SA · Playford Council
Humbug Scrub, SA, 5114
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Humbug Scrub is a small locality in the Playford area, home to around 410 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 5 offences in 2024–25 (Jul–Jun) with falling year-on-year trends (-70%), roughly 12.2 offences per 1,000 residents, and notable planning and development activity on record. See the sections below for population, safety, schools and local activity.
Population
- Population
- 410
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $2,078
- Dwelling vacancy
- 9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 14 of 155
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,600
- Employment rate
- 59%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 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)
- 5
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 12.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 410 residents
- State safety percentile
- 11.5th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 451
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -70.5%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Abduction, Harassment And Other Offences1
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- Other Theft2
- Property Damage By Fire Or Explosion1
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.
40 planning-related records
2026· 5 proposals
June 2026
- Outbuilding (shed)352 BASSNET RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Under Assessment
- Addition to an existing shelter (education building), and an ancillary amenities building.250 FRANK BARKER RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Under Assessment
May 2026
- Installation of swimming pool and safety barriers160 KARWIN RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
March 2026
- Verandah95 SHEOAK RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
February 2026
- Dwelling addition and alterations, and alterations to swimming pool safety features30 SAMBELL RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Under Assessment
2025· 12 proposals
November 2025
- Construction of a deck with an attached verandah.25 SHEOAK RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
- Agriculture building (30m x 15m x 4.2m)374 HUMBUG SCRUB RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
October 2025
- Construction of a verandah352 BASSNET RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
September 2025
- Alterations and additions to existing shelter building (educational facility) with associated tree damaging activity250 FRANK BARKER RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Under Assessment
May 2025
- Deck & Verandah25 SHEOAK RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Under Assessment
- Outbuilding (Shed)91 TAYLOR RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
April 2025
- Carport150 FRANK BARKER RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
- Outbuilding72 KESTEL RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
March 2025
- Swimming pool and safety fence136 BASSNET RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
- Alterations and additions to an existing dwelling128 KARWIN RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
February 2025
- Construction of ancillary accommodation30 BASSNET RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
- Outbuilding104 KESTEL RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
2024· 5 proposals
October 2024
- Construction of Carport Structure for storage of a Caravan198 HUMBUG SCRUB RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
September 2024
- Carport10 KESTEL RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
July 2024
- Domestic Outbuilding - Storage Shed186 KARWIN RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
- Outbuilding and attached carport79 ATTYFORD RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
January 2024
- Outbuilding108 KESTEL RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
2023· 7 proposals
December 2023
- Sigle storey dwelling addition15 KESTEL RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
November 2023
- Verandah783 HUMBUG SCRUB RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
- Carport198 HUMBUG SCRUB RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
- Carport136 BASSNET RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
July 2023
- Shed70 SAMBELL RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
May 2023
- Verandah56 KARWIN RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
February 2023
- Alterations and additions to detached dwelling56 BASSNET RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
2022· 6 proposals
December 2022
- Outbuilding1861 KERSBROOK RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
September 2022
- Variation to DA ID 21033897 for the temporary accommodation of a caravan on-site during construction of the approved dwelling (to end June 2023)58 KELLY HILL RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
August 2022
- Domestic outbuilding248B BASSNET RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
July 2022
- Swimming Pool and Safety Fence128 KARWIN RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
May 2022
- Stable163 BASSNET RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
April 2022
- Outbuilding (Shed)119 TREVILLA RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
2021· 5 proposals
December 2021
- Deck93A TAYLOR RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
November 2021
- Dwelling alterations & additions and 80,000L water storage tank103B SAMBELL RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
October 2021
- Domestic Outbuilding56 KARWIN RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
July 2021
- Verandah163 BASSNET RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision Made
- Above Ground Water Tank - 150KL90 KARWIN RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Decision 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)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
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
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 26.3/100
- National rank
- 5715th in Australia
- State rank
- 590th in SA
- Peer rank
- #74 among Metro Adelaide · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #344 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
- Data confidence
- 62%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Abduction, Harassment And Other Offencescrime1
- Other Property Damage And Environmentalcrime1
- Other Theftcrime2
- Property Damage By Fire Or Explosioncrime1
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Above Ground Water Tank - 150KLplanning90 KARWIN RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Lodged 15 Jul 2021 · Decision Made
- Addition to an existing shelter (education building), and an ancillary amenities building.planning250 FRANK BARKER RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Lodged 22 Jun 2026 · Under Assessment
- Agriculture building (30m x 15m x 4.2m)planning374 HUMBUG SCRUB RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Lodged 18 Nov 2025 · Decision Made
- Alterations and additions to an existing dwellingplanning128 KARWIN RD HUMBUG SCRUB SA 5114Lodged 04 Mar 2025 · 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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