Median house price
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SA · Light Council
Daveyston, 5355
Est. population · Jun 2025
75
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.7%
Median age
39
Median income
$1,875/wk
Employment rate
55.4%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Daveyston is a residential smaller community in Light Council with a familiar suburban feel. Life revolves around the local community, with the wider region offering trips and services when needed. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.
With fewer amenities on hand, neighbouring suburbs do much of the shopping and service heavy lifting. 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.
Buyers typically pay more than the metro middle for a home here.
At a glance
Daveyston snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
75
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
21.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
56th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
16th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
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
Population
Estimated resident population
75(June 2025)
0.0% annual · +8.7% over 5 years · 16th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- +8.7%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- +6
- Growth rank in SA
- 16th 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 (~100), extrapolated at +1.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 85
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income / week
- $1,875
- Dwelling vacancy
- 21.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 33
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,473
- Employment rate
- 55.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 27 / 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
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2023–24)
- 3
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 40
- State safety percentile
- 56.1th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 41
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental2
- Sct - Residence1
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; 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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- Tanunda War Memorial Hospital (9.7 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)
- 3
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 40.0
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° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 69 mm · ~9 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 80 mm · ~10 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 142 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 125 mm · ~16 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
March 2026
- Addition to existing maintenance workshop in association with the existing feed mill1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
February 2026
- Verandah25 OLD STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
2025· 3 proposals
September 2025
- Construction of a new grain sampling outbuilding in association with the existing mill1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
June 2025
- Alterations and additions to the existing two-storey office building, comprising expansion to the existing office building in association with the existing mill1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Under Assessment
March 2025
- Construction of freestanding verandah, carport and outbuilding ancillary to existing dwelling3 OLD STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
2024· 3 proposals
October 2024
- Construction of a detached dwelling and outbuildingLOT 411 MATTSCHOSS RD DAVEYSTON SA 5355Under Assessment
September 2024
- Outbuilding (switchroom) ancillary to existing feed mill1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
March 2024
- Renewable energy facility comprising 1.3 megawatt-hours (MWh) of ground-mounted solar panels and associated earthworks.1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
2023· 5 proposals
December 2023
- Variation to DA 22035188 - Construction of a Storage building (Hay Shed) ancillary to existing feed mill - Variation to relocate storage building and enclose all sides.1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
August 2023
- Dwelling Alterations comprising Change in Use of Garage to Bedroom31 OLD STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
- Ancillary accommodation ancillary to existing dwelling1 OLD STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
July 2023
- Expansion of existing feed mill comprising construction of grain receival and cleaning facility building, hay milling building and associated storage bins, enclosed pellet storage and dispatch silos, associated conveyors and gantries, warehouse, weighbridge, control room, 3.87ML storm water basin, one (1) 4,200 cubic metre silo, six (6) 830 cubic metre silos, internal roads, hardstand areas, car parking and landscaping (Stage 1 - civil works, Stage 2 - warehouse and Stage 3 - remainder of works)1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Under Assessment
June 2023
- Outbuilding in association with existing dwelling1 OLD STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
2022· 3 proposals
December 2022
- Construction of a Storage building (Hay Shed) ancillary to existing feed mill1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
July 2022
- Construction of 28.0mx 12.0mx 5.51m Agricultural building, with associated 250Kl Water tank, concrete hard stand area and earthworks.LOT 846 ROBERT STEELE RD DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
May 2022
- Alterations and additions to existing feed mill building comprising the construction of a canopy, office ancillary to existing feed mill and internal building work1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision Made
2021· 1 proposal
April 2021
- Addition to existing workshop in association with the existing feed mill1519 STURT HWY DAVEYSTON SA 5355Decision 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
- DwellingFormer Sturt Highway DAVEYSTONContributory item
- DwellingFormer Sturt Highway DAVEYSTONContributory item
- DwellingFormer Sturt Highway DAVEYSTONContributory item
- Dwelling & OutbuildingsHempel Road DAVEYSTONLocal heritage
- Former Old Nain HotelFormer Sturt Highway DAVEYSTONLocal heritage
- Former Primary SchoolFormer Sturt Highway DAVEYSTONLocal heritage
- Former Boarding HouseOld Sturt Highway DAVEYSTONState heritage
- Former General Store & Residence & Separate Former Daveyston Post OfficeOld Sturt Highway DAVEYSTONState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · 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
- 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 16.1 km away).
Coalition 53.7%Labor 46.3%
9.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- GreenockLabor 43.4% · Coalition 56.6% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
- FreelingLabor 46.3% · Coalition 53.7% TPP (2025)7.0 km away
- TanundaLabor 48.2% · Coalition 51.8% TPP (2025)9.0 km away
- NuriootpaLabor 52.7% · Coalition 47.3% TPP (2025)10.8 km away
- LyndochLabor 55.2% · Coalition 44.8% TPP (2025)14.3 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)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
More in Light Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.