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South Australia · unincorporated area

Unincorporated SA

3,001 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 619,426 km², 98 suburbs.

Council series run to July 2026.

No council governs Unincorporated SA. It is land outside every local government area, administered directly by the South Australia government or a state body.

Population

3,001

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -1.0% in a year

Density

<0.1/km²

619,426 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$68k

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

Federal grants per resident

$701

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

1.3 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

2 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

98

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, 2021-07–2026-07
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
$1,105/week
Median rent
$90/week
Median mortgage repayment
$625/month
Households renting
35.2%
Average household
2.1 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 2 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 2 of 10

Suburbs

98 suburbs where Unincorporated SA holds most residents, plus 4 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
Yalata313All– / –1
Penong280All– / –2
Andamooka262All– / –1
Anna Creek176All– / –4
Woomera132All0% / –6
Iron Knob110All– / –1
Oodnadatta102All0% / –1
Gidgealpa100All– / –3
Leigh Creek (SA)91All– / –4
Copley (SA)83All– / –1
Arcoona82All– / –4
Willow Springs72All– / –6
Coorabie71All– / –2
Nullarbor71All– / –
Marree65All0% / –3
Overland Corner6413%– / –3
Yunta60All– / –6
Gerard50All– / –1
Blinman43All– / –6
Tieyon40All– / –4
Wilgena40All– / –4
Marla38All– / –4
Mutooroo36All– / –6
Beltana35All0% / –3
Arkaroola32All– / –3
Beltana Station30All– / –3
Yarrah3014%– / –6
Muloorina26All– / –3
Nepabunna26All– / –1
Mooleulooloo25All– / –6
Pimba25All– / –4
Innamincka21All0% / –3
Warnes21All– / –6
Flinders Ranges20All– / –6
Corunna Station19All– / –7
Ingomar19All– / –4
Mount Willoughby17All– / –4
William Creek17All– / –3
Farina15All– / –3
Florina Station15All– / –6
Macumba15All– / –3
Pandurra15All– / –7
Sturt Vale15All– / –6
Willippa15All– / –6
Mungeranie14All– / –3
Cockburn12All– / –6
Mount Ive12All– / –7
Grampus11All– / –6
Mount Serle11All– / –3
Stuarts Creek10All– / –4
Cultana9All– / –7
Frome Downs9All– / –3
Mabel Creek9All– / –4
Leigh Creek Station8All– / –3
Lindon8All– / –3
Andamooka Station7All– / –4
Gammon Ranges7All– / –3
Motpena6All– / –6
Parakylia6All– / –4
Yadlamalka6All– / –7
Chowilla5All– / –6
Koonamore5All– / –6
Oakden Hills5All– / –4
Spectacle Lake5All– / –1
Yardea5All– / –4
Garden Island (SA)4All0% / 0%
Kingoonya4All– / –4
Manna Hill4All– / –6
Moonaree4All– / –4
Olary4All– / –6
Kalamurina3All– / –3
Lake Everard3All– / –4
Lyndhurst (SA)3All0% / –3
Mahanewo3All– / –4
Middleback Range3All– / –7
Calperum StationAll– / –
Commonwealth HillAll– / –
DanggaliAll– / –
False BayAll– / –
Gawler RangesAll– / –
GlendamboAll– / –
Island LagoonAll– / –
KondoolkaAll– / –
Lake Albert (SA)All– / –
Lake EyreAll– / –
Lake FromeAll– / –
Lake GairdnerAll– / –
Lake Gilles98%– / –
Lake MacfarlaneAll– / –
Lake TorrensAll– / –
Lincoln National Park16%– / 81%
ParachilnaAll0% / –
Pine Creek StationAll– / –
Pureba79%– / –
TarcoolaAll– / –
Torrens IslandAll0% / 0%
UnoAll– / –
Wedge Island (SA)All0% / –
Whyalla Barson21%– / –
WirraminnaAll– / –
YellabinnaAll– / –
YumbarraAll– / –

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

0%

Over 10 of 102 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

0%

Over 3 of 102 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 102 of 102 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)98%
  • Barker · Tony PASIN (LP)2%
  • Hindmarsh · Mark BUTLER (ALP)1%

State districts

  • Stuart · Geoff Brock (IND)66%
  • Flinders · Sam Telfer (LIB)25%
  • Giles · Eddie Hughes (ALP)6%
  • Chaffey · Tim Whetstone (LIB)3%
  • Port Adelaide · Susan Close (ALP)1%
  • MacKillop · Nick McBride (IND)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, councils it splits a suburb with, and councils across the state or territory border whose boundaries meet it.

Across the border

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. ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.