SA · Mount Remarkable Council
Baroota, 5495
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Baroota is a welcoming smaller community in Mount Remarkable, with a settled community character. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here.
The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Population
- Population
- 52
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,375
- Dwelling vacancy
- 43.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 13 of 30
- Median monthly mortgage
- $850
- Employment rate
- 41.2%
- 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2023–24)
- 4
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 76.9
- State safety percentile
- 78.4th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 8
Most common offence types
- Other Theft2
- Sct - Non Residence1
- Sct - Residence1
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; 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.
3 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
January 2024
- The construction of a single storey prefabricated concrete office for use as an onsite office and lunch area and the construction of a single storey prefabricated concrete unisex accessible toilet and shower building in association with the existing SA Water reservoir site.964 RESERVOIR RD BAROOTA SA 5495Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals
October 2023
- Transportable house was purchased from 57 Buggy rd when it was recently sold. Transportable to placed on 200mm compacted road base 150mm concrete slab Leveled on 200mm x 200mm concrete blocks to 400mm in height above concrete slab.97 BUGGY RD BAROOTA SA 5495Decision Made
July 2023
- To erect an Implement Shed/Fertiliser, Grain Shed 48 meters long by 30 meters wide by 7.5 meters high next to the Implement sheds erected on 202 Baroota Road, Baroota SA 5495202 BAROOTA RD BAROOTA SA 5495Decision 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)
- 7/10
- 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
- Other Theftcrime2
- Sct - Non Residencecrime1
- Sct - Residencecrime1
- The construction of a single storey prefabricated concrete office for use as an onsite office and lunch area and the construction of a single storey prefabricated concrete unisex accessible toilet and shower building in association with the existing SA Water reservoir site.planning964 RESERVOIR RD BAROOTA SA 5495Lodged 31 Jan 2024 · Decision Made
- To erect an Implement Shed/Fertiliser, Grain Shed 48 meters long by 30 meters wide by 7.5 meters high next to the Implement sheds erected on 202 Baroota Road, Baroota SA 5495planning202 BAROOTA RD BAROOTA SA 5495Lodged 24 Jul 2023 · Decision Made
- Transportable house was purchased from 57 Buggy rd when it was recently sold. Transportable to placed on 200mm compacted road base 150mm concrete slab Leveled on 200mm x 200mm concrete blocks to 400mm in height above concrete slab.planning97 BUGGY RD BAROOTA SA 5495Lodged 27 Oct 2023 · 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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