SA · Kangaroo Island Council

Flinders Chase, 5223

  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • Heritage area
What Flinders Chase is known for: Green suburb, National parks, Heritage area

Suburb profile

Flinders Chase is a quieter smaller community in Kangaroo Island Council, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. It sits a long way from Adelaide and other major hubs, so daily life runs on a self-contained, local timetable. A younger crowd gives the area energy.

With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.

Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.

At a glance

Flinders Chase snapshot

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

Median house price

No data available

Median rent

No data available

Population (ERP)

No data available

Dwelling vacancy

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 (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

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

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 insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Flinders Chase National Park and Ravine Des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
12
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 (88.5 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)
18
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.5

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
24° / 14°
Rainfall
55 mm · ~7 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 12°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 9°
Rainfall
278 mm · ~35 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 10°
Rainfall
131 mm · ~16 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

5 heritage places

  • Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Stable & Store, Flinders Chase National ParkFLINDERS CHASEState heritage
  • Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, Flinders Chase National ParkFLINDERS CHASEState heritage
  • David Kilpatrick's Grave, Flinders Chase National ParkMaupertuis Bay FLINDERS CHASEState heritage
  • Rocky River Homestead including Postman's Cottage and May's Cottage, Flinders Chase National ParkFLINDERS CHASEState heritage
  • Weirs Cove Jetty, Funnelway & Store Ruin, Flinders Chase National ParkFLINDERS CHASEState 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 157.2 km away).

Coalition 65.4%Labor 34.6%

20.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -9.9 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • ParndanaLabor 21.6% · Coalition 78.4% TPP (2025)53.6 km away
  • KingscoteLabor 44.9% · Coalition 55.1% TPP (2025)90.3 km away
  • Special Hospital Team 5Labor 25.0% · Coalition 75.0% TPP (2025)90.8 km away
  • American RiverLabor 42.5% · Coalition 57.5% TPP (2025)99.9 km away
  • PenneshawLabor 50.6% · Coalition 49.4% TPP (2025)114.4 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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