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Brown Beach, 5222

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  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Brown Beach is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Brown Beach is a residential smaller community in Kangaroo Island with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the capital is part of the appeal, with wide open surrounds and a self-contained community rhythm. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with plenty of residents in steady employment.

Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Population

Population
3
Median age
62
Median household income / week
$2,250
Dwelling vacancy
100%
Unoccupied private dwellings
9 of 9
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
100%
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

2025· 1 proposal

  • April 2025

  • Detached dwelling comprising of two building levels & swimming pool, water tanks & associated driveway.
    LOT 2 HOG BAY RD BROWN BEACH SA 5222Under Assessment
2022· 3 proposals

  • October 2022

  • Outbuilding for boat storage
    233A MAD MILE TRK BROWN BEACH SA 5222Decision Made

  • August 2022

  • Redevelopment of existing shed with new shed structure, windows and cladding on the same footprint and extending south
    121 MAD MILE TRK BROWN BEACH SA 5222Under Assessment

  • April 2022

  • Alterations and Additions to existing detached dwelling, construction of a swimming pool with associated safety fencing and pool equipment, and removal of existing water storage tanks and replacement with two (2) x 168 500L water storage tanks, one for dedicated fire fighting purposes.
    121 MAD MILE TRK BROWN BEACH SA 5222Decision Made

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)
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

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

  • Alterations and Additions to existing detached dwelling, construction of a swimming pool with associated safety fencing and pool equipment, and removal of existing water storage tanks and replacement with two (2) x 168 500L water storage tanks, one for dedicated fire fighting purposes.planning121 MAD MILE TRK BROWN BEACH SA 5222Lodged 11 Apr 2022 · Decision Made
  • Detached dwelling comprising of two building levels & swimming pool, water tanks & associated driveway.planningLOT 2 HOG BAY RD BROWN BEACH SA 5222Lodged 09 Apr 2025 · Under Assessment
  • Outbuilding for boat storageplanning233A MAD MILE TRK BROWN BEACH SA 5222Lodged 11 Oct 2022 · Decision Made
  • Redevelopment of existing shed with new shed structure, windows and cladding on the same footprint and extending southplanning121 MAD MILE TRK BROWN BEACH SA 5222Lodged 04 Aug 2022 · Under Assessment

Data sources & freshness

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