SA · Barunga West Council
Ward Hill, 5522
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- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
- Suburban
- Community
Suburb profile
Ward Hill is a residential smaller community in Barunga West with a familiar suburban feel. 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, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. The market sits in a sensible middle ground: not cheap, but fair value for the area.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Population
- Population
- 52
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,542
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 22
- Median monthly mortgage
- $960
- Employment rate
- 55.6%
- 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.
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
4 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
April 2025
- Land division - boundary realignment33 WARDS HILL RD WARD HILL SA 5522;6664 SPENCER HWY WARD HILL SA 5522Decision Made
2024· 1 proposal
September 2024
- Agricultural building in the form of an implement shed (22.5m x 19m x 6.5m wall height)419 KANAKA RD WARD HILL SA 5522Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
March 2023
- Agricultural building (27m x 18m x 6.6m implement storage shed)450 KANAKA RD WARD HILL SA 5522Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
October 2022
- Aquaculture - alterations and additions to historical land-based aquaculture development (prawn farm) to land-based aquaculture (asparagopsis) proof of concept development544 SUNNYSIDE RD WARD HILL SA 5522Decision Made
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)
- 4/10
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
- Agricultural building (27m x 18m x 6.6m implement storage shed)planning450 KANAKA RD WARD HILL SA 5522Lodged 01 Mar 2023 · Decision Made
- Agricultural building in the form of an implement shed (22.5m x 19m x 6.5m wall height)planning419 KANAKA RD WARD HILL SA 5522Lodged 11 Sep 2024 · Decision Made
- Aquaculture - alterations and additions to historical land-based aquaculture development (prawn farm) to land-based aquaculture (asparagopsis) proof of concept developmentplanning544 SUNNYSIDE RD WARD HILL SA 5522Lodged 19 Oct 2022 · Decision Made
- Land division - boundary realignmentplanning33 WARDS HILL RD WARD HILL SA 5522;6664 SPENCER HWY WARD HILL SA 5522Lodged 01 Apr 2025 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
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