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Ungarra, 5607

Est. population · Jun 2025

167

Growth (1 yr)

+0.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+5.0%

Median age

32

Median income

$1,224/wk

Employment rate

67.3%

University qualified

11.5%

Work from home

21.9%

Languages at home

3.2%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Green suburb
  • Agricultural
  • Remote
What Ungarra is known for: Green suburb, Agricultural, Remote

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Suburb profile

Ungarra is a remote locality in South Australia, in Tumby Bay Council. The Eyre Peninsula is part of the surrounding geography. Notable landmarks include Stokes Church.

Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked remote localities, and open-space access is exceptionally strong. Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, and university qualifications are a relative strength, with university qualifications 105% above the peer median, and green cover is another of the suburb's defining strengths, and population growth is an exceptional strength.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and open space.

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

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in South Australia (321)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
  • Open-space access is exceptionally strong
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • University qualifications are a relative strength
  • Green cover is a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

  • Eyre Peninsula
  • Stokes Church

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Ungarra compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$100/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

167

+0.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

18.8%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

13th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

57th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

14%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

8/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

49th

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

Population

Estimated resident population

167(June 2025)

+0.6% annual · +5.0% over 5 years · 57th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.6%
5-year growth
+5.0%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+8
Growth rank in SA
57th 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 (~150), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
156
Median age
32
Median household income / week
$1,224
Dwelling vacancy
18.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
13 of 69
Median monthly mortgage
$939
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$100
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
54% / 32% / 14%
Employment rate
67.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
21.9% / 0% / 58.9%
Walked or cycled to work
9.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
52 / 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

11.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 31.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified11.5% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified11.5% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational31.7% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below45.2% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Agriculture and environment34.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.5%
  • Management and commerce15.5%
  • Society and culture13.8%
  • Education10.3%
  • Health10.3%
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)
$54,239

50th percentile in SA · -8% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$54,809

40th percentile in SA · -16% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

57th percentile in SA · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$90,928

65th percentile in SA · +44% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

67th percentile in SA · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5607 — 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
3,044
Taxpayers reporting net rent
397
Median net rent
$918
Taxpayers reporting business income
367
Taxable income vs state median
0%
Salary / wages vs state median
-5%
Rental investment vs state median
+8%
Super vs state median
+17%
Business income vs state median
+9%

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

53.4% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 23.2× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
53.4%

89th percentile in SA · +2222% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
39
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5607

Occupation mix in this industry

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

  • Managers28

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 5607 (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 - Outback (SA4 406), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12141,208
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213344
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412247
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415231
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212188
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211151
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8416128
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 841934
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841121
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310

South Australia - Outback 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: 73 · AFF share +1305% 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

3.2% speak a language other than English at home; 4.7% born overseas

Language at home
150 English only · 5 other
Non-English at home
3.2%
Born overseas
7 (4.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
4 (2.6%)
Australian citizens
153

Religion

64.7%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 64.7%, while 28.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion28.2%45.2%
Christianity64.7%40%
Other / not stated7.1%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic14.7%15.5%
Lutheran11.5%2.4%
Uniting Church10.9%4.8%
Christian (not further defined)10.3%2.6%
Churches of Christ7.1%0.2%

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

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
2
Against the person
1
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
12
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 156 residents
State crime-rate percentile
13.3th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
25
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
3
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
17.96

Most common offence types

  • Acts That Threaten, Harass, Or Control1
  • Sct - Non Residence1

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

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
Median school ICSEA
1,005
Median ICSEA percentile
49th
School list
  • Ungarra Playcentre16 Schramm StreetPlaycentres
  • Ungarra Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1005 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 33 students · Top SEA quarter 9%View on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Ungarra Playcentrekindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

1 mapped amenities

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 1 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
6.41
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Moody Tank Conservation ParkNature reserve

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

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Eyre United Football Club

    Australian Rules Football

  • Ungarra and Districts Community Sports Club

    Australian Rules Football · Cricket · Netball · Tennis

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap and the SA Sports Vouchers venue list, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
2.9%
Woodland / forest cover
2.9%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
239
Parks (OSM)
1
Typical summer maximum
28°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
Tumby Bay Hospital and Health Services (22.2 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)
4
Participants per 1,000 residents
24.0

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
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 (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

  • August 2026

  • Outbuilding
    9 PEDLER ST UNGARRA SA 5607Decision Made

  • July 2026

  • Single-storey detached dwelling with associated deck and verandah
    9 PEDLER ST UNGARRA SA 5607Under Assessment
2025· 1 proposal

  • July 2025

  • Two Verandahs
    11 ASHMAN TCE UNGARRA SA 5607;LOT 5 ASHMAN TCE UNGARRA SA 5607Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal

  • October 2023

  • Land Division 1 into 2
    1774 MINE HILL RD UNGARRA SA 5607Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal

  • October 2022

  • Construction of a 36m x 40m agricultural building.
    141 MOUNT HILL RD UNGARRA SA 5607Decision Made
2021· 1 proposal

  • November 2021

  • New Shed
    37 GOODES RD UNGARRA SA 5607Decision Made
2020· 4 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Install required beams & supports in ceiling. Removal of the Eastern and a portion of the Southern kitchen wall.
    1316 EAST DOG FENCE RD UNGARRA SA 5607Decision Made

  • October 2020

  • Inground fibreglass swimming pool install
    346 UNGARRA-STOKES RD UNGARRA SA 5607Decision Made

  • September 2020

  • Aquaponics Area: To be located within house yards at the Western end of property. Secondhand greenhouse purchased from David Gill Greenhouses (VIC). Rubble/Road base foundation to extend 1500mm around greenhouse footprint (720m^2 total). 2 bays of 40x6.4m, totalling 500m^2. Galvanised steel frame and flexible plastic cladding (Sunview Diamond 15). 4m high vertical posts (33 off), hoop ridge is 1.7m high at peak, making total height of 5.7m. Roll up side walls (2 off) and adjustable ridge vents (
    706 MOODY CENTRE RD UNGARRA SA 5607Decision Made

  • August 2020

  • 52.5m (long) x 24m (wide) x 9m (high) Bulk Storage Shed
    2 UNGARRA-YEELANNA RD UNGARRA SA 5607Decision Made
Other· 1 proposal
  • DISTRICT COUNCIL OF TUMBY BAY
    Resource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

3 heritage places

  • Moody TanksUNGARRALocal heritage
  • Stokes ChurchPt Sec 4 Hd Stokes UNGARRALocal heritage
  • Water Tank, Moody Rocks, Moody Tank Conservation ParkYeelana Road UNGARRAState heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

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
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 60.6 km away).

Coalition 85.6%Labor 14.4%

30.9 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -1.5 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • UngarraLabor 13.8% · Coalition 86.2% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
  • Tumby BayLabor 31.0% · Coalition 69.0% TPP (2025)21.4 km away
  • CumminsLabor 21.2% · Coalition 78.8% TPP (2025)28.5 km away
  • Port NeillLabor 20.7% · Coalition 79.3% TPP (2025)30.9 km away
  • North ShieldsLabor 39.6% · Coalition 60.4% TPP (2025)50.1 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)
8/10
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 (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Tumby Bay Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.