SA · Kangaroo Island Council
Cuttlefish Bay, 5222
Current weather
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Cuttlefish Bay is a residential smaller community in Kangaroo Island with a familiar suburban feel. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Population
- Population
- 13
- Median age
- 64
- Median household income / week
- $1,999
- Dwelling vacancy
- 150%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 4
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 66.7%
- 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.
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
3 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
May 2026
- Tourist accommodation comprising four (4) accommodation units and change of use of existing shed to a habitable building and associated driveway accessLOT 61 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD CUTTLEFISH BAY SA 5222Under Assessment
January 2026
- Construction of a tourist accommodation building with attached verandah and two (2) 61,000 litre rainwater tanks1185 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD CUTTLEFISH BAY SA 5222Decision Made
2024· 1 proposal
March 2024
- Construction of agricultural building5 IAN RD CUTTLEFISH BAY SA 5222Decision Made
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
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Swimming pool
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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
- 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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- 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
- Swimming poolamenitiesswimming_pool
- Construction of a tourist accommodation building with attached verandah and two (2) 61,000 litre rainwater tanksplanning1185 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD CUTTLEFISH BAY SA 5222Lodged 05 Jan 2026 · Decision Made
- Construction of agricultural buildingplanning5 IAN RD CUTTLEFISH BAY SA 5222Lodged 06 Mar 2024 · Decision Made
- Tourist accommodation comprising four (4) accommodation units and change of use of existing shed to a habitable building and associated driveway accessplanningLOT 61 CAPE WILLOUGHBY RD CUTTLEFISH BAY SA 5222Lodged 31 May 2026 · Under Assessment
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
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