SA · Wattle Range Council
Sebastopol, 5280
Current weather
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90% humidity · 25.5 km/h wind · 13.4° / 7.4° today · 19 mm rain
Updated
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
- Suburban
- Community
Suburb profile
Sebastopol is a welcoming smaller community in Wattle Range, with a settled community character. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.
Population
- Population
- 49
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $1,812
- Dwelling vacancy
- 25%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 24
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,001
- Employment rate
- 53.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 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 (2023–24)
- 1
- Against the person
- 0
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 20.4
- State safety percentile
- 28.5th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 43
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
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
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
10 planning-related records
2025· 3 proposals
November 2025
- Agricultural Building148 HENKELMANN RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Decision Made
June 2025
- Agricultural Building (Variation of Development Application 25004377).29218 PRINCES HWY SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Decision Made
March 2025
- Agricultural Building29218 PRINCES HWY SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Decision Made
2024· 1 proposal
December 2024
- Agricultural Building148 HENKELMANN RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Decision Made
2022· 3 proposals
November 2022
- Agricultural Building290 FENSOMS RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Decision Made
August 2022
- Agricultural Shed592 SEBASTOPOL SPRING RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Decision Made
February 2022
- Shed with Lean-to193 DELANEYS RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Decision Made
2021· 1 proposal
September 2021
- General Industry29296 PRINCES HWY SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Decision Made
Other· 2 proposals
- SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WATER CORPORATIONResource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
- WATTLE RANGE COUNCILResource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA 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
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)
- 4/10
- 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 Property Damage And Environmentalcrime1
- Agricultural Buildingplanning148 HENKELMANN RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Lodged 19 Nov 2025 · Decision Made
- Agricultural Buildingplanning29218 PRINCES HWY SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Lodged 14 Mar 2025 · Decision Made
- Agricultural Buildingplanning148 HENKELMANN RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Lodged 06 Dec 2024 · Decision Made
- Agricultural Buildingplanning290 FENSOMS RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Lodged 07 Nov 2022 · Decision Made
- Agricultural Building (Variation of Development Application 25004377).planning29218 PRINCES HWY SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Lodged 02 Jun 2025 · Decision Made
- Agricultural Shedplanning592 SEBASTOPOL SPRING RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Lodged 26 Aug 2022 · Decision Made
- General Industryplanning29296 PRINCES HWY SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Lodged 23 Sep 2021 · Decision Made
- SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WATER CORPORATIONplanningResource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence
- Shed with Lean-toplanning193 DELANEYS RD SEBASTOPOL SA 5280Lodged 18 Feb 2022 · 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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