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SA · Cleve Council

Murlong, 5642

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  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
  • Community
What Murlong is known for: Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban, Community

Suburb profile

Murlong is a welcoming smaller community in Cleve, with a settled community character. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.

A younger crowd gives the area energy, with family life visible on every street. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.

The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Population

Population
27
Median age
27
Median household income / week
$1,374
Dwelling vacancy
41.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 12
Median monthly mortgage
$500
Employment rate
77.8%
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 Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2023–24)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
37
State safety percentile
52.9th (lower crime is better)

Most common offence types

  • Sct - Residence1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

1 planning-related records

2024· 1 proposal

  • January 2024

  • Commercial forestry in the form of environmental plantings for carbon capture
    1896 TOOLIGIE HILL RD MURLONG SA 5642Decision Made

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
8/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
218
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Recent changes

  • Sct - Residencecrime1
  • Commercial forestry in the form of environmental plantings for carbon captureplanning1896 TOOLIGIE HILL RD MURLONG SA 5642Lodged 11 Jan 2024 · Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

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