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Myponga Beach, 5202

Est. population · Jun 2025

51

Growth (1 yr)

+2.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+10.9%

Median age

57

Median income

$1,812/wk

Employment rate

69.6%

University qualified

20%

Work from home

19.4%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • Rural living
What Myponga Beach is known for: Beach, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Myponga Beach is a semi-rural locality near Adelaide, in Yankalilla Council. It is close to the Aldinga Bay and the Coweelunga Bay.

Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 12% above the peer median. Population growth is a very strong feature of the suburb, with population growth 82% above the peer median, and working from home is another of the suburb's defining strengths, with working from home 32% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on thinner heritage listings and higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising employment over heritage character.

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

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in South Australia (227)

Strengths

  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Heritage listings are a relative weakness
  • Recorded crashes relative to resident population are elevated

What stands out

  • Myponga Beach
  • Aldinga Bay
  • Coweelunga Bay
  • Myponga River
  • Fleurieu Peninsula
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Housing, growth and risk

How Myponga Beach compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

51

+2.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

70.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

70th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

93rd

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

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

Population

Estimated resident population

51(June 2025)

+2.0% annual · +10.9% over 5 years · 93th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.0%
5-year growth
+10.9%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+5
Growth rank in SA
93th 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 (~50), extrapolated at +2.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
51
Median age
57
Median household income / week
$1,812
Dwelling vacancy
70.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
50 of 71
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
53.3% / 46.7% / 0%
Employment rate
69.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
19.4% / 0% / 54.8%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
20 / 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

Qualifications

20% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 10% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified20% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified6% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational10% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below64% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Society and culture42.1%
  • Health26.3%
  • Agriculture and environment15.8%
  • Management and commerce15.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

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.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$51,689

37th percentile in SA · -12% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$56,866

48th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

52nd percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$70,393

39th percentile in SA · +11% vs Australia

Residents with business income
13.0%

82nd percentile in SA · +25% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5202 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
620
Taxpayers reporting net rent
74
Median net rent
$1,440
Taxpayers reporting business income
81
Taxable income vs state median
-5%
Salary / wages vs state median
-1%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
-10%
Business income vs state median
+18%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

30% born overseas

Language at home
50 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
15 (30%)
Australian citizens
46

Religion

62.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 62.7%, while Christianity accounts for 47.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion62.7%45.2%
Christianity47.1%40%

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 are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
3
Against the person
0
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
58.8
State crime-rate percentile
70.4th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
5
No change (daily rate)
0%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
5
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
98.04

Most common offence types

  • Sct - Non Residence3

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

3 mapped amenities

2 beaches

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(3)
  • Beach (2)
  • Public toilets

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
27°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
Seaford Day Surgery (23.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Private Day Only Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
No emergency department listed
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

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
19.6

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
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 (12%)

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· 4 proposals

  • July 2026

  • Dwelling Additions & Alterations- single-storey with Verandah & Deck
    414 RESERVOIR RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Under Assessment

  • June 2026

  • Tourist Accommodation & Additions to Existing Dwelling (Verandah & Carport)
    629 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • April 2026

  • DECK
    286C SAMPSON RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • March 2026

  • ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION
    182 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made
2025· 6 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Detached Dwelling- two-storey with Balconies (Front and Rear) and Double Garage (UMR) & Water Tank Underground
    4 HEWETT CR MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Under Assessment
  • Change of Use from Detached Dwelling to Tourist Accommodation
    315 SAMPSON RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Under Assessment

  • May 2025

  • Tourist Accommodation & Additions to Existing Dwelling (Verandah & Carport)
    629 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Under Assessment

  • April 2025

  • Domestic Outbuilding
    675 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • March 2025

  • Tourist Accommodation (for an eco-retreat centre) and Function Venue and Ancillary Uses
    279 SAMPSON RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Under Assessment

  • January 2025

  • Construction of New Ramp and Stairs (existing to be demolished)
    4 STACEY CT MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made
2024· 4 proposals

  • November 2024

  • Addition & Alterations to Existing Ancillary Accommodation Building
    98 SAMPSON RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • August 2024

  • SHED - DOMESTIC
    286C SAMPSON RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • February 2024

  • Detached Dwelling- Two-storey Addition & Alterations
    495 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • January 2024

  • Alteration & Addition to Existing Dwelling- single-storey with Verandah
    490 SAMPSON RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made
2023· 5 proposals

  • August 2023

  • Boundary Realignment (Two Allotments)
    323 RESERVOIR RD MYPONGA SA 5202;LOT 104 SAMPSON RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made
  • SHED -Domestic Storage & Garage (Replacement)
    451 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made
  • Detached Dwelling- Two-storey with Balcony & Freestanding Garage and Retaining Walls with Underground Rainwater Tank
    5 STACEY CT MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • July 2023

  • SHED - DOMESTIC STORAGE OF VEHICLES, MACHINERY & TOOLS
    LOT 8 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • May 2023

  • Demolition of an Existing Shack and Outbuilding and Construction of a Dwelling and Outbuilding
    451 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made
2022· 6 proposals

  • December 2022

  • Detached Dwelling- single-storey- Alterations & Addition
    490 SAMPSON RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made
  • Detached Dwelling- Split Level
    LOT 8 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • September 2022

  • SHED - DOMESTIC STORAGE AND RAINWATER TANKS
    438 RESERVOIR RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • June 2022

  • Demolition of existing Dwelling and Construction of new Detached Dwelling- two-storey with Double Carport
    LOT 1339 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • May 2022

  • DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND REPLACE WITH NEW SHED - DOMESTIC
    LOT 1331 MYPONGA BEACH RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • March 2022

  • SHED - VEHICLE AND DOMESTIC STORAGE
    414 RESERVOIR RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals

  • May 2021

  • Shed for domestic storage
    90 SAMPSON RD MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

  • April 2021

  • VERANDAH
    4 STACEY CT MYPONGA BEACH SA 5202Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Geological Monument - Myponga Beach Coastline [Designated as a place of palaeontological significance]MYPONGAState 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
Mayo
Member of Parliament
Rebekha SHARKIE (Centre Alliance)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
137,818
Turnout (2025)
94.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 22.2 km away).

Coalition 43.3%Labor 56.8%

1.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.0 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • MypongaLabor 48.8% · Coalition 51.2% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
  • Sellicks BeachLabor 66.3% · Coalition 33.7% TPP (2025)8.3 km away
  • YankalillaLabor 55.2% · Coalition 44.8% TPP (2025)9.8 km away
  • Aldinga Beach WestLabor 67.4% · Coalition 32.6% TPP (2025)13.3 km away
  • Aldinga BeachLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)15.1 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)
6/10

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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