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The quick read on
Yeelanna
SA 5632 · Lower Eyre Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 85
- Postcode
- 5632
ABS 2021
Yeelanna, South Australia
Property market insights for Yeelanna
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yeelanna SA
Crime and safety
Is Yeelanna safe?
The overall rate for Yeelanna is 1,563 offences per 100,000 residents — 49% below the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Yeelanna.
Overall crime rate
1,563
offences per 100,000 residents
49% belowRest of SA
YeelannaRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Yeelanna?
Yeelanna SA 5632 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
85 people call Yeelanna home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,875 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 85
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $520 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $113 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1534.1%Above
15–3411.8%Below
35–5427.1%Above
55–7422.4%Below
75 and over5.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses111.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright65.2%Above
Paying a mortgage17.4%Below
Renting17.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car24.0%Below
Two cars40.0%Above
Three or more48.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home31.4%Above
Drove to work37.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Yeelanna
31.4% of workers in Yeelanna worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
16.5% of people in Yeelanna described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Yeelanna
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yeelanna SA 5632.
Is Yeelanna family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
34.1% of Yeelanna's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
16 family households lived in Yeelanna; 43.8% were couple families and 18.8% were one-parent families.
62.5% of local families included children under 15. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Yeelanna?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Yeelanna had 85 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.2% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Yeelanna?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 111.5% of occupied private dwellings in Yeelanna.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Yeelanna?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
65.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
17.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
17.4% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Yeelanna?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Yeelanna had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 44.0% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 32.0%, while 36.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Yeelanna?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
31.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
37.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Yeelanna?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 24.0% of the total.
88.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Yeelanna, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
91.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 8.7% reported a different address.
3.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Yeelanna?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.4% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Yeelanna residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
3.5% of Yeelanna's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 96.5% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Yeelanna?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 49.4% of ancestry responses in Yeelanna.
Australian ancestry made up 37.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Yeelanna?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Managers accounted for 48.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.6% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Yeelanna?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.0%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
45.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Yeelanna show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
3.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.2% reported asthma, 9.4% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Yeelanna?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yeelanna?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,875 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $520.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $113 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Yeelanna compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 31.4% in Yeelanna, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 65.2% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 17.4% in Yeelanna, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Yeelanna
Is Yeelanna good for families?
The Census counted 16 local families, and 34.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Yeelanna?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Yeelanna
13 streets in Yeelanna
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bell Tce
- Brimpton Lake Rd
- Cranstone St
- Glover Rd
- Megaw St
- Mitshan Rd
- Morris St
- Proctor Rd
- Railway Tce
- Robins Rd
- Smith Rd
- Tod Hwy
- Yeltukka Rd
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