Eudunda SA 5374

Located in South Australia, Eudunda sits 110 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour 20 minutes by car. The locality has 815 residents, a median age of 54, and a median household income of $47,892 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The locality fell 1.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,000. 2 schools sit within the locality boundary, and walkability is moderate.

Is Eudunda a good place to live?

Eudunda scores a C (36/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on community.

Schools

Mixed results

2 schools

Transit

Some car dependence

Walkability 55/100 · 110.3 km · 81 min drive to Adelaide

Prices

Median available

Median $385K

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 16/100 · Crime 57/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 54 · 815 residents

C

Liveability Rating

36 / 100 · Ranked #416 in SA

Each bar is Eudunda'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.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
68
Bushfire Low · Crime Moderate
Socio-economic
11
Very disadvantaged
Walkability
38
Somewhat walkable
CBD access
18
110.3 km · 81 min drive to Adelaide
How it's calculated: Safety rank 68 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 11 × 25% + Walkability rank 38 × 15% + CBD access rank 18 × 10% = 36 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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36 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Eudunda's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $385,000, roughly 11% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$385,000

last 6 quarters
↑ +11.1% year-on-year

Based on 45 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 44 days — median across 11 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 5 sales $365K
  • 3 bed 27 sales $370K
  • 4 bed 7 sales $560K

Land

$550,000

Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Eudunda are currently listed at around $534,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.

$534K

3 houses listed in the last 6 months.

3 of the suburb's 353 dwellings (0.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Is Eudunda safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Eudunda sits in the moderate band, with 25 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 11% on the prior year.

25 offences

10.7% since 2025
Assault 11 (44.0%)
Property Damage 7 (28.0%)
Break & Enter 5 (20.0%)
Theft 2 (8.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 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 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

Two schools serve Eudunda, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

30
out of 100
Weak
2 schools in this locality
2 below similar
  • • 269 students across 2 schools (avg 134)
  • • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Independent
  • • ICSEA 950-1017, median 984 (around the national baseline of 1000)
  • • Largest: Eudunda Area School (223 students)

Primary

Independent · R-6 · 46 students
ICSEA 1017 (higher than 54% of Australian schools) · 8% top-SEA students
Below similar

Combined

Government · R-12 · 223 students
ICSEA 950 (higher than 25% of Australian schools) · 6% top-SEA students
Below similar

Walkability

Eudunda is somewhat walkable on foot — at 55/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.

55
out of 100
Somewhat Walkable
Top 18% in SA
Public Transport within 1 km 34
Schools within 1.5 km 80
Parks within 800 m 60
Supermarkets within 1 km 60
GPs within 1 km 60
Pharmacies within 1 km 60
Childcare within 1 km 60
Hospitals within 5 km 60

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Eudunda.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
443
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 0%

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

Supermarkets
1 in locality
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
2 in locality
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
2 in locality
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
1 in locality
GPs
1 in locality
Pharmacies
1 in locality
Hospitals
1 in locality
Police Stations
1 in locality
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in locality
Fuel Stations
2 in locality
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
1 in locality
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
1 in locality

Goyder: council population

The whole council area, not just Eudunda · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
4,141
-0.1% in a year
Change
-4
people since 2024
Density
0.6
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-20
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+12
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+4
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
1/10
1/10 within SA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
1/10
2/10 within SA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within SA
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this locality and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the locality closely.

Eudunda is home to 815 residents, with a median age of 54 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $48,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.2%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

815

1.6% since 2016

Median Age

54

8.0% since 2016

Median Household Income

$47,892/yr

6.7% since 2016
Bottom 14% in SA

Census Median Rent

$200/wk

5.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,000/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.1

4.5% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$25,636/yr

4.7% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

49.0% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

18.1%

5.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

353

0.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

80.0%

0.3% since 2016

Houses

96.6%

0.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

21.7%

1.4% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

25.1%

6.0% since 2016

Work From Home

15.5%

40.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 341 (96.6%)
Townhouses 10 (2.8%)
Flats / Apartments 2 (0.6%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 165 (49.3%)
Mortgage 103 (30.7%)
Renting 67 (20.0%)
Of those rentals, social housing 11 (16.4%)

5 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 6 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 67 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
80.6%
English Spoken at Home
91.9%
Employment Rate
45.8%
3.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
26.0%

Occupations

Managers 59 (18.3%)
Labourers 59 (18.3%)
Technicians & Trades 56 (17.4%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 36 (11.2%)
Clerical & Administrative 33 (10.2%)
Sales 32 (9.9%)
Community & Personal Service 30 (9.3%)
Professionals 15 (4.7%)

Religion

Christianity 436 (53.5%)
No Religion 281 (34.5%)
Other Religions 6 (0.7%)
Buddhism 4 (0.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 35 (4.3%)
Germany 7 (0.9%)
Netherlands 5 (0.6%)
Philippines 4 (0.5%)
New Zealand 3 (0.4%)
Scotland 3 (0.4%)

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.

