South Australia council

Kimba

1,064 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 5,697 km², 14 suburbs. Council website: kimba.sa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

1,064

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.3% in a year

Density

0.2/km²

5,697 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$180k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$1,597

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

0.9 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

8 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

14

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
42
Median household income
$1,282/week
Median rent
$150/week
Median mortgage repayment
$860/month
Households renting
17.2%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 8 of 10

Suburbs

14 suburbs where Kimba holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)IRSAD
Kimba608All3
Solomon65All9
Kelly59All9
Pinkawillinie51All9
Cortlinye44All9
Caralue43All9
Koongawa4312%9
Buckleboo40All9
Barna30All9
Waddikee2935%9
Cootra19All9
Moseley19All9
Yalanda16All9
Cunyarie12All9
Panitya (SA)10All9
Wilcherry5All9

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 16 of 16 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Grey · Tom VENNING (LP)100%

State districts

  • Flinders · Sam Telfer (LIB)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every South Australia council on the council map or the South Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.