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SA · Karoonda East Murray Council

Perponda, 5308

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  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
  • Community
What Perponda is known for: Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban, Community

Suburb profile

Perponda is a residential smaller community in Karoonda East Murray with a familiar suburban feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

Population

Population
45
Median age
48
Median household income / week
$1,124
Dwelling vacancy
14.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
4 of 28
Median monthly mortgage
$720
Employment rate
78.4%
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.

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

2 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal

  • June 2025

  • Agricultural building for storage of fertiliser (94 tonne capacity)
    1948 GOONDOOLOO RD PERPONDA SA 5308Decision Made
2021· 1 proposal

  • April 2021

  • Machinery shed.
    422 SCHILLER RD PERPONDA SA 5308Decision Made

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

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

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

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
1
Parks (OSM)
1

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

  • Agricultural building for storage of fertiliser (94 tonne capacity)planning1948 GOONDOOLOO RD PERPONDA SA 5308Lodged 04 Jun 2025 · Decision Made
  • Machinery shed.planning422 SCHILLER RD PERPONDA SA 5308Lodged 23 Apr 2021 · Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

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