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False Bay, 5601

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What False Bay is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

False Bay is a rural locality in South Australia, in Unincorporated SA.

Mapped flood cover is slightly stronger than in comparable places. Employment is a relative weakness, with employment 100% below the peer median.

Few other published measures stand out from similar places, so this profile stays brief rather than filling gaps with unsupported detail about the locality.

Employment is the most material weakness.

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

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in South Australia (602)

Strengths

  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Employment is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Housing, growth and risk

How False Bay compares

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

Median house price

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No data available

Median rent

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No data available

Population (ERP)

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No data available

Dwelling vacancy

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No data available

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$59,305

73rd percentile in SA · +1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$80,373

100th percentile in SA · +24% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

20th percentile in SA · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$126,460

92nd percentile in SA · +100% vs Australia

Residents with business income
2.0%

0th percentile in SA · -81% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5601 — 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
60
Taxpayers reporting net rent
6
Median net rent
-$3,214
Taxpayers reporting business income
1
Taxable income vs state median
+9%
Salary / wages vs state median
+40%
Rental investment vs state median
-17%
Super vs state median
+62%
Business income vs state median
-82%

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

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

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

Offence counts & rates
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0

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

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

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
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
30°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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services (9.9 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

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° / 17°
Rainfall
69 mm · ~9 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 12°
Rainfall
89 mm · ~11 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 7°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 11°
Rainfall
136 mm · ~17 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 (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

12 planning-related records

2024· 2 proposals
  • September 2024

  • Single storey detached dwelling
    20 YORRELL VIEW FALSE BAY SA 5601Decision Made
  • January 2024

  • Creation of formalised vehicle parking. Siteworks forming locations for temporary and seasonal vendors, utilities (generator, water cart, toilet blocks, and canopies).
    LOT 14 POINT LOWLY RD FALSE BAY SA 5601Under Assessment
2022· 1 proposal
  • March 2022

  • Carpark upgrade
    LOT 14 POINT LOWLY RD FALSE BAY SA 5601Decision Made
Other· 9 proposals
  • BASF AUSTRALIA LTD.
    Resource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Manufacturing and Mineral ProcessingEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Materials Handling and TransportationEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    OtherEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Resource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Desalination PlantsEPA licence
  • PACIFIC SALT PTY LTD
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
  • PACIFIC SALT PTY LTD
    Materials Handling and TransportationEPA licence

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
92.7% 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
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 44.7 km away).

Coalition 31.4%Labor 68.6%

23.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +9.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Whyalla Central EastLabor 66.0% · Coalition 34.0% TPP (2025)9.9 km away
  • Whyalla Norrie NorthLabor 73.1% · Coalition 26.9% TPP (2025)10.0 km away
  • Whyalla Central WestLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)10.1 km away
  • Whyalla Norrie EastLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)10.6 km away
  • Whyalla Stuart WestLabor 69.4% · Coalition 30.6% TPP (2025)10.6 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

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