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%

University qualified

50%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

42.9%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • National parks
  • Holiday parks
  • Remote
What Inneston is known for: Beach, National parks, Holiday parks, Remote

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Suburb profile

Inneston is a remote locality in South Australia, in Yorke Peninsula Council. It is close to Cape Spencer and the Yorke Peninsula.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked remote localities. University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, and mapped flood cover is another of the suburb's defining strengths, and the suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings, and green cover is stronger than in comparable places. Population growth is a relative weakness, with population growth 100% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising local amenities and university qualifications over population growth.

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
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Inneston Beach
  • Ethel Beach
  • Cape Spencer
  • Yorke Peninsula

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Inneston compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$120/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

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

Crime rate

96th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

21st

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

100%

2021 Census tenure

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
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$120
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
0% / 0% / 100%
Employment rate
57.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 0%
Walked or cycled to work
125%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
4 / 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

50% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified50% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified50% · 8.6% SA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Agriculture and environment50%
  • Natural and physical sciences50%
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)
$44,653

13th percentile in SA · -24% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$44,213

9th percentile in SA · -32% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
18.0%

96th percentile in SA · +30% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$65,323

31st percentile in SA · +3% vs Australia

Residents with business income
14.0%

90th percentile in SA · +35% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5577 — 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
336
Taxpayers reporting net rent
61
Median net rent
$3,934
Taxpayers reporting business income
46
Taxable income vs state median
-18%
Salary / wages vs state median
-23%
Rental investment vs state median
+50%
Super vs state median
-16%
Business income vs state median
+27%

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

42.9% speak a language other than English at home; 42.9% born overseas

Language at home
4 English only · 3 other
Non-English at home
42.9%
Born overseas
3 (42.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
6 (100%)
Australian citizens
8

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

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 crime-rate percentile
96.3th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
2
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
3
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
500

Most common offence types

  • Serious Assault Resulting In Injury2

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

19 mapped amenities

12 beaches · 5 campgrounds

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
Sport & outdoors(14)
  • Beach (9)
  • Browns BeachBeach
  • Ethel BeachBeach
  • Jolly BeachBeach
  • Althorpe Islands Conservation ParkNature reserve
  • Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National ParkNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(5)
  • Cable Bay CampgroundCampground
  • Casurina CampgroundCampground
  • Pondalowie CampgroundCampground
  • Shell Beach CampgroundCampground
  • Stenhouse Bay CampgroundCampground

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Innes National Park

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
20%
Woodland / forest cover
20%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
26°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
Southern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Yorketown) (68.8 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
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 (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.

1 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal
  • December 2025

  • Shack alterations and additions
    LOT 124 PONDALOWIE BAY RD INNESTON SA 5577Under Assessment

Data sources & freshness

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

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
97.4% 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 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

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