Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 33° / 16°
- Rainfall
- 58 mm · ~7 rainy days
- Sunshine
- ~90 clear days · 2,872 h total
SA · Renmark Paringa Council
Pike River, 5340
Population
52
Median age
49
Median income
$1,875/wk
Employed
71.7%
Current weather
10.6°COvercast
89% humidity · 8.2 km/h wind · 12.8° / 5.4° today · 0.6 mm rain
Updated
- River access
- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Pike River is a welcoming smaller community in Renmark Paringa, with a settled community character. Out in the wider region, it rewards those who value open country and a pace set by the land, not the clock. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with a community of people who commute and work locally.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
Living here
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $460
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA Housing Authority rent & sales reports — Government of South Australia · Period: 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Population
- Population
- 52
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income / week
- $1,875
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 22
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,084
- Employment rate
- 71.7%
- 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.
Community & culture
21.1% speak a language other than English at home; 17.6% born overseas
- Language at home
- 45 English only · 12 other
- Non-English at home
- 21.1%
- Born overseas
- 9 (17.6%)
- Australian citizens
- 50
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, and Indigenous status (usual residence).
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
- 19.2
- State safety percentile
- 26.2th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 4
Most common offence types
- Theft/Illegal Use Of Mv1
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
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived from OpenStreetMap & Census) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Weather
Typical conditions by season (seasonal averages). Based on the nearest Open-Meteo grid cell (~22 km).
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 53 mm · ~7 rainy days
- Sunshine
- ~92 clear days · 1,649 h total
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 17° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 69 mm · ~9 rainy days
- Sunshine
- ~92 clear days · 1,093 h total
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 83 mm · ~10 rainy days
- Sunshine
- ~91 clear days · 2,271 h total
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Open-Meteo weather — Open-Meteo · Period: current; seasonal; today · Updated on site · Today's forecast twice daily; seasonal normals from 1991–2020 archive
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
11 planning-related records
2025· 2 proposals
October 2025
- Land Division in the form of a boundary realignment (no additional allotments) and the creation / rationalisation of easements1294 WONUARRA RD WONUARRA SA 5340;21825 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;21871 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;21874 STURT HWY PIKE RIVER SA 5340;21945 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;21981 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;22843 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;23061 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;LOT 10 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;LOT 114 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340;LOT 18 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;LOT 25 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340;LOT 32 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;LOT 9 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;LOT 91 STURT HWY PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
September 2025
- Extension to an existing agricultural building311 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
2024· 2 proposals
October 2024
- Construction of an agricultural building311 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
March 2024
- Variation to 22025873 - Retain Tempoary Site Office as a Permanent Office Building1251 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
2023· 2 proposals
June 2023
- Construction of an almond processing and storage building (hulling and shelling), workshop, administration building, stockpiling areas, fire tanks and pumps, hardstand areas, internal road ways, washing areas, carparking and landscaping - and associated infrastructure.869 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
May 2023
- Extension of an existing agricultural building22062 STURT HWY PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
2021· 3 proposals
August 2021
- Agricultural building - storage purposes804 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
June 2021
- Agricultural building (implement and storage shed)155 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
May 2021
- Single storey dwelling with double garage, carport & alfresco UMR and in-ground swimming pool with safety barrier804 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Decision Made
Other· 2 proposals
- ALMONDCO AUSTRALIA LIMITEDFood Production and Animal Plant ProcessingEPA licence
- ALMONDCO AUSTRALIA LIMITEDMaterials Handling and TransportationEPA licence
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
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
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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
Recent changes
- Theft/Illegal Use Of Mvcrime1
- ALMONDCO AUSTRALIA LIMITEDplanningFood Production and Animal Plant ProcessingEPA licence
- ALMONDCO AUSTRALIA LIMITEDplanningMaterials Handling and TransportationEPA licence
- Agricultural building (implement and storage shed)planning155 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Lodged 22 Jun 2021 · Decision Made
- Agricultural building - storage purposesplanning804 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Lodged 12 Aug 2021 · Decision Made
- Construction of an agricultural buildingplanning311 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Lodged 30 Oct 2024 · Decision Made
- Construction of an almond processing and storage building (hulling and shelling), workshop, administration building, stockpiling areas, fire tanks and pumps, hardstand areas, internal road ways, washing areas, carparking and landscaping - and associated infrastructure.planning869 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Lodged 22 Jun 2023 · Decision Made
- Extension of an existing agricultural buildingplanning22062 STURT HWY PIKE RIVER SA 5340Lodged 19 May 2023 · Decision Made
- Extension to an existing agricultural buildingplanning311 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340Lodged 10 Sep 2025 · Decision Made
- Land Division in the form of a boundary realignment (no additional allotments) and the creation / rationalisation of easementsplanning1294 WONUARRA RD WONUARRA SA 5340;21825 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;21871 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;21874 STURT HWY PIKE RIVER SA 5340;21945 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;21981 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;22843 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;23061 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;LOT 10 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;LOT 114 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340;LOT 18 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;LOT 25 STANITZKI RD PIKE RIVER SA 5340;LOT 32 STURT HWY YAMBA SA 5340;LOT 9 STURT HWY WONUARRA SA 5340;LOT 91 STURT HWY PIKE RIVER SA 5340Lodged 02 Oct 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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