Balaklava SA 5461
Balaklava is a town in South Australia, 96 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour 15 minutes by car. Population is 2,083; the median age is 46 and the median household income is $56,576 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The town grew 1.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $227 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,035. 3 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Balaklava a good town?
Balaklava scores a C (37/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on schools and community.
Below the state average
3 schools · Bottom 16% in SA
Some car dependence
Walkability 51/100 · 95.5 km · 75 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $450K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 12/100 · Crime 42/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 46 · 2,083 residents
Liveability Rating
37 / 100 · Ranked #406 in SAEach bar is Balaklava's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
37 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBalaklava's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $450,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$450,000
Based on 84 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 54 days — median across 19 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 13 sales $340K
- 3 bed 45 sales $437K
- 4 bed 19 sales $550K
Units
$340,000
Based on 17 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 60 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 9 sales $340K
- 3 bed 8 sales $372K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Balaklava are currently listed at around $469,000 on average. Based on 13 houses listed in the past six months.
$469K
13 houses listed in the last 6 months.
14 of the suburb's 840 dwellings (1.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Balaklava rent for around $490 a week on average, based on 9 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$490/wk
9 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$350/wk
3 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
12 rentals advertised against an estimated 228 rented homes (5.3%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $480/wk
- 10 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025140 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 21% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5461.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$490/week ($25,000 a year) on a $469,000 median
Not enough unit sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Balaklava safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Balaklava sits in the moderate band, with 42 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 56% on the prior year.
42 offences
55.8% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20259 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Three schools serve Balaklava, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 1,176 students across 3 schools (avg 392)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 945-989, median 948 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Horizon Christian School (515 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Balaklava is somewhat walkable on foot — at 51/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Balaklava.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 28%
- Premises covered
- 1,156
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Wakefield: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Balaklava is home to about 2,100 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $57,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,083
Median Age
46
Median Household Income
$56,576/yr
Census Median Rent
$227/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,035/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$31,772/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
12.4%
Total Dwellings
840
Owner-Occupier Rate
72.8%
Houses
86.8%
Rental Stress
20.9%
Mortgage Stress
22.0%
Work From Home
6.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
8 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 17 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 216 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 86.1%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.7%
- Employment Rate
- 49.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 29.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
6 residents (0.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
8.4% of residents (166) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (150).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,972 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,640 a year through Wakefield based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 90%
- Industrial 5%
- Residential 3%
- Parks and recreation 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Wakefield
In the year to August 2026, 15 new dwellings were approved across Wakefield. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.
Climate & Setting
from Price, 41.6 kmDry climate — warm summers, cool winters.
- Elevation
- 71 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 24.8 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.4% of addresses
- 6 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 295 mm
- 44 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 27.8°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.2°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 5461, 4 of 2,564 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (35 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5461, 857 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,164 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 38 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Chantelle Thomas Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chantelle Thomas ON | 50.1% |
| 2022 | Fraser Ellis IND | 58.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Balaklava?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 2,083 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Balaklava
Is Balaklava a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Balaklava is moderate (42/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Balaklava?
Balaklava has a low recorded bushfire history (12/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Balaklava a good place to live?
Balaklava has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (37/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Balaklava?
Balaklava, SA had a population of 2,083 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Balaklava, SA?
The postcode for Balaklava, SA is 5461.
How far is Balaklava from Adelaide?
Balaklava is 96 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 75 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Balaklava?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Balaklava was $56,576 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Balaklava?
The median advertised rent in Balaklava is $490 a week for houses (9 listings) and $350 a week for units (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Balaklava?
The median age of residents in Balaklava was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Balaklava at risk of bushfire?
Balaklava has a low recorded bushfire history (12/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Balaklava?
There are 3 schools inside the Balaklava boundary: 3 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Balaklava walkable?
Balaklava scores 51/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Balaklava?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Balaklava, Price (41.6 km away), summer days average 27.8°C, winter nights 7.2°C, and 295 mm of rain a year over 44 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Balaklava?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Balaklava belong to?
Balaklava sits within the Wakefield local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Balaklava?
The average residential rates bill through Wakefield is $1,640 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Balaklava?
Across Wakefield, 15 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Balaklava in?
Balaklava sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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