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SA · Barunga West Council

Tickera, 5555

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  • Heritage area
  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
  • Excellent transport
  • Education hub
What Tickera is known for: Heritage area, Green suburb, Café precinct, Excellent transport, Education hub

Suburb profile

Tickera is a residential smaller community in Barunga West with a familiar suburban feel. Set in the wider countryside, it offers distance from the capital and a strong sense of place. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots.

Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.

Population

Population
194
Median age
62
Median household income / week
$881
Dwelling vacancy
34.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
46 of 132
Median monthly mortgage
$867
Employment rate
33.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
5 / 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
10.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 194 residents
State safety percentile
8.4th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
3
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Dangerous Or Negligent Acts1
  • Other Theft1

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.

69 planning-related records

2026· 12 proposals

  • June 2026

  • Single Storey Detached Dwelling
    LOT 15 HIGH ST E TICKERA SA 5555Under Assessment
  • Torrens Title Land Division Creating 1 Additional Allotment (1 into 2)
    89 COAST RD TICKERA SA 5555Under Assessment
  • Garage outbuilding
    LOT 15 HIGH ST E TICKERA SA 5555Under Assessment
  • Single storey detached dwelling
    LOT 16 GULLY VIEW RD TICKERA SA 5555Under Assessment

  • May 2026

  • Single Storey Detached Dwelling and Shed (Variation of Development Application 25037602)
    8 STEPHEN CR TICKERA SA 5555Under Assessment
  • Single storey detached dwelling
    LOT 11 COAST RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • April 2026

  • Outbuilding (shed)
    89 COAST RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • March 2026

  • 2 x Colorbond outbuildings (9.1m x 9m x 3.6m wall height and 9m x 7.5m x 3m wall height)
    21 TONETAWAY RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Single storey detached dwelling and Colorbond outbuilding (16.5m x 12.013m x 3.635m wall height)
    LOT 10 COAST RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • February 2026

  • Colorbond outbuilding (9m x 6m with 3.2m wall height)
    10 THE ESPLANADE TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • January 2026

  • 2-storey detached dwelling
    1A CHALMERS RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Land division - 1 into 2 allotments
    27 COAST RD TICKERA SA 5555;LOT 22 COAST RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
2025· 19 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Single storey detached dwelling and outbuilding (6.052m x 3.05m x 3.15m high)
    8 STEPHEN CR TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • November 2025

  • Carport (6.945m x 5.3m x 3.4m post height) and veranda (5.3m x 2.415m x 3m/3.2m post/wall height)
    11 GULFVIEW DR TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Single storey detached dwelling
    LOT 20 TONETAWAY RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Land division - 1 into 2 allotments
    15 TONETAWAY RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • October 2025

  • Construction of an outbuilding (garage and domestic storage shed)
    18 GULFVIEW DR TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling, retaining wall and associated earthworks
    LOT 6 CHALMERS RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • September 2025

  • Verandah
    7 THE ESPLANADE TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Single storey detached dwelling, outbuilding (carport), outbuilding (carport and garage) with attached verandah, retaining walls and associated earthworks
    5D NORTH GULLY RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • August 2025

  • Construction of a Verandah
    11 NORTH GULLY RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • May 2025

  • Single storey detached dwelling
    18 GULFVIEW DR TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Store in the form of a Colorbond shed (12m x 7.5m x 2.7m wall height) with attached 3m x 8m verandah
    LOT 24 COAST RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Retaining walls
    LOT 8 CHALMERS RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • April 2025

  • Verandah (freestanding)
    6 SECOND ST TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Single storey detached transportable dwelling with attached verandas and carport
    2 STEPHEN CR TICKERA SA 5555Under Assessment
  • Colorbond outbuilding (12.247m x 6.151m x 3m wall height)
    4 THE ESPLANADE TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • March 2025

  • Demolish Existing Dwelling and construct new Single Story Detached Dwelling
    959 MYPONIE POINT DR S TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • February 2025

  • Verandah
    89 COAST RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Construction of swimming pool
    5 HARRY ST TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • January 2025

  • Colorbond outbuilding (12m x 6m x 3m wall height)
    9 GULFVIEW DR TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
2024· 9 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Colorbond outbuilding (8m x 8m x 2.7m wall height)
    LOT 8 CHALMERS RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • November 2024

  • Detached dwelling in the form of a relocated transportable building incorporating front and rear verandas and a Colorbond outbuilding (6.1m x 6.1m x 3.048m wall height)
    8 SECOND ST TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • September 2024

  • Single storey detached dwelling
    6 THE ESPLANADE TICKERA SA 5555Under Assessment

  • August 2024

  • Dwelling (Stage 1) and Carport (Stage 2)
    9 GULFVIEW DR TICKERA SA 5555Under Assessment

  • June 2024

  • Carport , verandah and internal alterations to an existing shed
    11 SECOND ST TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • April 2024

  • Outbuilding (12m x 6m x 3m wall height) with attached veranda (6m x 3m)
    1 WALLAROO TCE TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made
  • Variation to Dev. 23023845 - altered access arrangements to store
    4 FOURTH ST ALFORD SA 5555Decision Made
  • Outbuilding in the form of a combined garage/carport (16.076m x 7m x 3m wall height)
    5 BROUGHTON TCE TICKERA SA 5555Decision Made

  • January 2024

  • Double storey detached dwelling
    LOT 509 COAST RD TICKERA SA 5555Decision 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)
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

Heritage

3 state heritage places

  • Heritage placeState heritage
  • Heritage placeState heritage
  • 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

Recent changes

  • Dangerous Or Negligent Actscrime1
  • Other Theftcrime1
  • Heritage placeheritageState heritage
  • Heritage placeheritageState heritage
  • Heritage placeheritageState heritage
  • 2 x Colorbond outbuildings (9.1m x 9m x 3.6m wall height and 9m x 7.5m x 3m wall height)planning21 TONETAWAY RD TICKERA SA 5555Lodged 30 Mar 2026 · Decision Made
  • 2-storey detached dwellingplanning1A CHALMERS RD TICKERA SA 5555Lodged 19 Jan 2026 · Decision Made
  • Carport (6.945m x 5.3m x 3.4m post height) and veranda (5.3m x 2.415m x 3m/3.2m post/wall height)planning11 GULFVIEW DR TICKERA SA 5555Lodged 04 Nov 2025 · Decision Made
  • Carport , verandah and internal alterations to an existing shedplanning11 SECOND ST TICKERA SA 5555Lodged 18 Jun 2024 · Decision Made
  • Colorbond outbuilding (12.247m x 6.151m x 3m wall height)planning4 THE ESPLANADE TICKERA SA 5555Lodged 07 Apr 2025 · Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

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