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SA · Unincorporated SA Council

Garden Island, 5015

Current weather

11.2°CDense drizzle

82% humidity · 20.1 km/h wind · 13.2° / 10.6° today · 21.1 mm rain

Updated

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

Suburb profile

Garden Island is a welcoming smaller community in Unincorporated SA, with a settled community character. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric.

Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer. Community life feels grounded and local, with residents who tend to know their neighbourhood well.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

Population

Population
4
Median age
64
Median household income / week
$749
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 3
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Employment rate
20%
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
0
Against property
2
Rate per 1,000 residents
500
State safety percentile
98th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
123
Decrease (daily rate)
-59.9%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft2

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.

2 planning-related records

Other· 2 proposals
  • GARDEN ISLAND YACHT CLUB INC
    OtherEPA licence
  • SMALL BOAT CLUB OF (SA) INC
    OtherEPA licence

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bench
  • Public toilets
  • Small Boat ClubSports centre

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

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

Recent changes

  • Other Theftcrime2
  • Adelaide Dolphin SanctuarygovernmentNational parks and reserves listing
  • GARDEN ISLAND YACHT CLUB INCplanningOtherEPA licence
  • SMALL BOAT CLUB OF (SA) INCplanningOtherEPA licence
  • Benchamenitiesbench
  • Public toiletsamenitiestoilets
  • Small Boat Clubamenitiessports_centre

Data sources & freshness

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