SA · Mid Murray Council
Truro, SA, 5356
Current weather
12.7°CMainly clear
66% humidity · 32.8 km/h wind · 13.9° / 9.4° today · 6.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#129 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Truro is a small locality in the Mid Murray area, home to around 523 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 8 offences in 2024–25 (Jul–Jun), roughly 15.3 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $450, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, limited but present public transport access, 7 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 523
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $1,658
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 17 of 199
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,200
- Employment rate
- 66.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 18 / 3 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $450
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- SA Housing Authority rent & sales reports — Government of South Australia · Period: 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 8
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 8
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 15.3
- State safety percentile
- 16.6th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 1
- Year-on-year change
- 0%
Most common offence types
- Other Theft6
- Receive Or Handle Proceeds Of Crime1
- Sct - Non Residence1
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2024-25; 2024-25 → 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
- Median school ICSEA
- 987
- Truro Playcentre1 Burr StreetPlaycentres
- Truro Primary SchoolPrimary · ICSEA 987
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site · Static register
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
4 public transport stops in this suburb
- Moorundie St - North side (Roadhouse Truro)
- Moorundie St - North side (Truro Hotel)
- Moorundie St - South side (Roadhouse Truro)
- Moorundle St - South side (Truro Hotel)
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
7 active roadworks / incidents
- BitumenSturt Highway, Swamp Rd29 Jun 2026 – 24 Jul 2026
- BitumenSturt Highway, Three Chain Rd29 Jun 2026 – 24 Jul 2026
- ConstructionSturt Highway, Loffler Rd15 Jun 2026 – 15 Jul 2026
- ConstructionSturt Highway, Bastion Hill Rd15 Jun 2026 – 15 Jul 2026
- ConstructionSturt Highway, Fallands Rd15 Jun 2026 – 15 Jul 2026
- ConstructionSturt Highway, Truro Rd15 Jun 2026 – 15 Jul 2026
- Shoulder WorkSturt Highway, Parking Bay16 Jun 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
64 planning-related records
2026· 7 proposals
May 2026
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage and alfresco UMRLOT 3 QUARRY RD TRURO SA 5356Under Assessment
April 2026
- Outbuilding extension50 BARTON RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of an agricultural building (implement shed) in association with the existing farming land use433 ST KITTS RD TRURO SA 5356Under Assessment
March 2026
- Construction of an Agricultural BuildingLOT 95 PIPELINE RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
February 2026
- Verandah21 SECOND ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
January 2026
- Alterations and additions to an existing single storey detached dwelling38 MOORUNDIE ST TRURO SA 5356Under Assessment
- Construction of a domestic outbuildingLOT 4 TRURO RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
2025· 17 proposals
December 2025
- Detached Dwelling (Tiny Home)42 GEORGE ST TRURO SA 5356Under Assessment
November 2025
- Residential Outbuilding (Shed)8 JAMES ST W TRURO SA 5356Under Assessment
September 2025
- Alterations and additions to an existing detached dwelling53 MOORUNDIE ST TRURO SA 5356Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached verandahLOT 170 COPPERMINE RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
August 2025
- Shop and associated advertisements8 MOORUNDIE ST TRURO SA 5356Under Assessment
- Construction of an outbuilding (garage) ancillary to existing dwelling45 OBST RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
July 2025
- Residential Outbuilding (Shed)21 SECOND ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage and alfresco UMRLOT 4 TRURO RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of an agricultural building13 HART RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Deck53 GEORGE ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
May 2025
- Detached Dwelling396 SWAMP RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
March 2025
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage and alfresco UMRLOT 15 SECOND ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Alterations and additions to an existing single storey detached dwelling30 MILLER RD TRURO SA 5356Under Assessment
- Carport addition to existing outbuildingLOT 218 OVAL RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
February 2025
- Construction of an open front agricultural building160 MILLER RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
January 2025
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling (transportable)LOT 11 THREE CHAIN RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding44 BARTON RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
2024· 14 proposals
December 2024
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding215 QUARRY RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
November 2024
- Construction of a carport attached to an existing dwelling36 BARTON RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Verandah (attached)154 QUARRY RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Veranda and Carport304 COPPERMINE RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
October 2024
- Outbuilding (shed)19 SECOND ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of an outbuilding (shed)15 GEORGE ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
September 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with an attached verandah, carport, and garage, and four storage sheds280 SWAMP RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
August 2024
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding31 EUDUNDA RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Single Storey Dwelling44 BARTON RD TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage UMR8 JAMES ST W TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
May 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with associated alfresco and porch (UMR)15 GEORGE ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
April 2024
- Verandah19 SECOND ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
March 2024
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding15 SECOND ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
- Variation to DA 23003209 - Amended design of the shed extension and reconfiguration of the car parking area layout24 JAMES ST W TRURO SA 5356;26 JAMES ST W TRURO SA 5356;27 MOORUNDIE ST TRURO SA 5356;29 MOORUNDIE ST TRURO SA 5356;31 MOORUNDIE ST TRURO SA 5356Under Assessment
2023· 5 proposals
August 2023
- Dwelling Alterations (change of garage to living space)6 GEORGE ST TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
June 2023
- Verandah and Dwelling Addition (Deck)4 JAMES ST W TRURO SA 5356Decision Made
2022· 8 proposals
8 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 11 proposals
11 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
4 state heritage places
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Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
- Bushfire safer places
- 1
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via SA Planning geohub. Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 16
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 41.7/100
- Cohort rank
- #129 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
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- Alterations and additions to an existing detached dwellingplanning53 MOORUNDIE ST TRURO SA 5356Lodged 25 Sep 2025 · Under Assessment
- Alterations and additions to an existing single storey detached dwellingplanning38 MOORUNDIE ST TRURO SA 5356Lodged 22 Jan 2026 · Under Assessment
- Alterations and additions to an existing single storey detached dwellingplanning30 MILLER RD TRURO SA 5356Lodged 11 Mar 2025 · Under Assessment
- Carport addition to existing outbuildingplanningLOT 218 OVAL RD TRURO SA 5356Lodged 06 Mar 2025 · Decision Made
- Construction of a carport attached to an existing dwellingplanning36 BARTON RD TRURO SA 5356Lodged 29 Nov 2024 · Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic outbuildingplanningLOT 4 TRURO RD TRURO SA 5356Lodged 14 Jan 2026 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
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