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SA · Unincorporated SA Council

Coorabie, 5690

Current weather

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73% humidity · 16.2 km/h wind · 15.4° / 11.4° today · 1.8 mm rain

Updated

  • National parks
  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Coorabie is known for: National parks, Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Coorabie is a welcoming smaller community in Unincorporated SA, with a settled community character. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix.

The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.

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

Population

Population
71
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,375
Dwelling vacancy
58.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
40 of 68
Median monthly mortgage
$1,517
Employment rate
67.9%
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
42.3
State safety percentile
58th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
289
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft2
  • Sct - Non Residence1

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.

9 planning-related records

2026· 1 proposal

  • March 2026

  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling.
    LOT 22 GREEN ST COORABIE SA 5690Under Assessment
2025· 1 proposal

  • September 2025

  • 3 residences (not self-contained) in a retrospective building, with associated new verandah, deck and communal kitchen.
    LOT 22 GREEN ST COORABIE SA 5690Decision Made
2024· 1 proposal

  • October 2024

  • Construction of single storey detached dwelling and associated deck.
    LOT 26 MURRAY TCE COORABIE SA 5690Decision Made
Other· 6 proposals
  • ILUKA (EUCLA BASIN) PTY LTD
    Desalination PlantsEPA licence
  • ILUKA (EUCLA BASIN) PTY LTD
    Manufacturing and Mineral ProcessingEPA licence
  • ILUKA (EUCLA BASIN) PTY LTD
    Materials Handling and TransportationEPA licence
  • ILUKA (EUCLA BASIN) PTY LTD
    OtherEPA licence
  • SRSG PTY LTD
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
  • YALATA ANANGU ABORIGINAL CORPORATION
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA 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

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Fowlers Bay Conservation Park
  • Wahgunyah Conservation Park

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

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

Heritage

2 state heritage places

  • Heritage placeState heritage
  • Heritage placeState heritage

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
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 Theftcrime2
  • Sct - Non Residencecrime1
  • Heritage placeheritageState heritage
  • Heritage placeheritageState heritage
  • Fowlers Bay Conservation Park governmentNational parks and reserves listing
  • Wahgunyah Conservation ParkgovernmentNational parks and reserves listing
  • 3 residences (not self-contained) in a retrospective building, with associated new verandah, deck and communal kitchen.planningLOT 22 GREEN ST COORABIE SA 5690Lodged 04 Sep 2025 · Decision Made
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling.planningLOT 22 GREEN ST COORABIE SA 5690Lodged 24 Mar 2026 · Under Assessment
  • Construction of single storey detached dwelling and associated deck.planningLOT 26 MURRAY TCE COORABIE SA 5690Lodged 23 Oct 2024 · Decision Made
  • ILUKA (EUCLA BASIN) PTY LTDplanningDesalination PlantsEPA licence

Data sources & freshness

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