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SA · Kangaroo Island Council

Dudley East, 5222

Est. population · Jun 2025

62

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.1%

Median age

55

Median income

$1,292/wk

Employment rate

50%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Green suburb
  • Heritage area
What Dudley East is known for: Green suburb, Heritage area

Suburb profile

In Kangaroo Island Council, Dudley East keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Far from Adelaide, it rewards people who want real remove from the city rather than a long-commute suburb. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many comparable suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.

Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.

At a glance

Dudley East snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

62

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

37.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

20th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

16th

percentile in SA

Advantage (IRSAD)

5/10

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

62(June 2025)

0.0% annual · +5.1% over 5 years · 16th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
+5.1%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
+3
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 (~50), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
58
Median age
55
Median household income / week
$1,292
Dwelling vacancy
37%
Unoccupied private dwellings
10 of 27
Median monthly mortgage
$800
Employment rate
50%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
16 / 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)
1
Against the person
1
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
16.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 58 residents
State safety percentile
20.3th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
2

Most common offence types

  • Common Assault1

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)
62
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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Kangaroo Island Health Service (33.2 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)
2
Participants per 1,000 residents
32.3

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

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
23° / 15°
Rainfall
55 mm · ~7 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
19° / 13°
Rainfall
129 mm · ~16 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 9°
Rainfall
260 mm · ~32 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 11°
Rainfall
135 mm · ~17 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

  • Construction of an agricultural building
    LOT 20 RIFLE RANGE RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Under Assessment

  • March 2026

  • Agricultural Building
    4996 HOG BAY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made
2025· 4 proposals

  • August 2025

  • Variation to Development Application 25004871 - changes to footprint/layout, roof height, windows and external materials of dwelling, reconfigure driveway, new outbuilding (garage) and changes to earthworks and rainwater tanks
    LOT 2 RIFLE RANGE RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Under Assessment

  • June 2025

  • Variation to Development Application 22016492 - change portion of dwelling to ancillary accommodation
    202 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

  • April 2025

  • Construction of an outbuilding (shed)
    LOT 2 RIFLE RANGE RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

  • February 2025

  • Construction of a single storey dwelling and associated earthworks, retaining walls and rainwater tank
    LOT 2 RIFLE RANGE RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Under Assessment
2024· 4 proposals

  • August 2024

  • Construction of a verandah and deck
    48 RIFLE RANGE RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made
  • Replacement of existing shed, new access driveway carport, shed, two decks and verandahs.
    54 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

  • July 2024

  • Construction of tourism accommodation
    264 DOUG RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

  • March 2024

  • Agricultural building and 23,000 litre water tank
    LOT 106 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made
2023· 3 proposals

  • August 2023

  • Detached (single storey) dwelling with associated Verandah, Decking, Carport and 3 x 22,500 litre water tanks
    621 MOFFATT RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made
  • Construction of timber deck on the northern side of dwelling.
    54 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

  • February 2023

  • Construction of Verandah
    628 EAST WEST RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made
2022· 2 proposals

  • May 2022

  • Construction of a single storey spilt level detached dwelling, associated earthworks, driveway access and four (4) 25000L rainwater storage tanks
    LOT 1 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

  • March 2022

  • Construction of a shed (personal vehicle storage)
    LOT 1 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made
2021· 5 proposals

  • October 2021

  • Construction of a brewery/distillery including associated shop (comprising kitchen, bar and venue space), 2.4m high boundary fence together with car park, earthworks and landscaping
    90 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Under Assessment

  • September 2021

  • Installation of fiberglass swimming pool and associated sanitary equipment and safety barrier
    186 SHORTY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

  • July 2021

  • Telecommunications Facility
    346 IAN RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

  • June 2021

  • Construction of an agricultural building (hay storage)
    LOT 4 FRANK RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

  • May 2021

  • Construction of an outbuilding
    186 SHORTY RD DUDLEY EAST SA 5222Decision Made

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

4 heritage places

  • Brakenmore - Pug & pine cottageWilson River Road DUDLEY EASTLocal heritage
  • Dwelling "Fas Kally"Franks Road Cnr Franks & Kingscote-Penneshaw Road DUDLEY EASTLocal heritage
  • HouseGovernment Road DUDLEY EASTLocal heritage
  • Dwelling - Rock Villa, Hog Bay River StationWillson River Road PENNESHAWState heritage

Data sources & freshness

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

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 61.5 km away).

Coalition 51.5%Labor 48.5%

6.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -5.2 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • PenneshawLabor 50.6% · Coalition 49.4% TPP (2025)7.4 km away
  • American RiverLabor 42.5% · Coalition 57.5% TPP (2025)17.6 km away
  • DelamereLabor 46.0% · Coalition 54.0% TPP (2025)30.2 km away
  • Special Hospital Team 5Labor 25.0% · Coalition 75.0% TPP (2025)33.3 km away
  • KingscoteLabor 44.9% · Coalition 55.1% TPP (2025)33.9 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

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

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