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SA · Tumby Bay Council
Lipson, 5607
Est. population · Jun 2025
225
Growth (1 yr)
+0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.1%
Median age
55
Median income
$1,218/wk
Employment rate
50.6%
Languages at home
1.5%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Lipson offers a slower smaller community life in Tumby Bay Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets. Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower.
Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Versus similar regional towns, the suburb reads below average on desirability, chiefly because growth momentum, plus community and employment trail behind. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Lipson snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
225
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
35.2%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#121
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
14th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
53rd
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 26.3/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6111th in Australia
- State rank
- 609th in SA
- Peer rank
- #121 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #205 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
225(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +5.1% over 5 years · 53th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.5%
- 5-year growth
- +5.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +11
- Growth rank in SA
- 53th 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 (~250), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 211
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $1,218
- Dwelling vacancy
- 35.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 44 of 125
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 50.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 76 / 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
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 3
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 13.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 211 residents
- State safety percentile
- 14.2th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 25
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -66.6%
Most common offence types
- Sct - Residence2
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 237
- 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
- Tumby Bay Hospital and Health Services (15.1 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)
- 6
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 26.7
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 28° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 50 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 77 mm · ~10 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 154 mm · ~19 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 93 mm · ~12 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 and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 7 proposals
August 2026
- CarportLOT 1 BUTLER RD LIPSON SA 5607Under Assessment
June 2026
- Single-storey detached dwellingLOT 5 CEMETERY RD LIPSON SA 5607Under Assessment
April 2026
- Building alterations to study and lounge room531 BERGS RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
- Personal storage structures (shed and one (1) shipping container with associated verandahs)LOT 19 OLD SCHOOL RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
February 2026
- Two-storey detached dwelling with associated carport, alfresco and outbuildingLOT 18 LINCOLN HWY LIPSON SA 5607Under Assessment
- Two enclosed lean-to additions to existing shed531 BERGS RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
January 2026
- Detached dwelling with integrated verandah and deckLOT 1 BUTLER RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
2025· 8 proposals
November 2025
- Personal storage shedLOT 356 MAIN ST LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
October 2025
- ShedLOT 242 BARRAUD RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
September 2025
- Outbuilding14 MAIN ST LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
August 2025
- Alterations and additions to existing dwelling865 LIPSON-UNGARRA RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
July 2025
- Erection freestanding shed, carport and a verandah attached to existing dwelling.89 YARANDALE RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
June 2025
- Extension to Carport419 BERGS RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
May 2025
- Extension to existing shed60 CEMETERY RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
March 2025
- Land division 1 into 216 CARRS RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
2024· 8 proposals
December 2024
- Agricultural buildingLOT 5 CEMETERY RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
August 2024
- Outbuilding with an attached verandahLOT 34 LIPSON-UNGARRA RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
- Boundary Realignment.857 NORTH COAST RD LIPSON SA 5607;LOT 1 SOUTH COAST RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
June 2024
- Two storey detached dwelling with deck and associated carport120 MORRIS RD LIPSON SA 5607Under Assessment
May 2024
- Variation of Development Application 23026539 House relocated and new shed proposedLOT 12 BARRAUD RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
April 2024
- Single Story Detached Dwelling78 CHURCH RD LIPSON SA 5607Under Assessment
March 2024
- Alterations and addition to existing dwelling.3 EAST TCE LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
January 2024
- Land Division - 2 into 3 excising existing dwelling186 SCOTT RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
2023· 5 proposals
October 2023
- Single storey detached dwelling25 BARRAUD RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
- Storage shedLOT 311 BARRAUD RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
September 2023
- Single storey detached dwelling.LOT 12 BARRAUD RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
February 2023
- Single storey detached dwelling.71 HARRIS RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
- Agricultural buildingLOT 260 LIPSON-UNGARRA RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
2022· 3 proposals
July 2022
- 55m x 18m Farm Shed.441 BERGS RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
March 2022
- Swimming Pool and Safety Fence28 MAIN ST LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
January 2022
- Change in use from shed to dwelling and construction of double storey dwelling addition and ground floor verandah51 YARANDALE RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals
October 2021
- Installation of inground fibreglass swimming pool7 PARTINGTONS LANE LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
June 2021
- Verandah Extension171B BUTLER RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
2020· 1 proposal
December 2020
- Construction of brick veneer timber frame house on a concrete footing. With colourbond roof and gutters10 HARRIS RD LIPSON SA 5607Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
8 heritage places
- DwellingLot 15 Third Street LIPSONLocal heritage
- DwellingSec 4 Hd Yaranyacka LIPSONLocal heritage
- New HallLot 30 Main Street LIPSONLocal heritage
- Old Anglican ChurchLot 29 Main Street LIPSONLocal heritage
- Old HallLot 30 Main Street LIPSONLocal heritage
- Uniting ChurchPt Sec 281 Hd Yaranyacka LIPSONLocal heritage
- Wallaby Sam MonumentForeshore Lipson Cove LIPSONLocal heritage
- Warrata Vale SchoolSec 454 Hd Yaranyacka LIPSONLocal 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 59.5 km away).
Coalition 77.5%Labor 22.5%
22.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +0.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- UngarraLabor 13.8% · Coalition 86.2% TPP (2025)12.5 km away
- Tumby BayLabor 31.0% · Coalition 69.0% TPP (2025)15.2 km away
- Port NeillLabor 20.7% · Coalition 79.3% TPP (2025)22.7 km away
- CumminsLabor 21.2% · Coalition 78.8% TPP (2025)39.6 km away
- North ShieldsLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)49.8 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
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Tumby Bay Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.