Cummins SA 5631
Cummins sits 641 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 7 hours by car. Census data records 981 residents with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $79,352 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality grew 2.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $180 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,083. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Cummins a good place to live?
Cummins scores a B (51/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Some car dependence
Walkability 56/100 · 641.3 km · 419 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $355K
Low all-round risk
Fire 21/100 · Crime 37/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 42 · 981 residents
Liveability Rating
51 / 100 · Ranked #249 in SAEach bar is Cummins's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Cummins?
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Our score
51 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataCummins's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $355,000, roughly 24% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$355,000
Based on 19 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 45 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 9 sales $355K
- 4 bed 5 sales $670K
Land
$200,000
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Cummins are currently listed at around $400,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$400K
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
3 of the suburb's 372 dwellings (0.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Cummins safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Cummins sits in the low band, with 17 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 35% on the prior year.
17 offences
34.6% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20253 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Cummins, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 382 students in one school (avg 382)
Combined
Walkability
Cummins is somewhat walkable on foot — at 56/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Cummins.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 492
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
Lower Eyre: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this locality and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the locality closely.
Cummins is home to 981 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
981
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$79,352/yr
Census Median Rent
$180/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,083/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$44,252/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
14.5%
Total Dwellings
372
Owner-Occupier Rate
76.0%
Houses
95.2%
Rental Stress
11.8%
Mortgage Stress
16.4%
Work From Home
13.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
11 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 3 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 84 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 91.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 94.6%
- Employment Rate
- 63.6%
- Completed Year 12
- 36.2%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
3.8% of residents (35) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (29).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 926 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 $1,789 a year through Lower Eyre Peninsula based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 99%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Lower Eyre Peninsula
In the year to August 2026, 39 new dwellings were approved across Lower Eyre Peninsula. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 28.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Setting
- Elevation
- 70 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 34.5 km
Elevation is the ground at the locality 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 5631, 0 of 1,094 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.4% (15 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5631, 327 rooftop-solar systems totalling 2.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 454 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 12 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 locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Sam Telfer Liberal Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Telfer LP | 59.6% |
| 2022 | Sam Telfer LP | 53.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Cummins?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 981 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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Nearby suburbs
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Edillilie SA 5630
Yallunda Flat SA 5607
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Yeelanna SA 5632
Cockaleechie SA 5631
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Common questions about Cummins
Is Cummins a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Cummins is low (37/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Cummins?
Cummins has a low recorded bushfire history (21/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Cummins a good place to live?
Cummins has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (51/100), 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 Cummins?
Cummins, SA had a population of 981 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Cummins, SA?
The postcode for Cummins, SA is 5631.
How far is Cummins from Adelaide?
Cummins is 641 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 419 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Cummins?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Cummins was $79,352 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 Cummins?
There are too few current rental listings in Cummins for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $180, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Cummins?
The median age of residents in Cummins was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Cummins at risk of bushfire?
Cummins has a low recorded bushfire history (21/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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 Cummins?
There is 1 school inside the Cummins boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Cummins walkable?
Cummins scores 56/100 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.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Cummins?
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 Cummins belong to?
Cummins sits within the Lower Eyre Peninsula local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Cummins?
The average residential rates bill through Lower Eyre Peninsula is $1,789 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Cummins?
Across Lower Eyre Peninsula, 39 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 28.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Cummins in?
Cummins 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
- 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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