Median house price
$900k
+9.8% change
SA · Onkaparinga Council
Maslin Beach, 5170
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,342
Growth (1 yr)
+1.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.4%
Median age
46
Median income
$1,380/wk
Employment rate
59.1%
Median house price · Q1 2026
$900,000
Languages at home
4.1%non-English
Most common: German, Greek
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Coastal
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
- High desirability
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Life in Maslin Beach revolves around the coast, with the feel of a smaller community that never strays far from the water. Neighbouring pockets and the city remain accessible for work, dining and weekends away from the beach. Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Pocket parks and green corners give residents room to get outside without leaving the neighbourhood. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Renewal is happening in measured doses, with new development complementing what is already there.
Desirability sits around average overall, with community and employment the main drag compared with similar coastal suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Maslin Beach snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$800/wk
Houses $810 · Units $450
Population (ERP)
1,342
+1.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
11.8%
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
#24
among Coastal & beach · Mature
Safety
18th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
89th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
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
- 43.1/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 47% of South Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 3239th in Australia
- State rank
- 333rd in SA
- Peer rank
- #24 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #39 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 81%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $450
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $810
- All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $800
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 5
- Median house price (Q1 2026)
- $900,000
- Median price change
- +9.8%
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026; 1Q 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
1,342(June 2025)
+1.7% annual · +9.4% over 5 years · 89th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.7%
- 5-year growth
- +9.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +22
- Change in 5 years
- +115
- Growth rank in SA
- 89th 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 (~1,450), extrapolated at +1.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,213
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,380
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 66 of 557
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,320
- Employment rate
- 59.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 477 / 0 / 13
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)
- 20
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 11
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 14.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 135 residents
- State safety percentile
- 17.5th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 7
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -16.4%
Most common offence types
- Common Assault3
- Other Property Damage And Environmental4
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury5
- Theft From Motor Vehicle2
- Theft/Illegal Use Of Mv1
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
Public transport
12 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 94 Commercial Rd - East side
- Stop 95 Old Coach Rd - East side
- Stop 96 Gulf Pde - North side
- Stop 96 Old Coach Rd - East side
- Stop 97 Gulf Pde - West side
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Amenities
28 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Decent local green space — 2 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 18/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.65
Sport & outdoors(5)
- Frank Hilton ReservePark
- Park
- Playground (2)
- Sports field
Transport(12)
12 bus stops
Other(6)
- Maslin Beach North CarparkParking
- Parking (3)
- Picnic Table (4)
- City of OnkaparingaPublic toilets
- Maslins Dirt JumpsRecreation Ground
- Shelter
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
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)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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
- Seaford Day Surgery (4.8 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Private Day Only Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- No emergency department listed
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)
- 57
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 42.5
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
- 27° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 49 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 94 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 161 mm · ~20 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 95 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· 24 proposals
August 2026
- Building alteration to include a wood burner and a chimney extending 600 mm above the roof line42A OLD COACH RD MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- Dwelling Addition33 SEABREEZE CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
July 2026
- Attached verandah34 MASLIN CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- Torrens Title 2 into 3 Land Division107 GULF PDE MASLIN BEACH SA 5170;107A GULF PDE MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
June 2026
- 3 x detached two-storey dwellings in a terrace arrangementLOT 205 GULF PDE MASLIN BEACH SA 5170;LOT 206 GULF PDE MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- Torrens title land division (one into two)18A BEACHWAY AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
May 2026
- Torrens title land division (two into five) as per built form DA 260014914 MARTIN AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Land division-boundary realignment 2 allotment into 25 SUNNYSIDE AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170;7 SUNNYSIDE AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- Partial demolition of existing dwelling and building alteration and addition, including new laundry.18A BEACHWAY AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- Enclosing the carport and converting the undercover parking space into a studio (retrospective)27A SEYMOUR AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
April 2026
- Two storey detached dwelling, fences and retaining wall26 MASLIN CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- Single storey dwelling and associated retaining walls with a maximum height of 1.3m14 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
March 2026
- Construction of an upper storey addition with under croft garage and tree damaging activity2 VERNON CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- Outbuilding shed20 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Pergola20 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Double storey detached dwellingLOT 13 MARTIN AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
February 2026
- Verandah30 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Five (5) x two storey dwellings with associated fencing and retaining and removal of 2 x regulated trees.4 MARTIN AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- outbuilding102 THOMAS RD MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Upper level dwelling addition and building alteration with associated carport, verandah, decking, spa pool and new masonry fencing of height 2.2m35 SEABREEZE CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- Verandah39 BEACHWAY AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- verandah4 SIESTA CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Construct entry fence and gate featureLOT 10 OLEANDER RD MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- carport forward, retaining walls with a maximum height of 1.6m, front verandah, swimming pool with safety barrier, rear verandah extension and decking4 SURF CT MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
2025· 19 proposals
December 2025
- Above ground swimming pool with safety barrier15 SUNNYSIDE AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- VerandahLOT 21 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Retaining wall and earthworks72 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
November 2025
- Detached dwellingLOT 41 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Double storey detached dwellingLOT 43 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Horse keeping - increase in number of horses on property to maximum of 12LOT 5 OLEANDER RD MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Two Storey Detached DwellingLOT 37 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Inground swimming pool with safety barriers Outbuilding (shed) Retaining wall27 MASLIN CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Dwelling addition, building alteration and Outbuilding (Retrospective)2A SEABREEZE CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Under Assessment
- Swimming pool and safety fence18 SEABREEZE CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
October 2025
- Outbuilding shed2 SUNNYSIDE AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
September 2025
- Verandah14A SEABREEZE CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwellingLOT 20 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Two-storey detached dwelling, double garage on boundary, front porch and rear alfresco.15A BAYVISTA AV MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling with associated retaining and, fencingLOT 46 SUNSET DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
August 2025
- Swimming pool and safety fence4 SIESTA CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Retrospective approval for Timber Deck10 BROADBEACH DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- Dwelling additions33 SEABREEZE CR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision Made
- carport6 SCENIC DR MASLIN BEACH SA 5170Decision 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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- HaulingMaslin Beach Road, Gulf Pde16 Jul 2026 – 16 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Heritage
5 heritage places
- Farmhouse & Outbuilings - 'Huntfield'34 Thomas Road MASLIN BEACHLocal heritage
- Farmhouse & former Dairy 'Kindra'118 Thomas Road MASLIN BEACHLocal heritage
- Farmhouse, former Dairy & Barn -'Hunt'2826 Main South Road MASLIN BEACHLocal heritage
- Former farmhouse buildings (2) and former laundry44 Thomas Road MASLIN BEACHLocal heritage
- Maslin Bay to Aldinga Bay Coastal Cliff Section Geological SiteMASLIN BEACHState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
- Bushfire safer places
- 1
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
- Kingston
- Member of Parliament
- Amanda RISHWORTH (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 127,919
- Turnout (2025)
- 92.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +4.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 29.3%Labor 70.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 9.3 km away).
Coalition 27.7%Labor 72.3%
1.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Maslin BeachLabor 71.8% · Coalition 28.2% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- Seaford RiseLabor 74.3% · Coalition 25.6% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
- Seaford CentralLabor 75.6% · Coalition 24.4% TPP (2025)4.4 km away
- Seaford MeadowsLabor 74.3% · Coalition 25.7% TPP (2025)5.2 km away
- Old NoarlungaLabor 71.9% · Coalition 28.1% TPP (2025)5.9 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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
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