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SA · Elliston Council

Sheringa, 5607

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

Suburb profile

Sheringa is a welcoming smaller community in Elliston, with a settled community character. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. Tree-lined streets and leafy pockets give the suburb a noticeably green, settled character.

Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. 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.

A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.

Population

Population
32
Median age
55
Median household income / week
$1,125
Dwelling vacancy
42.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
6 of 14
Median monthly mortgage
$1,000
Employment rate
72%
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 (2023–24)
2
Against the person
2
Against property
0
Rate per 1,000 residents
62.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 16 residents
State safety percentile
72.2th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
25

Most common offence types

  • Serious Assault Resulting In Injury2

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.

14 planning-related records

2026· 1 proposal

  • April 2026

  • Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation).
    14488 FLINDERS HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670;16256 FLINDERS HWY ELLISTON SA 5670;19343 BIRDSEYE HWY ELLISTON SA 5670;LOT 200 FLINDERS HWY SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made
2025· 2 proposals

  • November 2025

  • Detached dwelling
    LOT 6 SOUTH WEST TCE SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made

  • January 2025

  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling
    LOT 68 FLINDERS HWY SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made
2024· 2 proposals

  • October 2024

  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached decks and verandahs
    LOT 338 SHERINGA BEACH RD SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made

  • April 2024

  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached verandah and outbuilding (shed)
    LOT 66 FLINDERS HWY SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made
2023· 4 proposals

  • September 2023

  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached verandah and outbuilding (shed) with attached greenhouse, covered storage area and associated rainwater tanks.
    LOT 321 NOWHERE ELSE RD SHERINGA SA 5607Under Assessment

  • August 2023

  • Land division in the form of a boundary realignment
    470 SHERINGA BEACH RD SHERINGA SA 5607;LOT 439 SHERINGA BEACH RD SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made

  • July 2023

  • Construction of an agricultural building (machinery and farm shed)
    LOT 200 FLINDERS HWY PORT KENNY SA 5671Under Assessment

  • January 2023

  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling, outbuilding and ancillary toilet block
    LOT 20 SOUTH EAST TCE SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made
2022· 2 proposals

  • February 2022

  • Construction of a Store (storage shed)
    LOT 346 SHERINGA BEACH RD SHERINGA SA 5607Under Assessment

  • January 2022

  • Detached single storey dwelling and attached verandahs
    LOT 18 SOUTH EAST TCE SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made
2021· 2 proposals

  • November 2021

  • Store
    LOT 346 SHERINGA BEACH RD SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made

  • October 2021

  • Store
    LOT 42 SECOND ST SHERINGA SA 5607Decision Made
Other· 1 proposal
  • KATHLEEN ANNE KEOGH
    Hydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence

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)
4/10
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

Heritage

1 state heritage place

  • Heritage placeState heritage

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)
18
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

  • Serious Assault Resulting In Injurycrime2
  • Heritage placeheritageState heritage
  • Commercial forestry (for the planting and retention of native vegetation and commercial use of the carbon absorption capacity of this vegetation).planning14488 FLINDERS HWY BRAMFIELD SA 5670;16256 FLINDERS HWY ELLISTON SA 5670;19343 BIRDSEYE HWY ELLISTON SA 5670;LOT 200 FLINDERS HWY SHERINGA SA 5607Lodged 15 Apr 2026 · Decision Made
  • Construction of a Store (storage shed)planningLOT 346 SHERINGA BEACH RD SHERINGA SA 5607Lodged 03 Feb 2022 · Under Assessment
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwellingplanningLOT 68 FLINDERS HWY SHERINGA SA 5607Lodged 23 Jan 2025 · Decision Made
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached decks and verandahsplanningLOT 338 SHERINGA BEACH RD SHERINGA SA 5607Lodged 23 Oct 2024 · Decision Made
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached verandah and outbuilding (shed)planningLOT 66 FLINDERS HWY SHERINGA SA 5607Lodged 30 Apr 2024 · Decision Made
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with attached verandah and outbuilding (shed) with attached greenhouse, covered storage area and associated rainwater tanks.planningLOT 321 NOWHERE ELSE RD SHERINGA SA 5607Lodged 27 Sep 2023 · Under Assessment
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling, outbuilding and ancillary toilet blockplanningLOT 20 SOUTH EAST TCE SHERINGA SA 5607Lodged 17 Jan 2023 · Decision Made
  • Construction of an agricultural building (machinery and farm shed)planningLOT 200 FLINDERS HWY PORT KENNY SA 5671Lodged 25 Jul 2023 · Under Assessment

Data sources & freshness

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