SA · Kangaroo Island Council
Sapphiretown, 5222
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- Green suburb
Suburb profile
Sapphiretown is a residential smaller community in Kangaroo Island with a familiar suburban feel. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Housing is well-priced for what you get: space, location and everyday convenience. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Population
- Population
- 21
- Median age
- 55
- Median household income / week
- $1,083
- Dwelling vacancy
- 60%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 15
- Median monthly mortgage
- $696
- Employment rate
- 60%
- 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 (2024–25)
- 2
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 95.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 21 residents
- State safety percentile
- 83.7th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 2
- Increase (daily rate)
- +100.5%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Other Theft1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
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 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
2 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
September 2025
- Boundary realignment 3 into 221 ELEVENTH ST SAPPHIRETOWN SA 5222;22 TENTH ST SAPPHIRETOWN SA 5222;LOT 15 THIRD ST SAPPHIRETOWN SA 5222Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
June 2023
- removal of disused garden covers, site preparation for proposed kit shed, erection of shed as per building and planning requirements, construction of concrete floor as building requirements and code7 ELEVENTH ST SAPPHIRETOWN SA 5222Decision 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)
- 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
- 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
Recent changes
- Other Theftcrime1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime1
- Boundary realignment 3 into 2planning21 ELEVENTH ST SAPPHIRETOWN SA 5222;22 TENTH ST SAPPHIRETOWN SA 5222;LOT 15 THIRD ST SAPPHIRETOWN SA 5222Lodged 30 Sep 2025 · Decision Made
- removal of disused garden covers, site preparation for proposed kit shed, erection of shed as per building and planning requirements, construction of concrete floor as building requirements and codeplanning7 ELEVENTH ST SAPPHIRETOWN SA 5222Lodged 20 Jun 2023 · 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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