Median house price
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SA · Goyder Council
Dutton, 5356
Est. population · Jun 2025
135
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
52
Median income
$1,271/wk
Employment rate
55%
Languages at home
3.9%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Dutton offers a slower smaller community life in Goyder Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Distance from the metro area around Adelaide is part of the appeal, with regional hubs closer to hand than the city. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. 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, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower. This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
At a glance
Dutton snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
135
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
18.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
33rd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
16th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
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
135(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 16th 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
- 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 (~150), extrapolated at +0.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 133
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $1,271
- Dwelling vacancy
- 18%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 11 of 61
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,170
- Employment rate
- 55%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 57 / 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
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 22.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 133 residents
- State safety percentile
- 33th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 1
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- Sct - Residence1
- Threatening Behaviour1
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
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Eudunda Rd / Habel St - East side (Dutton Old Church)
- Eudunda Rd / St Kitts St - West side (Dutton Old Church)
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
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Eudunda Hospital (17.6 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)
- 4
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 29.6
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
- 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· 8 proposals
August 2026
- Construction of a domestic outbuildingLOT 3 RICE ST DUTTON SA 5356Under Assessment
July 2026
- The proposal is to construct a Stratco Cooldek insulated flat patio attached to the house fascia, extending the existing gable patio/alfresco for additional entertaining space on the already concreted area, as shown on the attached site plan. Key details: approximately 4,400 mm wide × 5,960 mm long with rear height 3,160 mm; 220 Outback beams; 100×100×3.0 SHS posts; Cooldek Classic 50 mm insulated roofing; Outback Edge 160 gutters and 75 mm PVC downpipes.100 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
June 2026
- Construction of a freestanding verandah in association with the existing shed644 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
May 2026
- Placement of a shipping container (domestic outbuilding)LOT 201 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
March 2026
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage and alfresco UMRLOT 3 RICE ST DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
January 2026
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage and alfresco UMRLOT 70 RICE ST DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Detached DwellingLOT 103 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Land Division - 1 allotment into 4 allotments70 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
2025· 10 proposals
October 2025
- Land Division in the form of a dwelling excision (1 allotment into 2 allotments)58 OAKLANDS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingLOT 201 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
September 2025
- Variation to DA 24004861 - Changes to the design and siting of the detached dwelling and associated drivewayLOT 401 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
July 2025
- Residential OutbuildingLOT 104 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding with an attached verandah653 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
April 2025
- Construction of a domestic shed723 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
March 2025
- Residential Outbuilding (Shed)LOT 25 JOHN RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Land Division 1 into 2 Torrens TitleLOT 39 SCOTT ST N DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
February 2025
- Installation of a 237,000-litre above ground water tankLOT 104 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
January 2025
- Construction of a verandah attached to an existing dwelling52 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
2024· 10 proposals
December 2024
- Alterations and additions to an existing single storey detached dwelling10 SCOTT ST S DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
October 2024
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding1058 ST KITTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
September 2024
- Single storey detached dwellingLOT 104 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
August 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with two attached verandahs, a freestanding carport, and a domestic outbuilding with roof mounted solar panelsLOT 113 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
July 2024
- Construction of a verandah and a deck in association with an existing dwelling2 JOHN RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
June 2024
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding606 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356;LOT 43 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
May 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage UMRLOT 25 JOHN RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
March 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling, a domestic outbuilding and a shipping container (outbuilding)LOT 401 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Under Assessment
February 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with associated garage and alfresco (UMR)LOT 9 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
January 2024
- Attached Verandah969 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
2023· 13 proposals
September 2023
- Dwelling Addition606 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of a dwelling addition comprising a bay window14 JOHN RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Residential outbuilding (18x8 Meter shed with enclosed 3.5 Meter enclosed Veranda)567 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of an Outbuilding (Shed) with Attached CarportLOT 142 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of an alfresco extension104 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
August 2023
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached verandah (UMR) and porchLOT 1 ST KITTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
June 2023
- Swimming pool and safety fence104 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Agricultural Building31 HABEL RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
May 2023
- Verandah1045 ST KITTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling and associated verandah and deckLOT 142 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
February 2023
- Single storey detached dwelling52 BURTS RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision Made
January 2023
- Temporary parking of a caravan on the land for residential purposes, and the construction of a single storey detached dwelling and domestic outbuilding729 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Under Assessment
- Placement of a painted shipping container (outbuilding) for the purposes of domestic storage623 EUDUNDA RD DUTTON SA 5356Decision 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
2 heritage places
- Former Blacksmith Shop & Dwelling1 Rice Street DUTTONState heritage
- Former St John's Lutheran ManseRice Street DUTTONState 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 27.2 km away).
Coalition 61.8%Labor 38.2%
1.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- TruroLabor 32.6% · Coalition 67.3% TPP (2025)9.8 km away
- StockwellLabor 40.5% · Coalition 59.5% TPP (2025)14.8 km away
- MocultaLabor 32.2% · Coalition 67.8% TPP (2025)16.8 km away
- KapundaLabor 45.8% · Coalition 54.2% TPP (2025)20.0 km away
- NuriootpaLabor 52.7% · Coalition 47.3% TPP (2025)20.5 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)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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 Goyder Council
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.