SA · Alexandrina Council
Tooperang, 5255
Current weather
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Tooperang is a small locality in the Alexandrina area, home to around 271 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 11 offences in 2024–25 (Jul–Jun) with falling year-on-year trends (-8%), roughly 40.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $430, and notable planning and development activity on record. See the sections below for population, safety, schools and local activity.
Population
- Population
- 271
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,825
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 100
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,600
- Employment rate
- 60.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 6 / 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.
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $430
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA Housing Authority rent & sales reports — Government of South Australia · Period: 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 11
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 6
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 40.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 54 residents
- State safety percentile
- 55.7th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 53
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -8.1%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Obtain Benefit By Deception2
- Other Property Damage And Environmental3
- Other Theft1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury3
- 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 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
37 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
May 2026
- Land division - Boundary realignment892 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255;896 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
March 2026
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling205B THROUGH RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
2025· 6 proposals
December 2025
- Variation to DA 22024287 - reduce size of farm shop/function venue, reduce capacity to maximum 50 persons (variation to condition 7) and variation to condition 8 (vehicle access upgrades)2250 BULL CREEK RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
November 2025
- Single storey detached dwellingLOT 1 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
September 2025
- Single storey detached dwelling909 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
May 2025
- Construction of a dwelling addition with associated ancillary accommodation152 HUNTS RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
March 2025
- Agriculture buildingLOT 1 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
January 2025
- Construction of a single story detached dwellingLOT 186 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
2024· 9 proposals
December 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingLOT 11 BULL CREEK RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
- Construction of an Agricultural building (Implement shed)72 LAKEVIEW RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
October 2024
- Construction of an agricultural building (workshop and implement storage)205B THROUGH RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
September 2024
- Construction of an agricultural building (machinery/ hay shed) and associated above ground rainwater tank618 DEEP CREEK RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
August 2024
- Construction of an Outbuilding (Garage with attached Carport)910 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
July 2024
- Construction of outbuilding in association with existing community hall2485 BULL CREEK RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
June 2024
- Change of use of the existing shed to a detached dwelling and the construction of an outbuilding (garage)2310 BULL CREEK RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
- Construction of an outbuilding (Garage)791 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
May 2024
- Construction of an agricultural building (implement shed)LOT 186 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
2023· 4 proposals
October 2023
- Machinery Storage Shed / Workshop space734 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
March 2023
- Domestic Outbuilding Garage.LOT 63 LAKEVIEW RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
February 2023
- Domestic Outbuilding / Garage.774 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
- Distillery and Cellar Door (Licensed Premises) including Office, Toilets, Covered Deck, Carpark and conversion of existing Shed.240 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
2022· 9 proposals
November 2022
- Agricultural Building (Implement Store)LOT 10 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
August 2022
- Construction of a building for use as a farm shop and function centre (maximum capacity 111 persons) associated with existing olive grove and processing facility2250 BULL CREEK RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Under Assessment
- Construction of an Agricultural Building (tool/machinery storage)LOT 11 BULL CREEK RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
June 2022
- Construction of a Livestock Tunnel Underneath Public Road205B THROUGH RD TOOPERANG SA 5255;413 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
May 2022
- Construction of an outbuilding (Garage)398 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
April 2022
- I am requesting approval to erect a hay shed - 3 sided 12m x 18m x 4.2m height to gutter. It will be colour bond mist green791 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
March 2022
- Construction of a Single Storey Detached Dwelling and Outbuilding including Associated Earthworks and Landscaping892 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
- Issuing of new essential safety provision schedule119 QUARRY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
February 2022
- Alterations and Additions to Existing Single Storey Dwelling, Deck and Verandah45 LAKEVIEW RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Under Assessment
2021· 6 proposals
December 2021
- Construction of an outbuilding (shed)2689 BULL CREEK RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
November 2021
- Construction of an agricultural building and associated rainwater tank866 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
- Alterations and additions to an existing dwelling963 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
October 2021
- Construction of a verandah1206 NANGKITA RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
June 2021
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling including associated swimming pool and domestic outbuildingLOT 22 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Under Assessment
April 2021
- Construction of a Single Storey Detached Dwelling with an associated Rainwater Tank and Outbuilding (Shed)LOT 14 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Decision Made
Other· 1 proposal
- VISY SAND QUARRY PTY LTDMaterials Handling and TransportationEPA 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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 37.4/100
- National rank
- 3747th in Australia
- State rank
- 382nd in SA
- Peer rank
- #41 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #86 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 52%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Obtain Benefit By Deceptioncrime2
- Other Property Damage And Environmentalcrime3
- Other Theftcrime1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime3
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injurycrime2
- Agricultural Building (Implement Store)planningLOT 10 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Lodged 24 Nov 2022 · Decision Made
- Agriculture buildingplanningLOT 1 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Lodged 13 Mar 2025 · Decision Made
- Alterations and Additions to Existing Single Storey Dwelling, Deck and Verandahplanning45 LAKEVIEW RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Lodged 07 Feb 2022 · Under Assessment
- Alterations and additions to an existing dwellingplanning963 CLELAND GULLY RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Lodged 02 Nov 2021 · Decision Made
- Change of use of the existing shed to a detached dwelling and the construction of an outbuilding (garage)planning2310 BULL CREEK RD TOOPERANG SA 5255Lodged 17 Jun 2024 · 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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