SA · Wakefield Council
Bumbunga, 5520
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- Affordable
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
- Suburban
Suburb profile
Bumbunga is a welcoming smaller community in Wakefield, with a settled community character. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Population
- Population
- 20
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $900
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 15
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 73.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 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)
- 2
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 100
- State safety percentile
- 85.1th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 4
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- 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; 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
2022· 1 proposal
July 2022
- storage shed487 PIT RD BUMBUNGA SA 5520Decision Made
2020· 1 proposal
August 2020
- Agricultural Building - Hay Shed 25m x 26.5m x 8.95m highLOT 1 LAKE RD BUMBUNGA SA 5520Decision Made
Other· 2 proposals
- CHEETHAM SALT LIMITEDHydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
- SALT LAKE BACON AND PORK PTY LTDAnimal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence
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)
- 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
- 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 Property Damage And Environmentalcrime1
- Other Theftcrime1
- Agricultural Building - Hay Shed 25m x 26.5m x 8.95m highplanningLOT 1 LAKE RD BUMBUNGA SA 5520Lodged 21 Aug 2020 · Decision Made
- CHEETHAM SALT LIMITEDplanningHydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
- SALT LAKE BACON AND PORK PTY LTDplanningAnimal Husbandry and Other ActivitiesEPA licence
- storage shedplanning487 PIT RD BUMBUNGA SA 5520Lodged 10 Jul 2022 · 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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