SA · Tumby Bay Council
Moody, 5607
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Moody is a residential smaller community in Tumby Bay 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. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.
A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with plenty of residents in steady employment. Green space is a real strength, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Population
- Population
- 19
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,625
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 7
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 70%
- 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 (2023–24)
- 1
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 52.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 19 residents
- State safety percentile
- 66.6th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 25
Most common offence types
- 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; 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.
4 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
September 2024
- Agricultural building221 OCTOMAN RD MOODY SA 5607Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
January 2022
- Land division 1into 2276 YOUNGS RD MOODY SA 5607Decision Made
2021· 1 proposal
February 2021
- A fully enclosed hay shed with doors on the northern end with an outrigger to western side. Location is cleared, flat and arable in a paddock. Site has a very gentle slope to the north with no water drainage issues.221 OCTOMAN RD MOODY SA 5607Decision Made
2020· 1 proposal
October 2020
- Addition of implement shed.16 OCTOMAN RD MOODY 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)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 9/10
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)
- 646
- 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
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime1
- A fully enclosed hay shed with doors on the northern end with an outrigger to western side. Location is cleared, flat and arable in a paddock. Site has a very gentle slope to the north with no water drainage issues.planning221 OCTOMAN RD MOODY SA 5607Lodged 16 Feb 2021 · Decision Made
- Addition of implement shed.planning16 OCTOMAN RD MOODY SA 5607Lodged 12 Oct 2020 · Decision Made
- Agricultural buildingplanning221 OCTOMAN RD MOODY SA 5607Lodged 09 Sep 2024 · Decision Made
- Land division 1into 2planning276 YOUNGS RD MOODY SA 5607Lodged 28 Jan 2022 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- 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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