SA · Lower Eyre Peninsula Council
Coomunga, 5607
Current weather
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71% humidity · 26.5 km/h wind · 13.2° / 10.3° today · 12.4 mm rain
Updated
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
- Suburban
- Community
Suburb profile
Coomunga is a welcoming smaller community in Lower Eyre Peninsula, with a settled community character. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. Generous greenery runs through the area, from street trees to tucked-away reserves.
Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. There is enough green space nearby for walks, picnics and after-school play. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
Light infill development is updating a few streets while the wider area stays largely unchanged.
Population
- Population
- 133
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,656
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 42
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,463
- Employment rate
- 60.2%
- 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)
- 3
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 22.6
- State safety percentile
- 31.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 25
- Increase (daily rate)
- +0.3%
Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Other Theft1
- Sct - Non Residence2
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.
11 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Partial Change of use to Five (5) Tourist Accommodation Huts with Associated Decks and Carparking23 MCFARLANE RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Under Assessment
May 2026
- Agricultural Building1555 FLINDERS HWY COOMUNGA SA 5607Decision Made
2025· 1 proposal
June 2025
- Land division in the form of a boundary realignment (2 into 2)1683 FLINDERS HWY COOMUNGA SA 5607Decision Made
2024· 1 proposal
March 2024
- Construction of an agricultural building211 PINES RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
June 2023
- Dwelling addition, carport, veranda and deck1950 FLINDERS HWY COOMUNGA SA 5607Decision Made
2021· 3 proposals
September 2021
- Tourist accommodation comprising two ‘tiny homes’ for up to eight guests1683 FLINDERS HWY COOMUNGA SA 5607Decision Made
March 2021
- Amenities building and alterations to Local Heritage Place comprising demolition and replacement of existing lean-to7 POBKE RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Decision Made
February 2021
- Land Division 1 into 2LOT 478 MCFARLANE RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Decision Made
2020· 2 proposals
November 2020
- Outbuilding ancillary to dwelling1265 HYDE RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Decision Made
September 2020
- Ground mounted solar panel array7 POBKE RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Decision Made
Other· 1 proposal
- RALPH WINDSOR WATKINS, JENNIFER LOIS WATKINSOtherEPA 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)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Heritage placeState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site
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)
- 10
- 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 Theftcrime1
- Sct - Non Residencecrime2
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Agricultural Buildingplanning1555 FLINDERS HWY COOMUNGA SA 5607Lodged 19 May 2026 · Decision Made
- Amenities building and alterations to Local Heritage Place comprising demolition and replacement of existing lean-toplanning7 POBKE RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Lodged 18 Mar 2021 · Decision Made
- Construction of an agricultural buildingplanning211 PINES RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Lodged 14 Mar 2024 · Decision Made
- Dwelling addition, carport, veranda and deckplanning1950 FLINDERS HWY COOMUNGA SA 5607Lodged 16 Jun 2023 · Decision Made
- Ground mounted solar panel arrayplanning7 POBKE RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Lodged 28 Sep 2020 · Decision Made
- Land Division 1 into 2planningLOT 478 MCFARLANE RD COOMUNGA SA 5607Lodged 19 Feb 2021 · Decision Made
- Land division in the form of a boundary realignment (2 into 2)planning1683 FLINDERS HWY COOMUNGA SA 5607Lodged 10 Jun 2025 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- 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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