SA · Unincorporated SA Council

Innamincka, 5731

Est. population · Jun 2025

11

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

-8.3%

Median age

35

Median income

$1,187/wk

Employment rate

31.3%

University qualified

0%

Work from home

100%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Remote
What Innamincka is known for: Remote

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Suburb profile

Innamincka is a remote locality in South Australia, in Unincorporated SA. It is close to Lake Eyre.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked remote localities. Working from home is an exceptional strength, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median. Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median.

Innamincka is a better fit for people who value local amenities more than socio-economic advantage.

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

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in South Australia (321)

Strengths

  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Working from home is a relative strength
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage sits below the peer median

What stands out

  • Lake Eyre

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Innamincka compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$49/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

11

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

82nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

21st

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

11(June 2025)

0.0% annual · -8.3% over 5 years · 21th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
-8.3%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
-1
Growth rank in SA
21th 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 (~0), extrapolated at -3.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
21
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$1,187
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 5
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$49
Employment rate
31.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
100% / 0% / 0%
Walked or cycled to work
100%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
6 / 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

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Year 12 or below100% · 51.2% SA
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)
$48,867

25th percentile in SA · -17% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$51,232

25th percentile in SA · -21% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
19.0%

96th percentile in SA · +38% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$60,165

25th percentile in SA · -5% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

38th percentile in SA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5731 — 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
117
Taxpayers reporting net rent
22
Median net rent
-$68
Taxpayers reporting business income
12
Taxable income vs state median
-10%
Salary / wages vs state median
-11%
Rental investment vs state median
+58%
Super vs state median
-23%
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

Language at home
7 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
5 (23.8%)
Australian citizens
5

Religion

MeasureSuburbState
Other / not stated100%100%

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 increased 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
90.9
State crime-rate percentile
81.7th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
7
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • Sct - 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

13 mapped amenities

1 petrol stations

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
Shopping(1)
  • Innamincka Trading PostConvenience store
Everyday services(1)
  • CaltexPetrol station
Health & services(1)
  • RFDS Clinic InnaminckaClinic
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Public toilets
Places to stay(2)
  • Cooper Creek Home StayGuest house
  • Innamincka HotelHotel

    1 South Terrace, Innamincka

Other(7)
  • Innamincka Tyre and AutoCar repair
  • Historic Elizabeth Symon Nursing HomeInformation
  • Information
  • Parking
  • Shower
  • TelstraTelephone
  • IORVending machine

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
37°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
Roxby Downs Health Service (487.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1

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

  • RFDS Clinic InnaminckaClinic

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
37° / 23°
Rainfall
86 mm · ~11 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
29° / 16°
Rainfall
49 mm · ~6 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
27 mm · ~3 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
30° / 15°
Rainfall
44 mm · ~6 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· 1 proposal
  • May 2026

  • Construction of a single building comprising an office, with ancillary store and restrooms.
    240 INNAMINCKA STATION RD INNAMINCKA SA 5731Decision Made
2024· 1 proposal
  • May 2024

  • Upgrade to existing telecommunications facility - two antennas, control cabinet and associated trenching
    LOT 791 WEST TCE INNAMINCKA SA 5731Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals
  • May 2023

  • Transportable kitchen
    240 INNAMINCKA STATION RD INNAMINCKA SA 5731Decision Made
  • February 2023

  • Installation of two amenity buildings associated with the existing Innamincka Racetrack.
    240 INNAMINCKA STATION RD INNAMINCKA SA 5731Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
  • February 2022

  • Freestanding Carport
    LOT 201 MITCHELL ST INNAMINCKA SA 5731Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals
  • November 2021

  • Replacement of signage to facilitate corporate rebranding (Caltex to Ampol): Replacement of roof sign and the repainting of existing free standing pole sign and replacement of sign face.
    LOT 2 STRZELECKI TRK INNAMINCKA SA 5731Under Assessment
  • March 2021

  • Variation of Development Authorisation 20001381: Co-location of an existing earth monitoring station with a new Global Navigation Satellite Systems ground station which includes: • Removal of the existing concrete bunker, communications dish and the roof mounted solar panel array, and the rehabilitation of this area; • Modification of the existing seismic vault and the construction of a new seismic vault to sit alongside it; • Relocation of infrastructure from the western section of the site to
    LOT 54 BROWNE ST INNAMINCKA SA 5731Decision Made
2020· 1 proposal
  • October 2020

  • Co-location of existing Geoscience Australia earth monitoring station and a new Global Navigation Satellite Systems ground station. Removal of the existing communications dish and roof mounted solar array, and the installation of the ground station comprising a 1.5m high antenna pillar, 2 x 1.9m high equipment cabinets, a ground level solar panel array to 2.5m height, a weather station on 3m high pole and a communications dish.
    LOT 54 BROWNE ST INNAMINCKA SA 5731Decision Made
Other· 2 proposals
  • IOR PTY LTD
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
  • NORTHERN INTERESTS PTY LTD
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Regional Reserve Headquarters (former Australian Inland Mission [AIM] Elizabeth Symon Nursing Home), Innamincka Regional ReserveWest Terrace INNAMINCKAState heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Bushfire safer places
1
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
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 598.8 km away).

Coalition 51.7%Labor 48.3%

2.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +3.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Leigh CreekLabor 65.1% · Coalition 34.9% TPP (2025)389.7 km away
  • AndamookaLabor 51.9% · Coalition 48.1% TPP (2025)459.1 km away
  • Roxby DownsLabor 49.6% · Coalition 50.4% TPP (2025)487.3 km away
  • HawkerLabor 40.0% · Coalition 60.0% TPP (2025)512.1 km away
  • WoomeraLabor 38.9% · Coalition 61.1% TPP (2025)539.3 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)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

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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