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SA · Kangaroo Island Council

Porky Flat, 5222

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  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Porky Flat is known for: Green suburb, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Porky Flat is a residential smaller community in Kangaroo Island with a familiar suburban feel. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. Leafy streets and shaded corners make the suburb feel greener and more established than many nearby.

Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls.

The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.

Population

Population
16
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$2,874
Dwelling vacancy
0%
Unoccupied private dwellings
0 of 4
Median monthly mortgage
$940
Employment rate
80%
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

2022· 1 proposal

  • March 2022

  • Construction of an agricultural building - horticultural shed (wine storage)
    1054 WILLSON RIVER RD PORKY FLAT SA 5222Decision Made
2021· 1 proposal

  • September 2021

  • Construction of a deck associated with, and attached to existing cellar door
    1054 WILLSON RIVER RD PORKY FLAT SA 5222Decision 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)
5/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

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)
31
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

  • Construction of a deck associated with, and attached to existing cellar doorplanning1054 WILLSON RIVER RD PORKY FLAT SA 5222Lodged 02 Sep 2021 · Decision Made
  • Construction of an agricultural building - horticultural shed (wine storage)planning1054 WILLSON RIVER RD PORKY FLAT SA 5222Lodged 01 Mar 2022 · Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

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