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SA · Wakefield Council

Beaufort, 5550

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  • Affordable
  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
What Beaufort is known for: Affordable, Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban

Suburb profile

Beaufort is a residential smaller community in Wakefield with a familiar suburban feel. Out in the wider region, it rewards those who value open country and a pace set by the land, not the clock. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.

The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.

Population

Population
81
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,062
Dwelling vacancy
27.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
11 of 40
Median monthly mortgage
$679
Employment rate
50.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3 / 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
12.3
State safety percentile
11.7th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
14
Decrease (daily rate)
-49.9%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

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.

9 planning-related records

2026· 1 proposal

  • March 2026

  • Two 40ft shipping containers with 15m wide x 12m deep dome roof structure between containers and a 6 x 12.8m lean-to extension to existing shed
    245 DOHSE RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal

  • August 2022

  • Agricultural building associated with the existing horticultural use on the land
    28 TILBROO RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals

  • March 2021

  • Evaporation dam - 80m x 100m x 1m deep
    594 MAIL RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Decision Made

  • February 2021

  • Variation to 373/137/20 - Change from fixed to tracking solar panels, and change to development setbacks
    LOT 183 MAIL RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Decision Made
2020· 1 proposal

  • December 2020

  • boundary realignment
    245 DOHSE RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Decision Made
Other· 4 proposals
  • BEAUFORT POULTRY PTY LTD
    Animal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence
  • MOHAMMAD AKRAM BAQERI
    Animal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence
  • PROTEN SOUTH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    Animal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence
  • SOUTHERN BARN PTY LTD
    Animal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

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

Recent changes

  • Other Theftcrime1
  • Agricultural building associated with the existing horticultural use on the landplanning28 TILBROO RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Lodged 08 Aug 2022 · Decision Made
  • BEAUFORT POULTRY PTY LTDplanningAnimal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence
  • Evaporation dam - 80m x 100m x 1m deepplanning594 MAIL RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Lodged 18 Mar 2021 · Decision Made
  • MOHAMMAD AKRAM BAQERIplanningAnimal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence
  • PROTEN SOUTH AUSTRALIA PTY LTDplanningAnimal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence
  • SOUTHERN BARN PTY LTDplanningAnimal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence
  • Two 40ft shipping containers with 15m wide x 12m deep dome roof structure between containers and a 6 x 12.8m lean-to extension to existing shedplanning245 DOHSE RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Lodged 27 Mar 2026 · Decision Made
  • Variation to 373/137/20 - Change from fixed to tracking solar panels, and change to development setbacksplanningLOT 183 MAIL RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Lodged 24 Feb 2021 · Decision Made
  • boundary realignmentplanning245 DOHSE RD BEAUFORT SA 5550Lodged 22 Dec 2020 · Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

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