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Torrens Island, 5015

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What Torrens Island is known for: Rural living

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Suburb Guide, “Torrens Island, SA Suburb Guide”, updated 2 October 2026, https://suburb.guide/sa/torrens-island

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Suburb profile

Torrens Island is a rural locality in South Australia, in Unincorporated SA. It is close to Port River and the Garden Island.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for rural localities. Mapped flood cover is an exceptional strength, with mapped flood cover 100% below the peer median, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median. Employment is a relative weakness, with employment 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Torrens Island suits people prioritising local amenities over employment.

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

  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Employment is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Port River
  • Garden Island

Housing, growth and risk

How Torrens Island compares

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

Median house price

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No data available

Median rent

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No data available

Population (ERP)

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No data available

Dwelling vacancy

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No data available

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

95th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
0
Median age
0
Median household income / week
$0
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 0
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 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

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$65,065

93rd percentile in SA · +11% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$69,485

95th percentile in SA · +7% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
12.0%

42nd percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$81,690

56th percentile in SA · +29% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

25th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5015 — 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
4,310
Taxpayers reporting net rent
503
Median net rent
-$672
Taxpayers reporting business income
386
Taxable income vs state median
+20%
Salary / wages vs state median
+21%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+5%
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

Community & culture

No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.

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 are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
250
State crime-rate percentile
94.9th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
123
No change (daily rate)
0%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Most common offence types

  • 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

3 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Barker Inlet-St Kilda Aquatic ReserveNature reserve
  • Torrens Island Conservation ParkNature reserve
Other(1)
  • Parking

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

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
27°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
Pregnancy Advisory Centre (10.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
No emergency department listed
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

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
27° / 16°
Rainfall
49 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 13°
Rainfall
94 mm · ~12 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 8°
Rainfall
161 mm · ~20 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 11°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 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· 2 proposals
  • June 2026

  • Verandah and 2 storey mezzanine office within existing building
    LOT 2 GRAND TKWY TORRENS ISLAND SA 5015Decision Made
  • May 2026

  • Removal of two Significant trees
    UNIT 1-3 114 GRAND TKWY TORRENS ISLAND SA 5015Decision Made
2025· 1 proposal
  • December 2025

  • Adaptive Reuse of State Heritage Listed Attendant's House to a propagation site and headquarters of the Native Orchid Society of SA, involving: - Repair, repaint and replacement of the internal and external fitout of the house - Replace 2 water tanks
    UNIT 1-3 114 GRAND TKWY TORRENS ISLAND SA 5015Under Assessment
2023· 4 proposals
  • July 2023

  • Construction of office building (maintenance meeting room)
    LOT 1301 GRAND TKWY TORRENS ISLAND SA 5015Under Assessment
  • Construction of office building (maintenance meeting room)
    LOT 1301 GRAND TKWY TORRENS ISLAND SA 5015Under Assessment
  • April 2023

  • Construction of two (2) storage sheds
    LOT 1301 GRAND TKWY TORRENS ISLAND SA 5015Decision Made
  • Construction of two (2) storage sheds
    LOT 1301 GRAND TKWY TORRENS ISLAND SA 5015Decision Made
Other· 9 proposals
  • AGL BARKER INLET PTY LIMITED
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
  • AGL BARKER INLET PTY LIMITED
    OtherEPA licence
  • AGL SA GENERATION PTY LIMITED
    Desalination PlantsEPA licence
  • AGL SA GENERATION PTY LIMITED
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
  • AGL SA GENERATION PTY LIMITED
    Manufacturing and Mineral ProcessingEPA licence
  • AGL SA GENERATION PTY LIMITED
    OtherEPA licence
  • AGL SA GENERATION PTY LIMITED
    Resource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
  • ORIGIN ENERGY POWER LIMITED
    OtherEPA licence
  • ORIGIN ENERGY POWER LIMITED
    Resource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

2 heritage places

  • Torrens Island Quarantine Station Complex (including Jetty and Foreshore, Commonwealth Precinct, Accommodation Compound, Cemetery, Isolation Compound and Animal Quarantine Station)114 Grand Trunkway TORRENS ISLANDState heritage
  • Torrens Island Quarantine Station Complex [Includes Torrens Island Quarantine Station Collection - Objects of heritage significance]Grand Trunkway TORRENS ISLANDState heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on 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
Hindmarsh
Member of Parliament
Mark BUTLER (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
131,379
Turnout (2025)
91.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+7.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 33.6%Labor 66.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 7.6 km away).

Coalition 26.9%Labor 73.1%

6.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • North HavenLabor 70.6% · Coalition 29.4% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
  • Taperoo EastLabor 76.2% · Coalition 23.8% TPP (2025)3.5 km away
  • TaperooLabor 70.0% · Coalition 30.0% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
  • Largs BayLabor 75.4% · Coalition 24.6% TPP (2025)5.4 km away
  • Largs Bay WestLabor 72.8% · Coalition 27.2% TPP (2025)6.0 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

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