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SA · Lower Eyre Peninsula Council
Poonindie, 5607
Est. population · Jun 2025
224
Growth (1 yr)
+0.5%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.2%
Median age
34
Median income
$1,625/wk
Employment rate
63%
Languages at home
11.8%non-English
Most common: Australian Indigenous languages
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Poonindie offers a slower smaller community life in Lower Eyre Peninsula Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Life here is grounded in local routine rather than big-city choice.
Local green pockets are modest, with bigger outdoor outings usually found in neighbouring areas. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk. Homes are neither a bargain nor a premium buy against the wider market.
Reported crime has been falling recently. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.
Desirability sits below average overall, with growth momentum, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities the main drag compared with similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Poonindie snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
224
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
12.0%
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
#34
among Country & regional · Emerging
Safety
25th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
53rd
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
40th
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
- 32.9/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5081st in Australia
- State rank
- 524th in SA
- Peer rank
- #34 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #140 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 67%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
224(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +5.2% over 5 years · 53th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.5%
- 5-year growth
- +5.2%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +11
- Growth rank in SA
- 53th 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 (~250), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 210
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income / week
- $1,625
- Dwelling vacancy
- 12%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 75
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,326
- Employment rate
- 63%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 63 / 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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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 (2024–25)
- 4
- Against the person
- 4
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 17.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 52 residents
- State safety percentile
- 25th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 25
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -33.2%
Most common offence types
- Assault Police1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury3
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
- Median school ICSEA
- 984
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 40th
School list
- Poonindie Community Learning CentrePrimary · Government · ICSEA 984 · 40th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 131 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Poonindie Early Childhood CentreHirschausen RoadPreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Poonindie Early Childhood Centrekindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services (SA) — OpenStreetMap + SA Education · current · Updated
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 places of worship
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
Other(1)
- Poonindie Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Poonindie Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Port Lincoln Health Service (17.7 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 6
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 26.8
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 28° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 50 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 77 mm · ~10 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 154 mm · ~19 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 93 mm · ~12 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
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
June 2026
- Store (Domestic Storage)LOT 12 LINCOLN HWY POONINDIE SA 5607Under Assessment
- Partial change of use to a telecommunications facility comprising a 30-metre-high monopole tower incorporating three (3) antennas, one (1) radiocommunications dish, and six (6) remote radio units, together with associated ancillary equipment and a 2.4-metre-high security mesh fence.1510 LINCOLN HWY POONINDIE SA 5607Under Assessment
February 2026
- Carport2 BENJAMIN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
- Land Division (1 into 2)1510 LINCOLN HWY POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
2025· 4 proposals
November 2025
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling and Retrospective Outbuilding19 BENJAMIN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
October 2025
- Outbuilding (Replacement)22 NATASHA DR POONINDIE SA 5607Under Assessment
July 2025
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding1510 LINCOLN HWY POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
January 2025
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with an attached deck, and a domestic outbuilding48 HIRSCHAUSEN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
2024· 7 proposals
October 2024
- Carport18 BENJAMIN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
September 2024
- Dwelling addition and Veranda40 HIRSCHAUSEN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
- Single storey dwelling addition1552 LINCOLN HWY POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
June 2024
- Outbuilding with lean-to veranda40 HIRSCHAUSEN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
- Outbuilding with associated carport42 HIRSCHAUSEN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
April 2024
- Construction of a verandah (patio)2 HIRSCHAUSEN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
March 2024
- Land division in the form of a boundary realignment20 NATASHA DR POONINDIE SA 5607;22 NATASHA DR POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
2023· 4 proposals
August 2023
- Change in use and internal building work to convert existing storage shed to a detached dwelling5 BENJAMIN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Under Assessment
April 2023
- Single storey detached dwelling, veranda, deck, and outbuilding.18 NATASHA DR POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
- Front veranda6 BENJAMIN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling, deck, and carport20 NATASHA DR POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
2022· 3 proposals
December 2022
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding (garage)20-22 BENJAMIN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
July 2022
- Outbuilding (storage shed)1510 LINCOLN HWY POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
April 2022
- Construction of a detached dwelling and outbuilding (shed)34 HIRSCHAUSEN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
2021· 7 proposals
December 2021
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling and Outbuilding36 HIRSCHAUSEN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
October 2021
- Outbuilding (shed)12 NATASHA DR POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
September 2021
- Store (for the storage of domestic goods)5 BENJAMIN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
July 2021
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling12 NATASHA DR POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
April 2021
- Verandah attached to dwelling24 NATASHA DR POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
- Carport ancillary to dwelling1510 LINCOLN HWY POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
January 2021
- Outbuilding ancillary to dwelling24-26 BENJAMIN RD POONINDIE SA 5607Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
Heritage
4 heritage places
- Former Bakehouse Complex & Well, former Poonindie MissionLincoln Highway POONINDIEState heritage
- Former Schoolhouse (supposed), former Poonindie MissionLincoln Highway POONINDIEState heritage
- Former Superintendent's Residence, former Poonindie MissionLincoln Highway POONINDIEState heritage
- St Matthew's Anglican Church, former Poonindie Missionoff Lincoln Highway POONINDIEState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
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
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Grey
- Member of Parliament
- Tom VENNING (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,707
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 38.0 km away).
Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%
4.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.3 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- North ShieldsLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)6.4 km away
- Port Lincoln CentralLabor 41.4% · Coalition 58.6% TPP (2025)16.8 km away
- Port LincolnLabor 47.9% · Coalition 52.1% TPP (2025)17.2 km away
- Kirton PointLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)18.1 km away
- Tumby BayLabor 31.0% · Coalition 69.0% TPP (2025)29.7 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- 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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Lower Eyre Peninsula Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.