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Oakbank, 5243

Est. population · Jun 2025

913

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.5%

Median age

48

Median income

$2,024/wk

Employment rate

61.9%

University qualified

30%

Work from home

17.5%

Median house price · Q1 2026

$1,200,000

Languages at home

3.2%non-English

Most common: German, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

48.9/100
Average

Top 26% of South Australia's suburbs

Verified 99% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Heritage area
  • Golf
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Oakbank is known for: Agricultural, Heritage area, Golf, Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Oakbank is a semi-rural locality near Adelaide, in Adelaide Hills Council. Notable landmarks include Oakbank Soldiers' Memorial Hall.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, well above typical levels for semi-rural and lifestyle localities, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 106% above the peer median, and mapped flood cover is another of the suburb's defining strengths. The main trade-offs are higher housing costs and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with median house prices 23% above the peer median.

Oakbank is a better fit for people who value daily services and socio-economic advantage more than lower housing costs.

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

  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Housing costs a little more than in comparable places
  • Green cover is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Oakbank Soldiers' Memorial Hall

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Oakbank compares

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

Median house price

$1.2M

+15% change

Median rent

$625/wk

Houses $700 · Units $400

Population (ERP)

913

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

10.5%

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

#16

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

7th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

81st

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

14%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

44th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

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
48.9/100 — Average
State standing
Top 26% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
2227th in Australia
State rank
178th in SA
Peer rank
#16 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#28 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
99%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$400
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$700
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$625
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$1,200,000
Median price change
+14.8%

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 (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

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; 1Q 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only

Population

Estimated resident population

913(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +5.5% over 5 years · 81th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+5.5%
Change in 1 year
+12
Change in 5 years
+48
Growth rank in SA
81th 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 (~950), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
865
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$2,024
Dwelling vacancy
10.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
37 of 354
Median monthly mortgage
$1,824
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$340
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
42.9% / 42.9% / 14.1%
Employment rate
61.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
17.5% / 0% / 67.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
307 / 10 / 3

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

30% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 14.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified30% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified10.2% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational14.1% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below45.6% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce21%
  • Health16%
  • Society and culture15.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies13.6%
  • Education9.3%
  • Agriculture and environment6.4%
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)
$59,197

72nd percentile in SA · +1% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$65,014

81st percentile in SA · 0% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
17.0%

89th percentile in SA · +23% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$136,384

95th percentile in SA · +115% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

49th percentile in SA · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5243 — 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
634
Taxpayers reporting net rent
107
Median net rent
$1,089
Taxpayers reporting business income
72
Taxable income vs state median
+9%
Salary / wages vs state median
+13%
Rental investment vs state median
+42%
Super vs state median
+75%
Business income vs state median
0%

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

6.5% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 2.8× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
6.5%

45th percentile in SA · +183% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
29
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5243

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers18

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 5243 (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 Adelaide - Central and Hills (SA4 401), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212553
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213541
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415344
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412304
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419233
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214117
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721144
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841320
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841612
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Adelaide - Central and Hills 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: 446 · AFF share +71% 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

3.2% speak a language other than English at home; 12.5% born overseas

Language at home
792 English only · 26 other
Non-English at home
3.2%
Born overseas
101 (12.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
12 (1.4%)
Australian citizens
789
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
2

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • German5 · 62.5%
  • Arabic3 · 37.5%

Religion

52.3%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 52.3%, while Christianity accounts for 37.7%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion52.3%45.2%
Christianity37.7%40%
Other / not stated10.1%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican9.2%7.2%
Uniting Church9.2%4.8%
Catholic8%15.5%
Lutheran3.8%2.4%
Christian (not further defined)2.5%2.6%
Baptist2.3%1.5%

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)
8
Against the person
2
Against property
6
Rate per 1,000 residents
8.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 432 residents
State crime-rate percentile
6.6th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+14.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
20
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
21.91

Most common offence types

  • Damage Or Destroy Property1
  • Manslaughter Or Driving Causing Death1
  • Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences3
  • Serious Assault1
  • Sct - Non Residence1

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

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
Median school ICSEA
993
Median ICSEA percentile
44th
School list
  • Oakbank KindergartenMain StreetPreschools
  • Oakbank SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 993 · 44th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 337 students · Top SEA quarter 6%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

10 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Stop 58 Onkaparinga Valley Rd - South side
  • Stop 59 Onkaparinga Valley Rd - South side
  • Stop 60 Onkaparinga Valley Rd - South side
  • Stop 60A Onkaparinga Valley Rd - South side
  • Stop 61 Onkaparinga Valley Rd - South side

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

16 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 10 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
15/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(4)
  • Amy Gillett BikewayCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Oakbank Golf CourseGolf course
  • Sports field
Transport(4)

4 bus stops

Other(4)
  • Bench
  • Parking (2)
  • Model RacewayTrack
  • Track (4)

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

Sporting clubs

4 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Oakbank Golf Club

    Golf

  • Onkaparinga Calisthenics Club

    Calisthenics

  • Onkaparinga Pony Club

    Equestrian

  • Riding for the Disabled Association SA

    Equestrian

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap and the SA Sports Vouchers venue list, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

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
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (11.4 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

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
27
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.6

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
29° / 14°
Rainfall
67 mm · ~8 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
97 mm · ~12 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
119 mm · ~15 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· 15 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Fence (masonry)
    142 CLISBY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment
  • Agricultural building
    187 ONKAPARINGA VALLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment

  • August 2026

  • Installation of an above-ground swimming pool, associated pool fencing and alterations to an existing deck. (Retrospective)
    1 OAK DR OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment
  • Construction of Deck and Verandah
    4 SMITH ST OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • July 2026

