Northern Areas
4,688 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,986 km², 29 suburbs. Council website: nacouncil.sa.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
4,688
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.2% in a year
Density
1.6/km²
2,986 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$257k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$495
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
2.8 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
5 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
29
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 49
- Median household income
- $1,147/week
- Median rent
- $192/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $806/month
- Households renting
- 17.3%
- Average household
- 2.2 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 5 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 6 of 10
Suburbs
29 suburbs where Northern Areas holds most residents. 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.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown | 1,549 | All | – / 100% | 4 | |
| Laura (SA) | 765 | All | – / 100% | 3 | |
| Gladstone (SA) | 745 | All | – / 100% | 1 | |
| Spalding (SA) | 260 | All | – / 100% | 2 | |
| Georgetown (SA) | 186 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Yacka | 147 | All | – / 100% | 3 | |
| Caltowie | 122 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Belalie North | 85 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Gulnare | 80 | All | – / 100% | 3 | |
| Beetaloo Valley | 75 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Belalie East | 62 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Narridy | 59 | All | – / 100% | 5 | |
| Mannanarie | 52 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Washpool (SA) | 43 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Tarcowie | 41 | 76% | – / 67% | 7 | |
| Bundaleer North | 38 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Hornsdale | 36 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Andrews | 32 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Yatina | 32 | 57% | – / – | 7 | |
| Stone Hut | 30 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Hacklins Corner | 29 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Caltowie West | 28 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Euromina | 25 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Huddleston | 23 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Caltowie North | 21 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| West Bundaleer | 15 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Bundaleer Gardens | 8 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Mayfield (SA) | 4 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Broughton River Valley | All | – / 100% |
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.
Bushfire-prone land
100%
Over 28 of 29 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)
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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
- Stuart · Geoff Brock (IND)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. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. 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.