Humbug Scrub SA 5114
Located in South Australia, Humbug Scrub sits 42 km from Adelaide CBD, around 53 minutes by car. The locality has 410 residents, a median age of 53, and a median household income of $108,056 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population fell 1.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $235 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,600. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is low.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Humbug Scrub sits at $1.3 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only six sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$1,300,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 36 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025110 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 27% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5114.
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.
Is Humbug Scrub safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Humbug Scrub sits in the low band, with 2 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 60% on the prior year.
2 offences
60.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 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
Walkability
Humbug Scrub is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require 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 Humbug Scrub.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 144
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
Playford: 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
Humbug Scrub is home to 410 residents, with a median age of 53 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $108,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
410
Median Age
53
Median Household Income
$108,056/yr
Census Median Rent
$235/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,600/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$47,320/yr
Unemployment Rate
0.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
10.0%
Total Dwellings
140
Owner-Occupier Rate
95.8%
Houses
100.0%
Rental Stress
11.3%
Mortgage Stress
17.8%
Work From Home
13.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 73.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 93.4%
- Employment Rate
- 59%
- Completed Year 12
- 42.9%
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.
0 residents (0.0%) 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.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
8% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (16 of 208).
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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,101 a year through Playford based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 80%
- Environmental 20%
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: Playford
In the year to August 2026, 2,475 new dwellings were approved across Playford. That mix is 2,182 houses and 293 units. Approvals are up 65.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 13.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Edinburgh RAAF, 17.6 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 329 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 25.0 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 3.2% of addresses
- 6 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 67 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 28 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°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.
EV adoption
In postcode 5114, 100 of 27,277 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.2% (603 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5114, 9,401 rooftop-solar systems totalling 57.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 13,298 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 582 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
4 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5114.
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 Matt Burnell Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Burnell | 65.3% | 34.7% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Matt Burnell | 62.9% | 37.1% | +1.2 |
| 2019 | Nick Champion | 64.1% | 35.9% | +3.0 |
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 Ashton Hurn Liberal Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ashton Hurn LP | 67.4% |
| 2022 | Ashton Hurn LP | 61.9% |
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 Humbug Scrub?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 410 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 Humbug Scrub
Is Humbug Scrub a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Humbug Scrub is low (11/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Humbug Scrub?
Humbug Scrub has a high recorded bushfire history (79/100, 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.
What is the population of Humbug Scrub?
Humbug Scrub, SA had a population of 410 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Humbug Scrub, SA?
The postcode for Humbug Scrub, SA is 5114.
How far is Humbug Scrub from Adelaide?
Humbug Scrub is 42 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 53 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Humbug Scrub?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Humbug Scrub was $108,056 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 Humbug Scrub?
There are too few current rental listings in Humbug Scrub for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $235, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Humbug Scrub?
The median age of residents in Humbug Scrub was 53 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Humbug Scrub at risk of bushfire?
Humbug Scrub has a high recorded bushfire history (79/100). 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.
What is the air quality in Humbug Scrub?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Humbug Scrub (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Humbug Scrub below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Humbug Scrub?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Humbug Scrub, Edinburgh RAAF (17.6 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 28 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Humbug Scrub?
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 Humbug Scrub belong to?
Humbug Scrub sits within the Playford local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Humbug Scrub?
The average residential rates bill through Playford is $2,101 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Humbug Scrub?
Across Playford, 2,475 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 65.0% 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 Humbug Scrub in?
Humbug Scrub sits within the federal Division of Spence, currently held by Matt Burnell (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 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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