Normanville is a coastal town in South Australia, in Yankalilla Council, characterised by heritage streetscapes. The Fleurieu Peninsula is part of the surrounding geography. Notable landmarks include Normanville Jetty, Cottage, former Mail Stop and Coaching Station and Yankalilla RSL Hall (former Wesleyan Chapel).
Green cover is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for coastal towns, and heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 25% above the peer median, and population growth is another area where the suburb performs particularly well. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Dining and cafés are a relative weakness.
Overall, Normanville suits people prioritising 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
Coastal town · compared with coastal towns in South Australia (35)
Strengths
Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
Heritage listings are more concentrated than in comparable places
Working from home is more common than in comparable places
Population growth is a relative strength
Weaknesses
Dining and cafés are a relative weakness
What stands out
Normanville Beach
Carrickalinga Beach
Heritage streetscapes
Fleurieu Peninsula
Normanville Jetty
Cottage, former Mail Stop and Coaching Station
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★☆☆
Professionals★☆☆☆☆
Retirees★☆☆☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★☆☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Normanville compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
—
No data available
Median rent
$550/wk
Houses $585 · Units $485
Population (ERP)
1,962
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
36.6%
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
#40
among Coastal & beach · Mature
Crime rate
37th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
86th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
17%
2021 Census tenure
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
37.1/100 — Below average
National rank
5162nd in Australia
State rank
466th in SA
Peer rank
#40 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#52 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
83%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$485
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$585
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$550
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
15
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.
Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band
Data sources & freshness
SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
1,962(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +9.6% over 5 years · 86th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.6%
5-year growth
+9.6%
Change in 1 year
+30
Change in 5 years
+171
Growth rank in SA
86th 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 (~2,200), extrapolated at +2.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
1,965
Median age
61
Median household income / week
$998
Dwelling vacancy
36.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
492 of 1,346
Median monthly mortgage
$1,218
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
55.7% / 27.8% / 16.5%
Employment rate
39.2%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.4% / 0% / 66.3%
Walked or cycled to work
4.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
772 / 53 / 0 (+ 21 other)
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.
14.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 19.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified14.9% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified11.9% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational19.3% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below53.9% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce17.5%
Engineering and related technologies17.2%
Society and culture14.2%
Health14%
Education11%
Food, hospitality and personal services7.2%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 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)
$40,834
6th percentile in SA · -30% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$50,062
22nd percentile in SA · -23% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
13.0%
58th percentile in SA · -6% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$109,311
80th percentile in SA · +73% vs Australia
Residents with business income
13.0%
78th percentile in SA · +25% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5204 — 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
1,886
Taxpayers reporting net rent
251
Median net rent
$1,147
Taxpayers reporting business income
246
Taxable income vs state median
-25%
Salary / wages vs state median
-13%
Rental investment vs state median
+8%
Super vs state median
+40%
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
Seasonal & agricultural work
4.9% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 2.1× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.
Agriculture, forestry & fishing
4.9%
42nd percentile in SA · +113% vs Australia
Resident workers (2021)
33
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462
Postcode 5204
Occupation mix in this industry
2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.
Managers15
Labourers11
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 5204 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.
Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)
Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for South Australia - South East (SA4 407), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.
Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12134,568
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12143,627
Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 84151,363
Crop Farmers ANZSCO 12121,073
Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412992
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211833
Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 8413346
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416308
Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419301
Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
South Australia - South East is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.
