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Ebenezer, 5355

Est. population · Jun 2025

162

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+8.0%

Median age

37

Median income

$2,083/wk

Employment rate

72.6%

University qualified

6.8%

Work from home

18.7%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Ebenezer is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Ebenezer is a semi-rural locality near Adelaide, in Light Council. Notable landmarks include Pilgrim's Lutheran Church and St Johns Lutheran Church, Schoolroom and Cemetery.

Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 17% above the peer median. Green cover is stronger than in comparable places, well above typical levels for semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and working from home is another of the suburb's defining strengths, with working from home 28% above the peer median, and heritage listings are a relative strength, with heritage listings 67% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. University qualifications are less common than in comparable places.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising employment and heritage character over university qualifications.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in South Australia (227)

Strengths

  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Working from home is a relative strength
  • Heritage listings are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • University qualifications are less common than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Pilgrim's Lutheran Church
  • St Johns Lutheran Church, Schoolroom and Cemetery
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Ebenezer compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$244/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

162

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

4.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

14th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

79th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

25%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

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

162(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +8.0% over 5 years · 79th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+8.0%
Change in 1 year
+2
Change in 5 years
+12
Growth rank in SA
79th 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 (~200), extrapolated at +1.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
183
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$2,083
Dwelling vacancy
4.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
3 of 66
Median monthly mortgage
$1,550
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$244
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
39% / 35.6% / 25.4%
Employment rate
72.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
18.7% / 0% / 65.4%
Walked or cycled to work
8.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
62 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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

Qualifications

6.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 28.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified6.8% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified5.4% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational28.6% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below59.2% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies38.1%
  • Management and commerce12.7%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services11.1%
  • Agriculture and environment9.5%
  • Health9.5%
  • Education7.9%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$55,694

57th percentile in SA · -5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,694

65th percentile in SA · -5% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
11.0%

33rd percentile in SA · -20% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$97,716

72nd percentile in SA · +54% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

28th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5355 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
5,305
Taxpayers reporting net rent
600
Median net rent
$1
Taxpayers reporting business income
455
Taxable income vs state median
+3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+7%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
+26%
Business income vs state median
-18%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

31.8% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 13.8× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
31.8%

74th percentile in SA · +1283% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
34
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5355

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers23

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 5355 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Barossa - Yorke - Mid North (SA4 405), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12142,701
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12131,420
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,021
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415393
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416368
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211305
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412140
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841957
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

Barossa - Yorke - Mid North is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 107 · AFF share +737% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

2.2% born overseas

Language at home
181 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
4 (2.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
4 (2.2%)
Australian citizens
178

Religion

66.7%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 66.7%, while 31.1% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion31.1%45.2%
Christianity66.7%40%
Other / not stated2.2%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Lutheran47.5%2.4%
Anglican5.5%7.2%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted 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 (2025–26)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
12.3
State crime-rate percentile
13.8th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
41
Decrease (daily rate)
-33.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
6
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
37.04

Most common offence types

  • Theft From A Person1
  • Sct - Non Residence1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

1 mapped amenities

1 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Other(1)
  • St John'sPlace of worship

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
5.3%
Woodland / forest cover
5.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
14
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • St John's

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Angaston District Hospital (10.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
6
Participants per 1,000 residents
37.0

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

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 (12%)

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

  • Construction of an agricultural building for implement storage in association with the existing viticultural land use
    LOT 2 EBENEZER RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
  • Boundary realignment - three (3) allotments into three (3)
    LOT 6 RESEARCH RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
2025· 8 proposals

  • November 2025

  • Outbuilding ancillary to existing dwelling
    LOT 3 SCHNEIDER RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • August 2025

  • Construction of a 247,874L water storage tank connected to an existing agricultural building
    263 PIPELINE RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
  • Construction of an agricultural building (machinery and implement storage) in association with existing viticulture land use and an above ground water storage tank
    1312 RESEARCH RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • July 2025

  • single storey dwelling with carport
    LOT 3 SCHNEIDER RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • June 2025

  • Installation of three (3) frost fans in association with existing horticultural use
    61 NEUKIRCH RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • May 2025

  • Installation of 4.95MW ground mounted solar photovoltaic panel array comprising 13,500 panels with associated communications building, battery storage, inverters, car parking and landscaping
    LOT 62 STURT RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • April 2025

  • Construction of a Carport
    707 BELVIDERE RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
  • Installation and operation of one (1) frost fan and relocation of one (1) existing frost fan in association with the existing horticultural (viticulture) land use
    1312 RESEARCH RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
2024· 6 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Relocation of one (1) existing frost fan in association with the existing horticultural land use
    1312 RESEARCH RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
  • Installation and operation of one (1) frost fan in association with the existing horticultural land use
    LOT 409 RESEARCH RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • November 2024

  • Installation and operation of one (1) frost fan and relocation of one (1) existing frost fan in association with the existing horticultural land use
    46 DIAGONAL RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • May 2024

  • Installation and operation of one (1) frost fan in association with the hoticultural use of the land
    LOT 68 HEINTZE RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
  • Installation and operation of two (2) frost fans in association with the horticultural use of the land
    102 EBENEZER RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • February 2024

  • Single storey dwelling
    162 SCHRAPEL RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals

  • January 2023

  • Agricultural building 27.0m x 18.0m x 5.50m
    263 PIPELINE RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
  • Protective Tree Netting Structure
    LOT 444 STURT RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
2022· 4 proposals

  • October 2022

  • VARIATION TO DA 313/151/2019 - Removal of second storey addition as originally proposed as part of original DA with building work proposed as part of this application including internal alterations and additions to existing dwelling and verandah
    1270 RESEARCH RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • September 2022

  • Agricultural building addition in association with viticultural use of the land
    538 CARRARA HILL RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • August 2022

  • Construction of agricultural building 27.0m x 18.0m x 5.7m and 27,000 Litre Rainwater Tank
    500 STURT RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • February 2022

  • Swimming pool and safety fence
    538 CARRARA HILL RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
2021· 3 proposals

  • June 2021

  • Agricultural building for implement and machinery storage ancillary to the viticultural use of the land
    553 CARRARA HILL RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made
  • Outbuilding ancillary to dwelling measuring 15m x 9 m x 3.5 m
    392 EBENEZER RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

  • April 2021

  • Agriculture building (filtration system storage)
    59 SCHRAPEL RD EBENEZER SA 5355Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

5 heritage places

  • Dwelling (Former Kleinig)Research Road cnr Roehr Road EBENEZERLocal heritage
  • Former Zwar HouseResearch Road EBENEZERLocal heritage
  • Neukirch CemeteryNeukirch Road EBENEZERLocal heritage
  • Pilgrim's Lutheran ChurchBelvidere Road (Corner Diagonal Road) EBENEZERLocal heritage
  • St Johns Lutheran Church, Schoolroom and CemeteryResearch Road cnr Ebenezer Road EBENEZERLocal heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
100% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

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 13.6 km away).

Coalition 57.4%Labor 42.6%

5.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • StockwellLabor 40.5% · Coalition 59.5% TPP (2025)3.7 km away
  • NuriootpaLabor 52.7% · Coalition 47.3% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
  • TruroLabor 32.6% · Coalition 67.3% TPP (2025)9.5 km away
  • AngastonLabor 47.7% · Coalition 52.3% TPP (2025)9.8 km away
  • GreenockLabor 43.4% · Coalition 56.6% TPP (2025)10.1 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)
6/10
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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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.