SA · Streaky Bay Council
Baird Bay, 5671
Current weather
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66% humidity · 30.6 km/h wind · 15.2° / 13.4° today · 6.4 mm rain
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Baird Bay is a welcoming smaller community in Streaky Bay, with a settled community character. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with plenty of residents in steady employment.
The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Population
- Population
- 5
- Median age
- 70
- Median household income / week
- $450
- Dwelling vacancy
- 104.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 22 of 21
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 75%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 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.
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
4 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
April 2026
- Outbuilding (garage for boat, car and domestic storage)9 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671Under Assessment
2024· 2 proposals
June 2024
- Swimming pool with associated filtration pump and safety fencing33 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671Decision Made
April 2024
- Internal and external building alterations to existing accommodation, including the addition of a deck33 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671;35 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
February 2022
- Construction of a two-storey detached dwelling with decking and domestic outbuilding (garage)13 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671Under Assessment
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)
- 6/10
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
Recent changes
- Construction of a two-storey detached dwelling with decking and domestic outbuilding (garage)planning13 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671Lodged 18 Feb 2022 · Under Assessment
- Internal and external building alterations to existing accommodation, including the addition of a deckplanning33 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671;35 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671Lodged 19 Apr 2024 · Decision Made
- Outbuilding (garage for boat, car and domestic storage)planning9 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671Lodged 28 Apr 2026 · Under Assessment
- Swimming pool with associated filtration pump and safety fencingplanning33 BAIRD BAY RD BAIRD BAY SA 5671Lodged 28 Jun 2024 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
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