Census employed residents counted in G54: 677 · AFF share +29% vs the state.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0
Community & culture
1.9% speak a language other than English at home; 20.2% born overseas
Language at home
1,820 English only · 35 other
Non-English at home
1.9%
Born overseas
367 (20.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
29 (1.5%)
Australian citizens
1,806
Religion
48.4%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 48.4%, while Christianity accounts for 40.9%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
48.4%
45.2%
Christianity
40.9%
40%
Other / not stated
10.6%
14.7%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Anglican
13.4%
7.2%
Catholic
9.5%
15.5%
Uniting Church
9.1%
4.8%
Lutheran
3.1%
2.4%
Christian (not further defined)
2.1%
2.6%
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
47
Against the person
17
Against property
30
Rate per 1,000 residents
24
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 116 residents
State crime-rate percentile
36.8th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
19
Decrease (daily rate)
-9.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
26
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
13.25
Most common offence types
Common Assault5
Damage Or Destroy Property10
Sct - Residence4
Serious Assault9
Theft From A Person6
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
2/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.54
Sport & outdoors(6)
Beach
Carrickalinga BeachBeach
Normanville BeachBeach
Normanville to Carrickalinga Shared PathCycling route
Golf course
Sports field
Wineries & breweries(1)
Lady Bay VineyardsWinery
Camping & holiday parks(4)
Jetty Road Caravan ParkCampground
Lady Bay ForeshoreCampground
Beachside Caravan ParkCaravan park
Jetty Road Caravan ParkCaravan park
Places to stay(1)
The Links Lady Bay & Lady Bay ResortHotel
73 Saint Andrews Boulevard, Normanville
Other(1)
Lady Bay ForeshoreParking
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
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
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
South Coast District Hospital (29.1 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%)
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.
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
23° / 15°
Rainfall
55 mm · ~7 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
19° / 13°
Rainfall
129 mm · ~16 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
14° / 9°
Rainfall
260 mm · ~32 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
18° / 11°
Rainfall
135 mm · ~17 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
12 NORMAN AV NORMANVILLE SA 5204;8 -10 NORMAN AV NORMANVILLE SA 5204Under Assessment
May 2026
Construction of Two (2) Tourist Accommodation Buildings- single-storey with decks
68 MAIN RD NORMANVILLE SA 5204Under Assessment
April 2026
Detached Dwelling- two-storey with Balcony & Outbuilding (Garage)
UNIT 1 17 THE VINES DR NORMANVILLE SA 5204Decision Made
VERANDAH
5 MAGOR CL NORMANVILLE SA 5204Decision Made
Change of use of land to a Residential Park with capacity for up to 125 dwellings and a Caravan & Tourist Park comprising 4 tourist cabins and 79 camping and caravan sites, including; the construction of a community centre building associated with the residential park and a tourism amenities building, office and pump shed associated with the caravan & tourist park; land division (for Lease purpose) of 125 sites for Residential Park purposes; and construction of associated internal roads, fences
129 WILLISS DR NORMANVILLE SA 5204Decision Made
Verandah
21 SEAVIEW CR NORMANVILLE SA 5204Decision Made
March 2026
Detached Dwelling- single-storey with Carport (UMR)
23 PARRUMBA DR NORMANVILLE SA 5204Decision Made
Land Division (One into Ten) with associated Reserve & Public Road
LOT 42 HAY FLAT RD NORMANVILLE SA 5204Under Assessment
Group Dwelling- single-storey with Double-Garage (UMR)
UNIT 47 30 TROON DR NORMANVILLE SA 5204Decision Made
new single storey detached dwelling.
33 MERIDIAN CCT NORMANVILLE SA 5204Decision Made
2025· 2 proposals
December 2025
Detached Dwelling- Two-storey with Associated Earthwork, Retaining and Fencing
2 BIRKDALE ST NORMANVILLE SA 5204Under Assessment
Detached Dwelling- single-storey with Verandah, Deck and Retaining Wall & Outbuilding (Shed)
LOT 24 MAIN SOUTH RD NORMANVILLE SA 5204Under Assessment
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.
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 28.5 km away).
Coalition 44.8%Labor 55.2%
0.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
YankalillaLabor 55.2% · Coalition 44.8% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
Second ValleyLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)10.1 km away
DelamereLabor 46.0% · Coalition 54.0% TPP (2025)15.7 km away
MypongaLabor 48.8% · Coalition 51.2% TPP (2025)16.2 km away
Sellicks BeachLabor 66.3% · Coalition 33.7% TPP (2025)20.5 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.
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%)