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SA · Wattle Range Council

Comaum, 5277

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  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
  • Community
What Comaum is known for: Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban, Community

Suburb profile

Comaum is a residential smaller community in Wattle Range with a familiar suburban feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.

The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Population

Population
42
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,562
Dwelling vacancy
15.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
3 of 19
Median monthly mortgage
$800
Employment rate
69.7%
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 (2024–25)
2
Against the person
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
47.6
State safety percentile
62.7th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
25
Increase (daily rate)
+100.5%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

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 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

7 planning-related records

2025· 2 proposals

  • March 2025

  • Amenities Block 1 (Office & Lunch Room), Amenities Block 2 (Shower & Washroom), Verandah attached to Amenities Block 1, Fence (2.1m+ Barbwire).
    23 FOREST HEADQUARTERS RD COMAUM SA 5277Decision Made

  • February 2025

  • Boundary realignment
    187 COMAUM SCHOOL RD GLENROY SA 5277;241 COMAUM SCHOOL RD COMAUM SA 5277Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals

  • April 2021

  • Alterations to existing administration shed to enclose camp kitchen area and install new external door to office, construction of an alfresco area and two amenities buildings/guest shelters, and 10 additional hex bubble tents.
    241 COMAUM SCHOOL RD COMAUM SA 5277Decision Made

  • February 2021

  • Agricultural Building
    229 GLEESON RD COMAUM SA 5277Decision Made
2020· 1 proposal

  • December 2020

  • gel blaster skirmish park facility with garage and freestanding carport
    241 COMAUM SCHOOL RD COMAUM SA 5277Decision Made
Other· 2 proposals
  • SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WATER CORPORATION
    Resource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
  • WATTLE RANGE COUNCIL
    Resource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA 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)
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

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 Property Damage And Environmentalcrime1
  • Other Theftcrime1
  • Agricultural Buildingplanning229 GLEESON RD COMAUM SA 5277Lodged 01 Feb 2021 · Decision Made
  • Alterations to existing administration shed to enclose camp kitchen area and install new external door to office, construction of an alfresco area and two amenities buildings/guest shelters, and 10 additional hex bubble tents.planning241 COMAUM SCHOOL RD COMAUM SA 5277Lodged 30 Apr 2021 · Decision Made
  • Amenities Block 1 (Office & Lunch Room), Amenities Block 2 (Shower & Washroom), Verandah attached to Amenities Block 1, Fence (2.1m+ Barbwire).planning23 FOREST HEADQUARTERS RD COMAUM SA 5277Lodged 13 Mar 2025 · Decision Made
  • Boundary realignmentplanning187 COMAUM SCHOOL RD GLENROY SA 5277;241 COMAUM SCHOOL RD COMAUM SA 5277Lodged 14 Feb 2025 · Decision Made
  • SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WATER CORPORATIONplanningResource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
  • WATTLE RANGE COUNCILplanningResource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
  • gel blaster skirmish park facility with garage and freestanding carportplanning241 COMAUM SCHOOL RD COMAUM SA 5277Lodged 04 Dec 2020 · Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

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