Median house price
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SA · Yorke Peninsula Council
Inneston, 5577
Est. population · Jun 2025
6
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
40
Median income
$1,437/wk
Employment rate
57.1%
Languages at home
42.9%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- National parks
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Inneston offers a slower smaller community life in Yorke Peninsula Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. It sits a long way from Adelaide and other major hubs, so daily life runs on a self-contained, local timetable. Families and commuters make up much of the community.
Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. 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
Inneston snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
6
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
64.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
96th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
21st
percentile in SA
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
6(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 21th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- 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 +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 6
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $1,437
- Dwelling vacancy
- 64%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 16 of 25
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,000
- Employment rate
- 57.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 2
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 333.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 96.2th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 2
Most common offence types
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injury2
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
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 insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Innes National Park
Data sources & freshness
- National parks & reserves (SA) — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- 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
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Southern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Yorketown) (68.8 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
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
- 26° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 42 mm · ~5 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 103 mm · ~13 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 210 mm · ~26 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 109 mm · ~14 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
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.
1 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
December 2025
- Shack alterations and additionsLOT 124 PONDALOWIE BAY RD INNESTON SA 5577Under Assessment
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2020–2026 · Updated
Heritage
6 heritage places
- Althorpe Island Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Althorpe Islands Conservation ParkOff STENHOUSE BAYState heritage
- Althorpe Island Lighthouse, Althorpe Islands Conservation Parkoff STENHOUSE BAYState heritage
- Inneston Gypsum Mining Precinct, comprising lake bed, cottages (including Gatehouse Lodge), stores, stables, Manager's & Engineer's residences, ruins of crushing plant, factory, processing areas, tramway & explosives magazine, Innes National ParkPondalowie Bay Road, near STENHOUSE BAYState heritage
- Inneston Lake and Deep Lake Geological Sites, Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park [Designated as places of geological and palaeontological significance]Pondalowie Bay Road INNESTONState heritage
- Marion Lake Geological Site, Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park [Designated as a place of geological significance]INNESTONState heritage
- Stenhouse Bay Jetty and Loading Plant (including ruins of gypsum and salt storage bins, the cutting through the cliff and the conveyor footings), Innes National ParkSTENHOUSE BAYState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
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
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
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 80.7 km away).
Coalition 46.7%Labor 53.3%
8.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Marion BayLabor 55.1% · Coalition 44.9% TPP (2025)7.1 km away
- Corny PointLabor 36.7% · Coalition 63.3% TPP (2025)37.2 km away
- WarookaLabor 32.1% · Coalition 67.9% TPP (2025)52.4 km away
- Hardwicke BayLabor 32.9% · Coalition 67.2% TPP (2025)62.9 km away
- YorketownLabor 33.6% · Coalition 66.4% TPP (2025)68.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
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