SA · Unincorporated SA Council

Middleback Range, 5611

Population

3

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

32

Median income

$0/wk

Employment rate

100%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Remote
What Middleback Range is known for: Remote

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Suburb profile

Middleback Range is a remote locality in South Australia, in Unincorporated SA. It is close to the Eyre Peninsula.

Trade-offs centre on household incomes and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with household incomes 100% below the peer median.

Few other published measures stand out from similar places, so this profile stays brief rather than filling gaps with unsupported detail about the locality.

Household incomes are the most material weakness.

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

No relative strengths against comparable places.

Weaknesses

  • Household incomes are a relative weakness
  • Green cover is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Eyre Peninsula

Housing, growth and risk

How Middleback Range compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (Census)

3

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

166.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

100th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

27th

percentile in SA

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Population growth

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 27th percentile in SA

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
3
Median age
32
Median household income / week
$0
Dwelling vacancy
166.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 3
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
100%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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

Community & culture

Language at home
3 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Australian citizens
3

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

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
9
Against the person
2
Against property
7
Rate per 1,000 residents
9,000
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 2 residents
State crime-rate percentile
99.9th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
2
Increase (daily rate)
+800%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
11
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
11,000

Most common offence types

  • Damage Or Destroy Property1
  • Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences2
  • Sct - Non Residence1
  • Serious Assault2
  • Theft From A Person2

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

2 mapped amenities

1 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(1)
  • Ironstone Hill Conservation ParkNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Hancocks Shaft Rest AreaCampground

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
29°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
Whyalla Hospital and Health Services (48.4 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
29° / 17°
Rainfall
61 mm · ~8 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 12°
Rainfall
60 mm · ~8 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
78 mm · ~10 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 11°
Rainfall
80 mm · ~10 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.

9 planning-related records

2024· 1 proposal
  • February 2024

  • Construction of a meteorological mast (maximum height 140 metres)
    1155 ASH RD MIDDLEBACK RANGE SA 5600;22154 LINCOLN HWY MIDDLEBACK RANGE SA 5600Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
  • September 2023

  • Construct the Whyalla Northern Levee Extension
    LOT 7097 MCDOUALL STUART AV MIDDLEBACK RANGE SA 5600Decision Made
Other· 7 proposals
  • ONESTEEL MANUFACTURING PTY LIMITED
    Manufacturing and Mineral ProcessingEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Manufacturing and Mineral ProcessingEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Materials Handling and TransportationEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    OtherEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Resource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
  • OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed)
    Desalination PlantsEPA licence

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Refuge Rockholes Historic Reserve (Secret Rocks)Whyalla Road KIMBAState heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
100% 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 60.0 km away).

Coalition 36.6%Labor 63.4%

18.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +9.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Whyalla Norrie SouthLabor 72.5% · Coalition 27.5% TPP (2025)45.0 km away
  • Iron KnobLabor 58.0% · Coalition 42.0% TPP (2025)45.1 km away
  • Whyalla Stuart WestLabor 69.4% · Coalition 30.6% TPP (2025)45.7 km away
  • Whyalla Norrie NorthLabor 73.1% · Coalition 26.9% TPP (2025)46.7 km away
  • Whyalla Norrie EastLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)46.9 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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