SA · Lower Eyre Peninsula Council
Fountain, 5607
Current weather
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69% humidity · 25.4 km/h wind · 14.1° / 11.4° today · 12.6 mm rain
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Fountain is a residential smaller community in Lower Eyre Peninsula with a familiar suburban feel. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees.
Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Population
- Population
- 9
- Median age
- 58
- Median household income / week
- $1,624
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 8
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 55.6%
- 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)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 111.1
- State safety percentile
- 86.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 25
Most common offence types
- 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.
1 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
November 2024
- Land Division in the form of a boundary realignment (3 into 3)2600A FLINDERS HWY FOUNTAIN SA 5607;2600B FLINDERS HWY FOUNTAIN SA 5607;LOT 21 FLINDERS HWY FOUNTAIN SA 5607Decision 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)
- 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
2 state heritage places
- Heritage placeState heritage
- 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
Recent changes
- Other Theftcrime1
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Land Division in the form of a boundary realignment (3 into 3)planning2600A FLINDERS HWY FOUNTAIN SA 5607;2600B FLINDERS HWY FOUNTAIN SA 5607;LOT 21 FLINDERS HWY FOUNTAIN SA 5607Lodged 20 Nov 2024 · 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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