SA · Mid Murray Council
Tungkillo, SA, 5236
Current weather
9.4°CModerate drizzle
89% humidity · 32 km/h wind · 12.2° / 7.6° today · 11.3 mm rain
Desirability index
50.2/100
How this score is calculated#110 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Tungkillo is a small locality in the Mid Murray area, home to around 342 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show reported crime totals of around 7 offences in 2024–25 (Jul–Jun), roughly 20.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 342
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,192
- Dwelling vacancy
- 16.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 28 of 167
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,408
- Employment rate
- 61.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 0 / 0
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)
- $750
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
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)
- 7
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 4
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 20.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 114 residents
- State safety percentile
- 28.3th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 4
- Year-on-year change
- 0%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental3
- Other Theft1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury2
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injury1
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2024-25; 2024-25 → 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
59 planning-related records
2026· 6 proposals
June 2026
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingLOT 24 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Under Assessment
May 2026
- Installation of fibreglass pool and safety features21 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
April 2026
- Outbuilding9 CHURCH ST TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
March 2026
- Group Dwelling and Outbuilding (Site 1), and Group Dwelling and Outbuilding (Site 2)LOT 23 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Under Assessment
February 2026
- Land Division in the form of a boundary realignment - 2 into 2LOT 1 TUNGKILLO RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 2 BUCKLEY RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic outbuildingLOT 11 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
2025· 18 proposals
December 2025
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding6 BURTON ST TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Detached Dwelling and OutbuildingLOT 13 BRINKWORTH RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
November 2025
- Construction of a detached dwelling with an attached deck, and the parking of a caravan on the land for temporary accommodation purposes26 ADELAIDE RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Under Assessment
- Agricultural Buildings (Storage Shed and Greenhouse) and garden shed.LOT 14 BRINKWORTH RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Under Assessment
October 2025
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with associated decks and verandah (UMR) and associated earthworksLOT 12 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
September 2025
- Alterations and additions to an existing agricultural building comprising the installation of a bathroomLOT 51 FENDLERS RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Alterations and additions to an existing detached dwelling (Local Heritage Place), comprising a new verandah, roofing, gutters, and downpipes43 ADELAIDE RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
August 2025
- Residential Outbuilding (Shed)LOT 7 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
July 2025
- Agricultural BuildingLOT 23 BRINKWORTH RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Verandah4 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwellingLOT 51 BRINKWORTH RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
May 2025
- Domestic Outbuilding (Shed)589 RANDELL RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Construction of a domestic outbuilding825 RANDELL RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Construction of a carport4 BURTON ST TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
April 2025
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling and attached deckLOT 11 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Additions and alterations including restoration of an existing cottage for ancillary accommodation purposes including stonework and a wraparound verandah, internal alterations and a bathroom and sunroom extension.1789 HARROGATE RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Under Assessment
March 2025
- Tourist accommodation (six off grid cabins and communal kitchen) and agricultural buildingsLOT 14 BRINKWORTH RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Under Assessment
- Ancillary Accommodation21 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
2024· 12 proposals
November 2024
- Construction of an outbuilding (shed)825 RANDELL RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage and alfresco UMR and ancillary accommodation within a domestic outbuildingLOT 3 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Under Assessment
October 2024
- Verandah21 ADELAIDE RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Car Storage ShedLOT 2 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
September 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with a garage UMR37 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
August 2024
- Carport and Verandah16 BRINKWORTH RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
July 2024
- Variation to Development Plan Consent (711/072/14) – Palmer Wind Farm – reduced wind turbines (103 to 40), reduced maximum energy generation (340 megawatts to 288 megawatts); reduced site area (approximately 11, 733ha to approximately 6,057ha); relocated wind turbines and associated infrastructure and facilities within the site for the storage and transmission of electricity; relocated associated earthworks, hardstand, access, and car parking within the site; relocated temporary concrete batchin115 BORTHWICK BRAE RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;127 JOHN ROLLOND RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;171 JOHN ROLLOND RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;221 DAVENPORT RD PALMER SA 5237;256 AYRES RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;297 AYRES RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;297 CAMEL HUMP RD PALMER SA 5237;33 AYRES RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;459 BRINKWORTH RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;55 ELECTRONET RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;575 DAVENPORT RD MOUNT PLEASANT SA 5235;604 BRINKWORTH RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;62 BOTTROFF HILL RD PALMER SA 5237;651 BRINKWORTH RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;94 AYRES RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;976 RANDELL RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 1 STONEY BANKS RD MOUNT PLEASANT SA 5235;LOT 124 RANDELL RD PALMER SA 5237;LOT 135 BORTHWICK BRAE RD PALMER SA 5237;LOT 137 DAVENPORT RD MOUNT PLEASANT SA 5235;LOT 142 BORTHWICK BRAE RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 17 RANDELL RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 21 RANDELL RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 23 BOTTROFF HILL RD PALMER SA 5237;LOT 234 AYRES RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 344 DAVENPORT RD MOUNT PLEASANT SA 5235;LOT 481 CAMEL HUMP RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 485 BOTTROFF HILL RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 488 BOTTROFF HILL RD PALMER SA 5237;LOT 513 DAVENPORT RD MOUNT PLEASANT SA 5235;LOT 62 G AYRES RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 72 BRINKWORTH RANGE RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236;LOT 74 BORTHWICK BRAE RD PALMER SA 5237Under Assessment
June 2024
- Agricultural building (farm and machinery shed)LOT 51 FENDLERS RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
April 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwellingLOT 1 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
March 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with associated covered decks (UMR) and rainwater tanksLOT 51 FENDLERS RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Under Assessment
February 2024
- Verandah attached to existing Dwelling225 HARDINGS RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with an associated deckLOT 7 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
2023· 10 proposals
December 2023
- Installation of a 4.57m round x 1.32m high above ground modular pool967 TERLINGA RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
October 2023
- Boundary realignment610 RANDELL RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
- 2x Verandahs14 ADELAIDE RD TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
September 2023
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling with an alfresco and verandah's UMRLOT 5 MEMORIAL DR TUNGKILLO SA 5236Decision Made
2022· 7 proposals
7 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 5 proposals
5 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
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.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
21 state heritage places
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Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 50.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #110 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
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Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · Updated on site
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