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SA · Grant Council
Suttontown, 5291
Est. population · Jun 2025
664
Growth (1 yr)
+0.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.4%
Median age
38
Median income
$2,330/wk
Employment rate
75.8%
Languages at home
4.1%non-English
Most common: German
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Education hub
- Excellent transport
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Grant Council, Suttontown keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Everyday life leans local, with a handful of trusted shops, a familiar main street and neighbours who know your name.
Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many regional towns, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Housing is expensive relative to much of the state. Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because safety, plus schools and education lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Suttontown snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$560/wk
Population (ERP)
664
+0.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.9%
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
#27
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
74th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
48th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
29th
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
- 32.7/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5107th in Australia
- State rank
- 527th in SA
- Peer rank
- #27 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #141 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $560
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
664(June 2025)
+0.1% annual · +3.4% over 5 years · 48th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.1%
- 5-year growth
- +3.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +22
- Growth rank in SA
- 48th 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 (~700), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 692
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $2,330
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 253
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,603
- Employment rate
- 75.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 229 / 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 increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 43
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 38
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 64.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 138 residents
- State safety percentile
- 74th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 42
- Increase (daily rate)
- +2.7%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental3
- Other Theft20
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury4
- Theft From Motor Vehicle3
- Theft From Shop8
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
- 2
- Median school ICSEA
- 960
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 29th
School list
- Suttontown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 960 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 101 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
- Compton Primary School13 Compton Hall RoadPrimary Education
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
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- O'Leary Rd / Springview Dr - West side
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service (3.6 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)
- 31
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 46.7
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
- 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
- 22° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 103 mm · ~13 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 19° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 186 mm · ~23 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 325 mm · ~41 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 210 mm · ~26 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· 66 proposals
August 2026
- Construct a carport83 CROYLE RD SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a detached dwelling.15 SPRINGVIEW DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a semi-detached dwelling on one allotment.20A OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a semi-detached dwelling on one allotment.20B OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
July 2026
- To construct a semi-detached dwelling on one allotment1 LEARMONTH ST SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- Construction of shops comprised of bulky goods tenancies with associated carparking, advertising signage & landscaping2 RAYMOND DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;3 WALTER CT SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;4 RAYMOND DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;4 WALTER CT SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;5 WALTER CT SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;6 WALTER CT SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a detached dwelling1 MONAVAE RD SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling25 OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a detached dwelling.13 -15 CARRISON RD SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a single storey detached dwelling16 MARTIN ST SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a carport.41 COLLINS DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
June 2026
- To construct an outbuilding in association with a detached dwelling16 OLIVER DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To install a 247,000L rainwater tank.144 SUTTONTOWN RD SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct an outbuilding14 MARTIN ST SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a garage associated with an existing dwelling41 COLLINS DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct one semi-detached dwelling associated with DA260188742B OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct one semi-detached dwelling associated with DA260188772A OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct an outbuilding.5 MARTIN ST SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- Retrospective change of use to short-term tourist accommodation.238 -248 WIRELESS RD W SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct an outbuilding.3 OLIVER DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
May 2026
- Wastewater treatment plant associated with existing dairy processing industry10 SUNNYBRAE RD SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;162 PINEHALL AV SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct a detached dwelling, minor variation10 MARTIN ST SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct alteration and addition to an existing outbuilding5 CAREY CT SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling3 MARTIN ST SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling.16 MAJOR CT SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- Land Division - 2 allotments into 19 lot Community Plan81 -87 SUTTONTOWN RD SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- Land Division - To amalgamate three (3) allotments into two (2) allotments and remove a right of way.13 KYM HOLMES CT SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;288 JUBILEE HWY W SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;290 JUBILEE HWY W SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling and an outbuilding.144 SUTTONTOWN RD SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct retaining walls.1 LEARMONTH ST SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;10 OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;14A OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;14B OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;16A OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;16B OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;27 OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;2A OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291;2B OXFORD DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- Install a fibreglass pool and safety features16 ASCOTT WAY SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
April 2026
- Land Division - Community Title - To create one additional allotment23 FEDERATION DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct alteration and addition to an existing warehouse and office7A CALULA DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Under Assessment
- To construct retaining wallsLOT 5001 SPRINGVIEW DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- Land Division - To divide 1 allotment into 6.132 -138 SUTTONTOWN RD SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling7 OLIVER DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling10 OLIVER DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling11 MARTIN ST SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct a detached dwelling5 LORD CL SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
March 2026
- To construct a detached dwelling3 LORD CL SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision Made
- To construct an outbuilding.43 COLLINS DR SUTTONTOWN SA 5291Decision 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
1 heritage place
- Dwelling ('Pine Hall')Pinehall Avenue MOUNT GAMBIERState 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
- 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 7.7 km away).
Coalition 61.0%Labor 39.0%
2.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +4.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- SuttontownLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- ComptonLabor 28.4% · Coalition 71.6% TPP (2025)3.4 km away
- Mount Gambier NorthLabor 49.4% · Coalition 50.6% TPP (2025)4.6 km away
- Mount Gambier WestLabor 46.6% · Coalition 53.4% TPP (2025)5.4 km away
- Mount Gambier ParkLabor 43.0% · Coalition 57.0% TPP (2025)5.9 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)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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
Compare with
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