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Pike River, 5340

Est. population · Jun 2025

60

Growth (1 yr)

+1.7%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.1%

Median age

49

Median income

$1,875/wk

Employment rate

71.7%

University qualified

17.4%

Work from home

24.2%

Languages at home

21.1%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • River access
  • Agricultural
  • Rural living
What Pike River is known for: River access, Agricultural, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Pike River is a rural locality in South Australia, in Renmark Paringa Council. It is close to the Murray River and the Pike-Mundic Wetland.

University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 107% above the peer median, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, well above typical levels for rural localities, and working from home is a very strong feature of the suburb, with working from home 66% above the peer median. Trade-offs centre on thinner local amenities and lower socio-economic advantage, with local amenities 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Pike River suits people prioritising university qualifications over local amenities.

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

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in South Australia (602)

Strengths

  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • Working from home is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Local amenity access is relatively limited
  • Socio-economic advantage is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Murray River
  • Pike-Mundic Wetland
  • River Basin
  • River Murray Flood Zone
  • River Murray Fringe Zone
  • River Murray Act

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Pike River compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$460/wk

Population (ERP)

60

+1.7% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

0.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

85th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

89th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

0%

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

Housing

Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$460

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 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only

Population

Estimated resident population

60(June 2025)

+1.7% annual · +7.1% over 5 years · 89th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.7%
5-year growth
+7.1%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+4
Growth rank in SA
89th 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 +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
52
Median age
49
Median household income / week
$1,875
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 22
Median monthly mortgage
$1,084
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$70
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
55.6% / 44.4% / 0%
Employment rate
71.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
24.2% / 0% / 48.5%
Walked or cycled to work
21.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
22 / 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

17.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 21.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified17.4% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified10.9% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational21.7% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below50% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Agriculture and environment52.6%
  • Management and commerce31.6%
  • Education15.8%
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)
$53,018

44th percentile in SA · -10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$55,624

43rd percentile in SA · -14% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

47th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$57,372

23rd percentile in SA · -9% vs Australia

Residents with business income
6.0%

5th percentile in SA · -42% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5340 — 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
842
Taxpayers reporting net rent
102
Median net rent
$1,706
Taxpayers reporting business income
52
Taxable income vs state median
-2%
Salary / wages vs state median
-3%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
-26%
Business income vs state median
-45%

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

63.6% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 27.7× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
63.6%

94th percentile in SA · +2665% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
21
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5340

Occupation mix in this industry

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

  • Managers11

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 5340 (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: 33 · AFF share +1574% 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

21.1% speak a language other than English at home; 17.6% born overseas

Language at home
45 English only · 12 other
Non-English at home
21.1%
Born overseas
9 (17.6%)
Australian citizens
50

Religion

61.5%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 61.5%, while 26.9% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion26.9%45.2%
Christianity61.5%40%
Other / not stated11.5%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic28.8%15.5%
Lutheran23.1%2.4%

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)
6
Against the person
1
Against property
5
Rate per 1,000 residents
100
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 52 residents
State crime-rate percentile
84.7th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
4
Increase (daily rate)
+501.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
3
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
50

Most common offence types

  • Acts That Threaten, Harass, Or Control1
  • Damage Or Destroy Property2
  • Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences1
  • Sct - Non Residence1
  • Theft From A Person1

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

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

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
33°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
Renmark Paringa District Hospital (12.4 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)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
16.7

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
33° / 16°
Rainfall
58 mm · ~7 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 11°
Rainfall
53 mm · ~7 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 6°
Rainfall
69 mm · ~9 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 10°
Rainfall
83 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.

11 planning-related records

2025· 2 proposals

  • October 2025

  • Land Division in the form of a boundary realignment (no additional allotments) and the creation / rationalisation of easements
    1294 WONUARRA RD WONUARRA SA 5340;21825 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;21871 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;21874 STURT HWY PIKE RIVER SA 5340;21945 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;21981 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;22843 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;23061 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;LOT 10 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;LOT 114 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340;LOT 18 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;LOT 25 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340;LOT 32 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;LOT 9 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;LOT 91 STURT HWY PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made

  • September 2025

  • Extension to an existing agricultural building
    311 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
2024· 2 proposals

  • October 2024

  • Construction of an agricultural building
    311 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made

  • March 2024

  • Variation to 22025873 - Retain Tempoary Site Office as a Permanent Office Building
    1251 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals

  • June 2023

  • Construction of an almond processing and storage building (hulling and shelling), workshop, administration building, stockpiling areas, fire tanks and pumps, hardstand areas, internal road ways, washing areas, carparking and landscaping - and associated infrastructure.
    869 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made

  • May 2023

  • Extension of an existing agricultural building
    22062 STURT HWY PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
2021· 3 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Agricultural building - storage purposes
    804 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made

  • June 2021

  • Agricultural building (implement and storage shed)
    155 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made

  • May 2021

  • Single storey dwelling with double garage, carport & alfresco UMR and in-ground swimming pool with safety barrier
    804 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
Other· 2 proposals
  • ALMONDCO AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    Food Production and Animal Plant ProcessingEPA licence
  • ALMONDCO AUSTRALIA LIMITED
    Materials Handling and TransportationEPA licence

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
Barker
Member of Parliament
Tony PASIN (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
127,045
Turnout (2025)
92.6%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.6 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 63.0%Labor 37.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 21.2 km away).

Coalition 66.5%Labor 33.5%

3.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • ParingaLabor 30.3% · Coalition 69.7% TPP (2025)10.1 km away
  • RenmarkLabor 43.1% · Coalition 56.9% TPP (2025)10.7 km away
  • LyrupLabor 27.0% · Coalition 73.0% TPP (2025)12.4 km away
  • Renmark WestLabor 31.2% · Coalition 68.8% TPP (2025)13.4 km away
  • BerriLabor 41.8% · Coalition 58.2% TPP (2025)16.7 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)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

More in Renmark Paringa Council

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