SA · Mount Remarkable Council
Appila, 5480
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Appila is a welcoming smaller community in Mount Remarkable, with a settled community character. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Population
- Population
- 91
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $1,275
- Dwelling vacancy
- 19.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 41
- Median monthly mortgage
- $369
- Employment rate
- 53.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 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 · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 11
- State safety percentile
- 9.7th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 5
Most common offence types
- Other Theft1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
5 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
April 2024
- Storm damage repairs to dwelling roof1522 YARROWIE RD APPILA SA 5480Decision Made
2022· 2 proposals
October 2022
- Build a machinery shed for the farmer to store farming equipment out of the weatherLOT 75 PECH RD APPILA SA 5480Decision Made
- Build a farm shed 30m length x 15m width x 6m height totally zinc. Roof corrugated iron and walls unclad. The northern long end and the west side walls will be enclosed and the other two sides left open.428 APPILA-TARCOWIE RD APPILA SA 5480Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals
September 2021
- Erect a shed22-24 ABBOTT TCE APPILA SA 5480Decision Made
May 2021
- A pergola on the side of the dwelling1918 APPILA-LAURA RD APPILA SA 5480Decision 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 · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
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 · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
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 features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Other Theftcrime1
- A pergola on the side of the dwellingplanning1918 APPILA-LAURA RD APPILA SA 5480Lodged 03 May 2021 · Decision Made
- Build a farm shed 30m length x 15m width x 6m height totally zinc. Roof corrugated iron and walls unclad. The northern long end and the west side walls will be enclosed and the other two sides left open.planning428 APPILA-TARCOWIE RD APPILA SA 5480Lodged 23 Oct 2022 · Decision Made
- Build a machinery shed for the farmer to store farming equipment out of the weatherplanningLOT 75 PECH RD APPILA SA 5480Lodged 24 Oct 2022 · Decision Made
- Erect a shedplanning22-24 ABBOTT TCE APPILA SA 5480Lodged 21 Sep 2021 · Decision Made
- Storm damage repairs to dwelling roofplanning1522 YARROWIE RD APPILA SA 5480Lodged 30 Apr 2024 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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