  • Variation to development application 25023082 comprising additional roof height, wall height and the relocation of the proposed outbuilding
    64 MURRAY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment
  • Outbuilding (domestic gable roofed storage shed)
    16 ELM DR OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Carport and Outbuilding
    58 MONKHOUSE RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • June 2026

  • Parking of one (1) heavy vehicle (over 3 tonnes)
    139 GILLMAN RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment
  • Alterations and additions to single-storey detached dwelling
    13 OAKWOOD RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • May 2026

  • Installation of solar ground mount framing and associated enclosure (50kW)
    86 GILLMAN RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Construction of outbuilding
    310 OAKWOOD RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • April 2026

  • Construction of extensions to a domestic outbuilding
    851 ONKAPARINGA VALLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment

  • March 2026

  • Land division - Alteration to Community Plan - Associated with Development Application 26005548 for Boundary realignment (2 into 2) and alterations to swimming pool safety fence
    UNIT 7 6 SMITH ST OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Land division - Boundary realignment (2 into 2) and alterations to swimming pool safety fence - Associated with Development Application 26005550 for alteration to community plan
    246 ONKAPARINGA VALLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243;UNIT 7 6 SMITH ST OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment

  • January 2026

  • Replacement of Dry Stacked rock retaining wall with Concrete Sleeper Wall.
    99 PEACOCK RD S OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
2025· 27 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Two domestic outbuildings, rainwater tanks (above ground) and a retaining wall in association with an existing dwelling.
    139 GILLMAN RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment

  • November 2025

  • Carport
    99 PEACOCK RD S OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Construction of a carport and a domestic outbuilding.
    123 SHILLABEER RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment

  • October 2025

  • Additions and Alterations to Consulting Room
    216 ONKAPARINGA VALLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of new outbuilding
    64 MURRAY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Construction of a concrete swimming pool and associated pool fencing.
    426 OAKWOOD RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Construction of dwelling additions, and building alterations
    192 SHILLABEER RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment

  • September 2025

  • Outbuilding (domestic shed)
    25 OAK DR OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Single-storey detached dwelling, outbuilding and water tank (above ground)
    195 BEASLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Verandah
    10 ELM DR OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • outbuilding (garage)
    188 ONKAPARINGA VALLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • August 2025

  • Outbuilding
    12 MURRAY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • July 2025

  • Construction of a verandah extension
    187 ONKAPARINGA VALLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Construction of a function venue building, three tourist accommodation units, deck, retaining walls, outbuilding, spa & associated safety features
    362 OAKWOOD RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment
  • Agricultural building
    90 CLISBY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment

  • June 2025

  • Outbuilding (shed)
    134 SIZE RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Installation of swimming pool and safety barriers
    83 SIZE RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • May 2025

  • Shed
    UNIT 7 6 SMITH ST OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • April 2025

  • Variation of DA 21017786 -– Change to location and design of the approved function venue and water storage tanks (30KL and 22KL) and removal of retaining walls and the 100KL underground tank
    362 OAKWOOD RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Variation to DA 20/1285/473 involving amendments to the opening hours and staff parking arrangements associated with existing shop (cafe and plant nursery), and alteration of the outdoor area to outdoor plant display/staff parking, and a change of use to include hosting of functions
    18 OAKWOOD RD OAKBANK SA 5243Under Assessment
  • Outbuilding (Shed)
    310 OAKWOOD RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • March 2025

  • Carport
    782 ONKAPARINGA VALLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Carport
    273 BEASLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Carport and Verandah
    23 NIGHTINGALE CT OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • February 2025

  • Verandah
    3 BIRCH ST OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Alterations and additions to State Heritage Place (dwelling) including partial demolition and deck
    230 ONKAPARINGA VALLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • January 2025

  • Outbuilding ancillary to existing dwelling and parking of one (1) heavy vehicle (over 3 tonne).
    12 MAPPINGA RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
2024· 3 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Change of use from office to dwelling (no building works)
    238 ONKAPARINGA VALLEY RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made
  • Implement Shed
    362 OAKWOOD RD OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

  • November 2024

  • Verandah
    UNIT 1 6 SMITH ST OAKBANK SA 5243Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

11 heritage places

  • Kindergarten, former school214 Onkaparinga Valley Road OAKBANKLocal heritage
  • Oakbank Area School154 Onkaparinga Valley Road OAKBANKLocal heritage
  • Oakbank Soldiers' Memorial Hall210 Onkaparinga Valley Road OAKBANKLocal heritage
  • Part of Oakbank Weavers (former Pike's Dorset Brewery) including Beasley's HouseOnkpararinga Valley Road OAKBANKState heritage
  • Part of Oakbank Weavers (former Pike's Dorset Brewery) including Soft Drinks Plant & Chimney Stack (post 1938)220 Onkaparinga Valley Road OAKBANKState heritage
  • Swing bridge (suspension footbridge)Clisby Road [304,742E 6,128,341N] OAKBANKLocal heritage
  • Barn185 Onkaparinga Valley Road OAKBANKState heritage
  • Dwelling ('Dalintober')26 Pike Street OAKBANKState heritage
  • Former Oakbank Brewery18 Oakwood Road OAKBANKState heritage
  • Oakbank Racecourse46 Oakwood Road OAKBANKState heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Bushfire safer places
1
Flood / inundation overlay
95.4% 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 8.2 km away).

Coalition 47.5%Labor 52.5%

2.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • OakbankLabor 53.6% · Coalition 46.4% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
  • WoodsideLabor 51.7% · Coalition 48.3% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
  • LenswoodLabor 42.4% · Coalition 57.6% TPP (2025)6.7 km away
  • HahndorfLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)7.4 km away
  • CharlestonLabor 48.7% · Coalition 51.3% TPP (2025)8.0 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)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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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