SA · Tumby Bay Council
Brooker, 5607
Current weather
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75% humidity · 21.1 km/h wind · 13.7° / 9.9° today · 12.6 mm rain
Updated
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
- Suburban
- Community
Suburb profile
Brooker is a welcoming smaller community in Tumby Bay, with a settled community character. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.
The community skews younger, with family life visible on every street. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.
Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
Population
- Population
- 90
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $2,187
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 35
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 80%
- 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.
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $120
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA Housing Authority rent & sales reports — Government of South Australia · Period: 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2023–24)
- 3
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 33.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 90 residents
- State safety percentile
- 48.5th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 25
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- Other Unlawful Entry With Intent1
- 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 · 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.
4 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
April 2026
- Commercial forestry644 BOUNDARY RD BROOKER SA 5607Under Assessment
February 2026
- Agricultural building (farm machinery shed)LOT 9 RESERVE RD BROOKER SA 5607Under Assessment
2021· 2 proposals
November 2021
- Swimming pool and safety fence554 GLOVER RD BROOKER SA 5607Decision Made
September 2021
- Transportable Home110 BREEDS RD BROOKER SA 5607Decision 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)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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)
- 633
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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 Property Damage And Environmentalcrime1
- Other Unlawful Entry With Intentcrime1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime1
- Agricultural building (farm machinery shed)planningLOT 9 RESERVE RD BROOKER SA 5607Lodged 09 Feb 2026 · Under Assessment
- Commercial forestryplanning644 BOUNDARY RD BROOKER SA 5607Lodged 08 Apr 2026 · Under Assessment
- Swimming pool and safety fenceplanning554 GLOVER RD BROOKER SA 5607Lodged 03 Nov 2021 · Decision Made
- Transportable Homeplanning110 BREEDS RD BROOKER SA 5607Lodged 07 Sep 2021 · 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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