SA · Ceduna Council
Denial Bay, 5690
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- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Denial Bay is a residential smaller community in Ceduna 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. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix.
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.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Population
- Population
- 153
- Median age
- 46
- Median household income / week
- $1,024
- Dwelling vacancy
- 17.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 13 of 75
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,248
- Employment rate
- 53.8%
- 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
- 1
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 13.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 153 residents
- State safety percentile
- 12.9th (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 Fraud, Deception And Related Offences1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
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
2025· 2 proposals
July 2025
- Erection of 25 ft x 35 ft x 12 ft Olympic zincalume shed (as per attached plans) at northern end of block. Shed pad and erection of shed to be completed by applicant.852 DENIAL BAY RD DENIAL BAY SA 5690Decision Made
April 2025
- Outbuilding (Garage)17 -19 MCKENZIE ST DENIAL BAY SA 5690Decision Made
2024· 2 proposals
August 2024
- Detached dwelling with verandah and water tanks850 DENIAL BAY RD DENIAL BAY SA 5690Decision Made
March 2024
- Two-level Detached Dwelling with associated Water Tanks.LOT 49 YENDALL ST DENIAL BAY SA 5690Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
December 2022
- Shed (store)8 SAUNDERS DR DENIAL BAY SA 5690Decision Made
2021· 3 proposals
October 2021
- New detached dwelling, outbuilding (colorbond shed) & 3 x 25,500L above ground water tanks .18 PEAKE TCE DENIAL BAY SA 5690Decision Made
July 2021
- Enclose part of front verandah6 MAIN ST DENIAL BAY SA 5690Decision Made
February 2021
- Outbuilding in the form of a garage (Shed to store Motor vehicles, caravan, camper trailer, and tractor)26-28 MCKENZIE ST DENIAL BAY SA 5690Decision Made
2020· 1 proposal
December 2020
- Store (storage shed)822 DENIAL BAY RD DENIAL BAY SA 5690Decision 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
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)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
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 Fraud, Deception And Related Offencescrime1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime1
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Detached dwelling with verandah and water tanksplanning850 DENIAL BAY RD DENIAL BAY SA 5690Lodged 14 Aug 2024 · Decision Made
- Enclose part of front verandahplanning6 MAIN ST DENIAL BAY SA 5690Lodged 01 Jul 2021 · Decision Made
- Erection of 25 ft x 35 ft x 12 ft Olympic zincalume shed (as per attached plans) at northern end of block. Shed pad and erection of shed to be completed by applicant.planning852 DENIAL BAY RD DENIAL BAY SA 5690Lodged 17 Jul 2025 · Decision Made
- New detached dwelling, outbuilding (colorbond shed) & 3 x 25,500L above ground water tanks .planning18 PEAKE TCE DENIAL BAY SA 5690Lodged 19 Oct 2021 · Decision Made
- Outbuilding (Garage)planning17 -19 MCKENZIE ST DENIAL BAY SA 5690Lodged 14 Apr 2025 · Decision Made
- Outbuilding in the form of a garage (Shed to store Motor vehicles, caravan, camper trailer, and tractor)planning26-28 MCKENZIE ST DENIAL BAY SA 5690Lodged 18 Feb 2021 · Decision Made
- Shed (store)planning8 SAUNDERS DR DENIAL BAY SA 5690Lodged 14 Dec 2022 · 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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