2016-2021 7 (0.9%)
2011-2015 0 (0.0%)
2001-2010 5 (0.6%)
1991-2000 5 (0.6%)
1981-1990 5 (0.6%)
Before 1981 59 (7.2%)

7 residents (0.9%) 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.

11.3% of residents (88) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (74).

Adelaide - North 47 (6.1%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 776 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.

German 3 (0.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 39 (4.8%)
5-14 77 (9.4%)
15-19 36 (4.4%)
20-24 38 (4.7%)
25-34 82 (10.1%)
35-44 69 (8.5%)
45-54 86 (10.6%)
55-64 137 (16.8%)
65-74 133 (16.3%)
75-84 90 (11.0%)
85+ 32 (3.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 125 (52.7%)
Couple Families 59 (24.9%)
One Parent Families 37 (15.6%)
Group Household 11 (4.6%)
Other Families 5 (2.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 214 (75.4%)
Worked from Home 44 (15.5%)
Car (passenger) 11 (3.9%)
Walked Only 11 (3.9%)
Bicycle 4 (1.4%)

2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (7 of 322).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 149 (18.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 54 (6.6%)
Bachelor Degree 39 (4.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 7 (0.9%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5 (0.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 8 (2.3%)
1 car 124 (35.6%)
2 cars 129 (37.1%)
3 cars 49 (14.1%)
4+ cars 34 (9.8%)

Council Rates

Goyder
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,395 a year through Goyder based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,395/yr
25% below the SA average of $1,863 · median of 68 councils
Valuation basis
Capital Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Eudunda's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 98%
  • Zones under 1% 2%

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: Goyder

The whole council area, not just Eudunda · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 12 new dwellings were approved across Goyder. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are down 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
12dwellings
-50.0% YoY
Houses
12
detached dwellings
Units
0
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Eudunda, 0.3 km

Dry climate — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
415 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
420 mm
71 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.5°C
21 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.6°C
1 frost days ≤ 0°C

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.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021

In postcode 5374, 0 of 1,759 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.9% (15 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.00%

Rooftop solar

64
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.2 kW each

In postcode 5374, 486 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 759 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 26 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
26
2020
67
2021
40
2022
15
2023
21
2024
24
2025
18
2026
20

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.

Verify eligibility with RevenueSA

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$2,008
Loan amount
$308,000
Total interest over 30 years
$414,855
Deposit
$77,000
Stamp duty
$15,580
Cash needed at settlement
$92,580

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

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

Division of Grey

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

Ngadjuri District

Currently held by David Paton Pauline Hanson's One Nation

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year Winner Won with
2026 David Paton ON 57.0%

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.

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Common questions about Eudunda

Is Eudunda a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Eudunda is moderate (57/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Eudunda?

Eudunda has a low recorded bushfire history (16/100, 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 Eudunda a good place to live?

Eudunda has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (36/100), 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 Eudunda?

Eudunda, SA had a population of 815 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Eudunda, SA?

The postcode for Eudunda, SA is 5374.

How far is Eudunda from Adelaide?

Eudunda is 110 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 81 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Eudunda?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Eudunda was $47,892 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 Eudunda?

There are too few current rental listings in Eudunda for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Eudunda?

The median age of residents in Eudunda was 54 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Eudunda at risk of bushfire?

Eudunda has a low recorded bushfire history (16/100). 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 Eudunda?

There are 2 schools inside the Eudunda boundary: 2 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Eudunda walkable?

Eudunda scores 55/100 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 Eudunda?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Eudunda, Eudunda (0.3 km away), summer days average 29.5°C, winter nights 5.6°C, 420 mm of rain a year over 71 rainy days, and 21 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Eudunda?

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 Eudunda belong to?

Eudunda sits within the Goyder local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Eudunda?

The average residential rates bill through Goyder is $1,395 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Eudunda?

Across Goyder, 12 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 50.0% 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 Eudunda in?

Eudunda sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).

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