Moorak SA 5291
Moorak is a town in South Australia, 447 km from Adelaide CBD, around 5 hours by car. Population is 1,412; the median age is 42 and the median household income is $104,312 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 15.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,400. 1 school sits within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Moorak a good town?
Moorak scores a C (47/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 446.9 km · 299 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $1.12M
Low all-round risk
Fire 28/100 · Crime 21/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 42 · 1,412 residents
Liveability Rating
47 / 100 · Ranked #300 in SAEach bar is Moorak'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 Moorak?
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Our score
47 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Moorak sits at $1.12 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only five sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$1,120,000
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025107 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5291.
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 Moorak safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Moorak sits in the low band, with 13 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 46% on the prior year.
13 offences
45.8% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025No crash in Moorak killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.
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
One school serve Moorak, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 117 students in one school (avg 117)
Primary
Walkability
Moorak 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 Moorak.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 302
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
Grant: 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
Moorak is home to about 1,400 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $104,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,412
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$104,312/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,400/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$42,484/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.6%
Total Dwellings
261
Owner-Occupier Rate
93.6%
Houses
90.4%
Rental Stress
12.5%
Mortgage Stress
16.1%
Work From Home
8.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 84.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 50.6%
- Employment Rate
- 32.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 23.5%
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.
2.7% of residents (37) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (20).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,389 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,458 a year through Grant based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 100%
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: Grant
In the year to August 2026, 39 new dwellings were approved across Grant. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 300.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Gambier Aero, 15.9 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 32 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 18.4 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 1.3% of addresses
- 5 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 724 mm
- 117 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.8°C
- 12 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.8°C
- 3 frost days ≤ 0°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 5291, 15 of 10,007 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (126 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5291, 2,204 rooftop-solar systems totalling 19.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,974 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 150 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 Tony Pasin Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony Pasin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +3.6 |
| 2022 | Tony Pasin | 33.4% | 66.6% | -2.3 |
| 2019 | Tony Pasin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +5.1 |
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 Travis Fatchen Independent
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Travis Fatchen IND | 60.4% |
| 2022 | Troy Bell IND | 63.1% |
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 Moorak?
Every figure above is a town 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 1,412 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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Common questions about Moorak
Is Moorak a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Moorak is low (21/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Moorak?
Moorak has a low recorded bushfire history (28/100, 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 Moorak a good place to live?
Moorak has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (47/100), 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 Moorak?
Moorak, SA had a population of 1,412 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Moorak, SA?
The postcode for Moorak, SA is 5291.
How far is Moorak from Adelaide?
Moorak is 447 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 299 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Moorak?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Moorak was $104,312 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 Moorak?
There are too few current rental listings in Moorak for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $250, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Moorak?
The median age of residents in Moorak was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Moorak at risk of bushfire?
Moorak has a low recorded bushfire history (28/100). 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 Moorak?
There is 1 school inside the Moorak boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Moorak?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Moorak, Mount Gambier Aero (15.9 km away), summer days average 25.8°C, winter nights 5.8°C, 724 mm of rain a year over 117 rainy days, and 12 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Moorak?
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 Moorak belong to?
Moorak sits within the Grant local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Moorak?
The average residential rates bill through Grant is $1,458 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Moorak?
Across Grant, 39 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 300.0% 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 Moorak in?
Moorak sits within the federal Division of Barker, currently held by Tony Pasin (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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