SA · Adelaide Plains Council

Fischer, 5502

Est. population · Jun 2025

85

Growth (1 yr)

+1.2%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.3%

Median age

42

Median income

$1,916/wk

Employment rate

51.9%

University qualified

14.8%

Work from home

10%

Languages at home

5.9%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Rural living
What Fischer is known for: Rural living

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Suburb profile

Fischer is a semi-rural locality near Adelaide, in Adelaide Plains Council.

Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median, and mapped flood cover is an exceptional strength, with mapped flood cover 100% below the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Employment rates sit below those of comparable places, with employment 17% below the peer median.

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

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

Strengths

  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Employment rates sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Fischer compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$400/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

85

+1.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

13th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

78th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

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

85(June 2025)

+1.2% annual · +6.3% over 5 years · 78th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.2%
5-year growth
+6.3%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+5
Growth rank in SA
78th 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 +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
78
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$1,916
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 25
Median monthly mortgage
$1,356
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$400
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
31.6% / 68.4% / 0%
Employment rate
51.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
10% / 0% / 56.7%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
22 / 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

14.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 20.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified14.8% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified9.3% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational20.4% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below55.6% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Health40.9%
  • Management and commerce22.7%
  • Education18.2%
  • Society and culture18.2%
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)
$52,959

43rd percentile in SA · -10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$55,031

41st percentile in SA · -15% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

50th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$33,587

5th percentile in SA · -47% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

42nd percentile in SA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5502 — 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
1,041
Taxpayers reporting net rent
125
Median net rent
$345
Taxpayers reporting business income
102
Taxable income vs state median
-3%
Salary / wages vs state median
-4%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
-57%
Business income vs state median
-9%

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

5.9% speak a language other than English at home; 18.2% born overseas

Language at home
64 English only · 4 other
Non-English at home
5.9%
Born overseas
12 (18.2%)
Australian citizens
68

Religion

50%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 50%, while Christianity accounts for 30.8%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion50%45.2%
Christianity30.8%40%
Other / not stated19.2%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican17.9%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 are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
11.8
State crime-rate percentile
12.7th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
9
No change (daily rate)
0%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • Theft From A Person1

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

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)
  • Track

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
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Gawler Health Service (16.3 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)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
35.3

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
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 (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

14 planning-related records

2025· 6 proposals
  • October 2025

  • Domestic Carport
    264 BOUNDARY RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
  • September 2025

  • Construction of domestic outbuilding
    170 BOUNDARY RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
  • August 2025

  • Construction of a domestic outbuilding
    62 BACHE RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
  • May 2025

  • Construction of a horse shelter to keep up to 1 horse on the land
    91 DOGLEG RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
  • April 2025

  • Construction of a domestic outbuilding
    43 DOGLEG RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
  • January 2025

  • Construction of a domestic outbuilding (retrospective)
    73 DOGLEG RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
2024· 2 proposals
  • December 2024

  • Construction of a verandah
    73 DOGLEG RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
  • November 2024

  • Storage Shed to house Horse Float
    264 BOUNDARY RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals
  • November 2023

  • Construction of ancillary accommodation with deck UMR
    62 BACHE RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
  • October 2023

  • Construction of an implement shed
    262 WOOLSHEDS RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
2022· 2 proposals
  • August 2022

  • Construction of domestic outbuilding
    77 DOGLEG RD FISCHER SA 5502Under Assessment
  • April 2022

  • Construction of an agricultural building (storage shed)
    64 WOOLSHEDS RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals
  • August 2021

  • Construction of a domestic outbuilding (shed)
    91 DOGLEG RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made
  • Car Port
    164 BOUNDARY RD FISCHER SA 5502Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

6 active roadworks / incidents

  • BitumenRedbanks Road, Day Rd24 Aug 2026 – 19 Oct 2026
  • ConstructionRedbanks Road, Day Rd08 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
  • Driveway Preparation And SealRedbanks Road, Day Rd02 Sep 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
  • Driveway Preparation And SealRedbanks Road, Dogleg Rd02 Sep 2026 – 30 Oct 2026
  • Traffic ManagementRedbanks Road, Dogleg Rd06 Apr 2026 – 19 Oct 2026
  • Traffic ManagementRedbanks Road, Day Rd06 Apr 2026 – 19 Oct 2026

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on 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 25.1 km away).

Coalition 47.9%Labor 52.1%

6.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • WasleysLabor 51.9% · Coalition 48.1% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
  • MallalaLabor 42.3% · Coalition 57.7% TPP (2025)12.2 km away
  • RoseworthyLabor 46.3% · Coalition 53.7% TPP (2025)12.3 km away
  • Two WellsLabor 52.1% · Coalition 47.9% TPP (2025)14.3 km away
  • Angle Vale North (Grey)Labor 73.8% · Coalition 26.1% TPP (2025)15.8 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)
4/10
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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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