SA · Unincorporated SA Council
Mount Serle, 5731
Current weather
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81% humidity · 21.3 km/h wind · 15.7° / 6.9° today · 0 mm rain
Updated
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Set among the hills of Unincorporated SA, Mount Serle is a smaller community with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. 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 a strong presence of young families throughout. There is a settled, neighbourly feel to the area that rewards people who like knowing their patch.
Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
Population
- Population
- 11
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,249
- Dwelling vacancy
- 36.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 4 of 11
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 100%
- 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.
Roadworks & transport
4 active roadworks / incidents
- Road ReconstructionStrzelecki Track, Talc Mine Rd09 Feb 2026 – 16 Jul 2026
- Shoulder GradingStrzelecki Track, Talc Mine Rd05 Feb 2026 – 19 Jul 2026
- Spray Sealing/ Asphalt WorksStrzelecki Track, Avondale Rd25 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Spray Sealing/ Asphalt WorksStrzelecki Track, Talc Mine Rd25 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh
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)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
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
1 state heritage place
- 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
Recent changes
- Heritage placeheritageState heritage
- Road ReconstructionroadworksStrzelecki Track, Talc Mine Rd09 Feb 2026 – 16 Jul 2026
- Shoulder GradingroadworksStrzelecki Track, Talc Mine Rd05 Feb 2026 – 19 Jul 2026
- Spray Sealing/ Asphalt WorksroadworksStrzelecki Track, Avondale Rd25 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Spray Sealing/ Asphalt WorksroadworksStrzelecki Track, Talc Mine Rd25 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · Updated on site · Hourly refresh
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