SA · Unincorporated SA Council

Lake Eyre, 5733

    What Lake Eyre is known for:

    Suburb profile

    In Unincorporated SA, Lake Eyre keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Genuine distance from the metro area around Adelaide is part of the character: quiet streets, big skies and a town that looks after itself. 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. Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets.

    Housing sits in the middle of the local market: neither cheap nor premium.

    At a glance

    Lake Eyre 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

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Roxby Downs Health Service (221.1 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)
    1
    Participants per 1,000 residents
    27.8

    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
    37° / 22°
    Rainfall
    40 mm · ~5 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    29° / 15°
    Rainfall
    30 mm · ~4 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

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

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    29° / 15°
    Rainfall
    30 mm · ~4 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    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
    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 414.6 km away).

    Coalition 47.8%Labor 52.2%

    6.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +7.5 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • AndamookaLabor 51.9% · Coalition 48.1% TPP (2025)197.5 km away
    • Roxby DownsLabor 49.6% · Coalition 50.4% TPP (2025)213.3 km away
    • Leigh CreekLabor 65.1% · Coalition 34.9% TPP (2025)239.0 km away
    • Special Hospital Team 10Labor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)248.0 km away
    • Coober PedyLabor 49.2% · Coalition 50.8% TPP (2025)248.9 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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