SA · Lower Eyre Peninsula Council
Mount Drummond, 5607
Current weather
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74% humidity · 26.6 km/h wind · 14.1° / 11.6° today · 13 mm rain
Updated
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Mount Drummond is a hillside smaller community in Lower Eyre Peninsula, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Ridge-top pockets and tree cover give the area a cooler, greener hillside feel.
Established families and long-term residents give the suburb a settled feel, with plenty of young families in the mix. Local parks and tree cover add a welcome outdoor dimension to suburban life.
Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.
Population
- Population
- 14
- Median age
- 42
- Median household income / week
- $3,749
- Dwelling vacancy
- 71.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 5 of 7
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 77.8%
- 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 (2023–24)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 71.4
- State safety percentile
- 76.6th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 25
Most common offence types
- Sct - Residence1
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.
3 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
September 2025
- Farm Shed (Agricultural Building)LOT 7 FLINDERS HWY MOUNT DRUMMOND SA 5607Decision Made
March 2025
- shedLOT 7 FLINDERS HWY MOUNT DRUMMOND SA 5607Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
February 2022
- Land Division - 1 allotment into 2 allotments2015 MOUNT DRUMMOND RD MOUNT DRUMMOND 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)
- 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
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)
- 7
- 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
- Sct - Residencecrime1
- Farm Shed (Agricultural Building)planningLOT 7 FLINDERS HWY MOUNT DRUMMOND SA 5607Lodged 16 Sep 2025 · Decision Made
- Land Division - 1 allotment into 2 allotmentsplanning2015 MOUNT DRUMMOND RD MOUNT DRUMMOND SA 5607Lodged 25 Feb 2022 · Decision Made
- shedplanningLOT 7 FLINDERS HWY MOUNT DRUMMOND SA 5607Lodged 03 Mar 2025 · 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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