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South Australia council

Onkaparinga

184,827 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 518 km², 48 suburbs. Council website: onkaparingacity.com/Home.

Council series run to Aug 2026.

Population

184,827

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.9% in a year

Density

357/km²

518 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$682k

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

Federal grants per resident

$54

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

7.4 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

5 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

48

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

Trends

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, 2021-07–2026-08
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
41
Median household income
$1,410/week
Median rent
$312/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,449/month
Households renting
22.6%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 5 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 6 of 10

Suburbs

48 suburbs where Onkaparinga holds most residents, plus 3 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)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Morphett Vale24,002All$820kSept 2026– / 26%2
Happy Valley (SA)11,420All$900kSept 20263% / 93%6
Woodcroft (SA)11,326All$890kSept 2026<1% / 77%5
Aberfoyle Park11,234All$909kSept 2026– / 76%7
Aldinga Beach10,667All$862kSept 20269% / 83%2
Flagstaff Hill10,184All$1.2MSept 2026– / 100%9
Seaford Rise6,105All$852kSept 2026– / 48%3
Christies Beach5,962All$870kSept 2026– / 36%2
Christie Downs5,239All$765kSept 2026– / 0%1
Seaford Meadows5,102All$891kSept 202623% / 14%4
Reynella4,836All$828kSept 2026– / 0%3
Seaford (SA)4,493All$890kSept 2026– / 36%3
Hackham4,491All$745kSept 20261% / 74%1
Coromandel Valley4,38070%$1.2MSept 2026– / 100%10
Huntfield Heights4,199All$776kSept 20265% / 34%1
McLaren Vale4,061All$1.0MSept 20262% / 100%6
Noarlunga Downs4,031All$769kSept 202621% / 19%2
Hackham West3,620All$740kSept 20260% / 0%1
Old Reynella3,458All$917kSept 2026– / 21%4
Moana3,316All$970kSept 20267% / 95%6
Port Noarlunga3,245All$950kSept 202623% / 46%4
Port Noarlunga South3,058All$1.0MSept 202633% / 47%5
O'Halloran Hill2,72287%$884kSept 20260% / 47%6
Sellicks Beach2,705All$1.0MSept 20263% / 99%3
Onkaparinga Hills2,610All$1.2MSept 20260% / 99%7
Willunga2,445All$1.2MSept 20260% / 99%8
Reynella East1,990All$775kSept 202611% / 4%3
O'Sullivan Beach1,844All$890kSept 2026– / 78%1
Port Willunga1,785All$1.2MSept 2026– / 93%3
McLaren Flat1,625All$1.1MSept 20262% / 100%8
Old Noarlunga1,531All$829kSept 202613% / 97%2
Darlington (SA)1,27551%$1.3MSept 20269% / 81%6
Maslin Beach1,213All$730kSept 20260% / 99%4
Seaford Heights1,079All$862kSept 2026– / 67%8
Kangarilla90594%$1.0MSept 2026<1% / 100%8
Chandlers Hill792All$960kSept 20260% / 100%10
Aldinga764All$1.5MSept 20261% / 99%5
Clarendon (SA)643All$880kMar 2026<1% / 100%9
Cherry Gardens633All0% / 100%9
Ironbank53737%$1.3MJune 2026– / 100%10
Willunga South470All$1.4MMar 20260% / 100%8
Blewitt Springs346All0% / 100%8
Coromandel East345All<1% / 100%10
Whites Valley313All$400kDec 20180% / 100%7
Sellicks Hill29993%0% / 100%7
Tatachilla231All0% / 100%9
Noarlunga Centre203All$762kJune 2026– / 0%2
Kuitpo19827%– / 100%8
The Range (SA)15965%0% / 100%9
Lonsdale23All$2.5MMar 20240% / 46%
Dorset Vale16%– / 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.

Flood planning land

7%

Over 34 of 51 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

59%

Over 51 of 51 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

1%

Over 51 of 51 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 42 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2018 to Sept 2026).

Lowest suburb median
$400k
Median of suburb medians
$890k
Highest suburb median
$2.5M

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

  • Kingston · Amanda RISHWORTH (ALP)81%
  • Mayo · Rebekha SHARKIE (XEN)19%
  • Boothby · Louise MILLER-FROST (ALP)1%

State districts

  • Reynell · Katrine Hildyard (ALP)23%
  • Kaurna · Chris Picton (ALP)22%
  • Davenport · Erin Thompson (ALP)21%
  • Hurtle Vale · Nat Cook (ALP)16%
  • Mawson · Leon Bignell (ALP)15%
  • Heysen · Josh Teague (LIB)2%
  • Waite · Catherine Hutchesson (ALP)2%

Asking-price cuts

Cuts in the last 30 days to listings the Shorted crawl has seen in the last 14 days, across 8 suburbs of this council. An aggregate only: published at 3 or more cut listings council-wide (cuts in every crawled suburb count), and a suburb is named only when it has 3 of its own. Computed 8 Nov 2026; newest crawl observation 8 Nov 2026.

Listings cut
78
of 497 tracked
Share cut
15.7%
Typical cut
4.3%
median over every cut listing

Most cuts: Morphett Vale (31), Aldinga Beach (11), Aberfoyle Park (10), Woodcroft (SA) (7), Christies Beach (6), Flagstaff Hill (6). All price drops →

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. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Asking-price cuts: Shorted listing crawl, aggregates only. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-11-05.