd / Cornwall St - South side (Port Clinton General Store)
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
- Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital (Maitland) (34.5 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
- 21.6
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
- 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
- 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· 9 proposals
June 2026
- Replacement Building - Single Storey Detached Dwelling5 PARADE CLINTON SA 5570Under Assessment
- Two Storey Detached Dwelling10 -12 MATTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570Under Assessment
- Outbuilding - Garage Extension6 DEVON ST CLINTON SA 5570Under Assessment
May 2026
- Outbuilding (Shed)250 MCINERNY RD CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
- Two Storey Detached Dwelling21 MOONTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570Under Assessment
April 2026
- 3 x Storage Sheds and Patio30 MATTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
March 2026
- Verandah40 THE ESPLANADE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling12 MANWURTA ST CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
- Replacement Building - Single Storey Detached Dwelling1977 YORKE HWY CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
2025· 13 proposals
December 2025
- Replacement Verandah1 DURYEA ST CLINTON SA 5570Under Assessment
October 2025
- Dwelling Additions and Alterations17 MESNIL DR CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
August 2025
- Land Division - 2 into 4 allotments12 -14 WANDILTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570;8 -10 WANDILTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
- Outbuilding (Shed)18 MATTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
July 2025
- Fire wall on caravan annex1 PARADE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
June 2025
- Front and Rear Verandah and DeckLOT 595 FORESHORE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
May 2025
- Outbuilding - Shed27 PARADE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
April 2025
- Verandah59 CUMBERLAND RD CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
March 2025
- Verandah41 CUMBERLAND RD CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
February 2025
- Outbuilding - Shed41 CUMBERLAND RD CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
January 2025
- Outbuilding (Carport) and Verandah6 THE ESPLANADE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
- Outbuilding18 THE ESPLANADE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
- Outbuilding - Garage3 KULPARA ST CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
2024· 10 proposals
December 2024
- Outbuilding - Garage15 HORN ST CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
November 2024
- Verandah & Deck7 KULPARA ST CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
October 2024
- Retrospective Approval - Dwelling Addition63 CUMBERLAND RD CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
- Verandah and Carport12 THE ESPLANADE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
August 2024
- storage shed32A MATTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
- Outbuilding - Carport1B YOOLAMARDY TCE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
May 2024
- Single storey detached dwelling32A MATTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
April 2024
- Four (4) single storey tourist accommodation units with associated car parking and landscaping.5 MOONTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
March 2024
- Demolish Carport & replace with Outbuilding (12M x 6M x 3.6M)2 YARAROO DR CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
February 2024
- Two-storey dwelling & outbuilding..13 WANDILTA TCE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
2023· 7 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling extension & partial demolition of existing dwelling.24 KURILLA ST CLINTON SA 5570Under Assessment
October 2023
- Verandah3 KULPARA ST CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
September 2023
- Outbuilding - Garage & Agricultural Building - Machinery Shed16 JACOBS LANE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
June 2023
- Outbuilding (12.2m x 6.1m x 3.04m)6 MESNIL DR CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
March 2023
- Verandah2 YARAROO DR CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
- Secondhand transportable dwelling, front verandah, outbuilding & carport (freestanding).4 CUMBERLAND RD CLINTON SA 5570Under Assessment
January 2023
- Pole Frame Detached Dwelling.56 THE ESPLANADE CLINTON SA 5570Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
November 2022
- Verandah and deck9 KULPARA ST CLINTON SA 5570Under Assessment
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 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
- 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 38.2 km away).
Coalition 58.1%Labor 41.9%
3.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Port ClintonLabor 42.2% · Coalition 57.8% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- Port WakefieldLabor 49.3% · Coalition 50.7% TPP (2025)14.2 km away
- PaskevilleLabor 24.0% · Coalition 76.0% TPP (2025)21.2 km away
- ArthurtonLabor 22.2% · Coalition 77.8% TPP (2025)22.6 km away
- ArdrossanLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)24.5 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)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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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