Median house price
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SA · Northern Areas Council
Yacka, 5470
Est. population · Jun 2025
151
Growth (1 yr)
+0.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.0%
Median age
56
Median income
$1,050/wk
Employment rate
49.6%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Northern Areas Council, Yacka keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Homes are relatively cheap compared with the wider market, which keeps entry costs lower. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
At a glance
Yacka snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
151
+0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
26.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
4th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
60th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
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
151(June 2025)
+0.7% annual · +2.0% over 5 years · 60th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.7%
- 5-year growth
- +2.0%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +3
- Growth rank in SA
- 60th 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 +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 147
- Median age
- 56
- Median household income / week
- $1,050
- Dwelling vacancy
- 26.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 21 of 78
- Median monthly mortgage
- $737
- Employment rate
- 49.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 60 / 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 are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 1
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 6.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 147 residents
- State safety percentile
- 3.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 1
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Most common offence types
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
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
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Horrocks Hwy / Broughton Rd - East side (Yacka General Store)
- Horrocks Hwy / Broughton Rd - West side (Yacka General Store)
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)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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
- Clare Hospital (31.8 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)
- 4
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 26.5
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
- 30° / 15°
- Rainfall
- 50 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 82 mm · ~10 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 139 mm · ~17 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 106 mm · ~13 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· 5 proposals
August 2026
- construction of a 3 sided 18.0 x 32.0m hay shed214 JONES RD YACKA SA 5470Under Assessment
June 2026
- New Zinc Shed 36m x 18m x 6m Storage of Farm Equipment Stormwater to 3 x 25000L Tanks installed with shed172 HERMITAGE RD YACKA SA 5470Under Assessment
April 2026
- Single storey detached dwelling and carport39 BROUGHTON RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
February 2026
- Freestanding Carport 7.5m x 4.1m x 3.5m high for caravan storage Freestanding Verandah 4.7m x 6.0m x 2.4m high entertainment area next to house15 HAWKER ST YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
- Addition to detached Dwelling including variation to previous planning consent as per applications 764/118/13 (studio) and DA22017877 (existing dwelling). Carport to be erected adjacent to existing dwelling.6 EAST TCE YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
2025· 6 proposals
December 2025
- Agricultural building (hay and implement store)LOT 1 RIVER BLOCKS RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
October 2025
- Two Shipping containers39 BROUGHTON RD YACKA SA 5470Under Assessment
September 2025
- 4m x 8m x 2.5m steel frame shed1 BROUGHTON RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
February 2025
- Addition of Unisex Disabled toilet facilities to north-eastern side of the Public Hall9 HAWKER ST YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
- Open-sided, gable-roof Shelter38 PIPELINE RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
January 2025
- New Colorbond Shed (9.1m x 9.1m x 3.6m H) - Purpose: Storage of Vehicles, Caravan, Boat9 BEARE ST YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
2024· 3 proposals
August 2024
- New Colorbond Shed 12mL x 9mW x 4.2mH Colour: Monument - all materials Purpose: Storage of Vehicles, Caravan, Boat Stormwater to 2 x 30000L Tanks, excess to garden24 CHARLES ST YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
June 2024
- New residence - 3 bed, 1 bathroom with porch and outdoor entertaining area New shed - one side enclosed with other open as carport (future additional bathroom also shown as part of this)3 BROUGHTON RD YACKA SA 5470Under Assessment
April 2024
- Two free-standing carports (6m x 6m x 3.3m and 6m x 3m x 2.8m)1 BROUGHTON RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
2023· 3 proposals
November 2023
- Single story detached dwelling31 HILLVIEW RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
January 2023
- 6.0m x 9.0m x 3.0m gable shedLOT 12 SOUTH TCE YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
- Carport extension32 BROUGHTON RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
2022· 3 proposals
December 2022
- 3.0m x 9.7m x 3.3m1 BROUGHTON RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
August 2022
- Extension and Alteration to Existing Dwelling1 SOUTH TCE YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
April 2022
- Detached dwelling in the form of a transportable home. Two 40' shipping containers connected with a skillion roof for storage Rain water tanks, 5 x 20,000 ltrsLOT 6 CHARLES ST YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
2021· 4 proposals
September 2021
- Build 15.24m X 7.6m Garaport alongside existing residentioal dwelling.172 HERMITAGE RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
July 2021
- Town entrance signs at two locations north and south of the Yacka township. The proposed signs will be sited on the corner of Horrocks Highway and Yacka-Koolunga Road at the northern entrance and on the corner of Horrocks Highway and Glenfarm Road on the southern entrance to the township. The signs will be erected a minimum of 10 metres from the edge of the road.LOT 329 HORROCKS HWY YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
June 2021
- Single Storey Timber Framed Dwelling1 BROUGHTON RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
March 2021
- 9m x 4.4m Swimming Pool and 11m x 7.6m Car shed138 HERMITAGE RD YACKA SA 5470Decision Made
2020· 1 proposal
December 2020
- 18 x 36 Galvanised Steel Farm Shed Farm Storage9 CROMER RD YACKA SA 5470Decision 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
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 34.2 km away).
Coalition 65.7%Labor 34.3%
11.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- SpaldingLabor 36.2% · Coalition 63.8% TPP (2025)13.9 km away
- BrinkworthLabor 35.6% · Coalition 64.4% TPP (2025)15.7 km away
- RedhillLabor 24.9% · Coalition 75.1% TPP (2025)23.7 km away
- GeorgetownLabor 39.1% · Coalition 60.9% TPP (2025)24.0 km away
- BooborowieLabor 27.9% · Coalition 72.1% TPP (2025)26.0 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.