Mypolonga SA 5254

Located in South Australia, Mypolonga sits 92 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour 10 minutes by car. The locality has 506 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $63,752 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 6.5% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $203 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,181. The area shows no recorded bushfire exposure. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.

Is Mypolonga a good place to live?

Mypolonga scores a C (46/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school · 1 above peer schools

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 13/100 · 92.3 km · 71 min drive to Adelaide

Prices

Median available

Median $530K

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 48/100

Community

Below-average income

SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 43 · 506 residents

C

Liveability Rating

46 / 100 · Ranked #315 in SA

Each bar is Mypolonga'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
91
Bushfire None · Crime Moderate
Socio-economic
32
Disadvantaged
Walkability
11
Very car-dependent
CBD access
19
92.3 km · 71 min drive to Adelaide
How it's calculated: Safety rank 91 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 32 × 25% + Walkability rank 11 × 15% + CBD access rank 19 × 10% = 46 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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46 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Mypolonga's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $530,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$530,000

↑ +7.6% year-on-year

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 5 sales $607K

Is Mypolonga safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Mypolonga sits in the moderate band, with 12 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 50% on the prior year.

12 offences

50.0% since 2025
Assault 7 (58.3%)
Break & Enter 2 (16.7%)
Theft 2 (16.7%)
Property Damage 1 (8.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

2 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

One school serve Mypolonga, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Mypolonga Primary School leads the pack.

62
out of 100
Average
1 school in this locality
1 above similar
  • • 141 students in one school (avg 141)

Primary

Government · R-6 · 141 students
ICSEA 990 (higher than 42% of Australian schools) · 6% top-SEA students
Above similar

Walkability

Mypolonga is very car-dependent on foot — at 13/100, nearly all errands require a car.

13
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 60
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

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 Mypolonga.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
220
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

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

Murray Bridge: council population

The whole council area, not just Mypolonga · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
23,539
+0.9% in a year
Change
+217
people since 2024
Density
13
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-29
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+60
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+186
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
3/10
3/10 within SA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
4/10
5/10 within SA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
3/10 within SA
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Mypolonga is home to 506 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $64,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.7%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

506

6.5% since 2016

Median Age

43

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$63,752/yr

4.5% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$203/wk

35.3% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,181/mo

4.8% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.6

4.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$33,384/yr

6.5% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

15.6% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

30.3%

44.3% since 2016

Total Dwellings

175

4.8% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

95.2%

12.9% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

2.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

16.6%

29.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

22.2%

no change since 2016

Work From Home

10.1%

26.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 175 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 80 (48.2%)
Owned Outright 78 (47.0%)
Renting 8 (4.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
85.6%
English Spoken at Home
88.7%
Employment Rate
58.5%
10.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
31.8%

Occupations

Managers 47 (19.9%)
Technicians & Trades 44 (18.6%)
Labourers 34 (14.4%)
Community & Personal Service 32 (13.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 25 (10.6%)
Professionals 23 (9.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 19 (8.1%)
Sales 13 (5.5%)

Religion

No Religion 248 (49.0%)
Christianity 206 (40.7%)
Other Religions 7 (1.4%)
Buddhism 5 (1.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 18 (3.6%)
Scotland 5 (1.0%)
Iran 4 (0.8%)
Netherlands 4 (0.8%)

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Greek 3 (0.6%)

Age Distribution

0-4 34 (6.7%)
5-14 67 (13.2%)
15-19 30 (5.9%)
20-24 18 (3.6%)
25-34 57 (11.3%)
35-44 51 (10.1%)
45-54 65 (12.8%)
55-64 98 (19.4%)
65-74 59 (11.7%)
75-84 19 (3.8%)
85+ 10 (2.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 54 (43.2%)
Lone Person 38 (30.4%)
One Parent Families 28 (22.4%)
Group Household 5 (4.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 159 (79.9%)
Worked from Home 20 (10.1%)
Walked Only 17 (8.5%)
Car (passenger) 3 (1.5%)

2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (5 of 236).

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 95 (18.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 29 (5.7%)
Bachelor Degree 28 (5.5%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 9 (1.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 3 (0.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 34 (20.0%)
2 cars 70 (41.2%)
3 cars 35 (20.6%)
4+ cars 31 (18.2%)

Council Rates

Murray Bridge
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,478 a year through Murray Bridge based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,478/yr
33% above the SA average of $1,863 · median of 68 councils
Valuation basis
Capital Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Mypolonga's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 79%
  • Environmental 20%
  • Residential 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: Murray Bridge

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

In the year to August 2026, 274 new dwellings were approved across Murray Bridge. That mix is 223 houses and 51 units. Approvals are up 51.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
274dwellings
+51.4% YoY
Houses
223
detached dwellings
Units
51
townhouses + apartments

Climate & Setting

from Murray Bridge, 12.7 km

Dry climate — very hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
12 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
337 mm
64 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
30.0°C
31 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.7°C
3 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

0.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
Bottom 16% in SA

In postcode 5254, 4 of 3,023 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.2% (35 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.3%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.14%
2025
0.13%

Rooftop solar

89
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.5 kW each

In postcode 5254, 1,028 rooftop-solar systems totalling 7.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,150 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 61 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
73
2020
70
2021
70
2022
52
2023
42
2024
39
2025
39
2026
35

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
$2,764
Loan amount
$424,000
Total interest over 30 years
$571,099
Deposit
$106,000
Stamp duty
$22,980
Cash needed at settlement
$128,980

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 Barker

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 locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Hammond District

Currently held by Robert Roylance Pauline Hanson's One Nation

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year Winner Won with
2026 Robert Roylance ON 54.9%
2022 Adrian Pederick LP 55.1%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.

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Common questions about Mypolonga

Is Mypolonga a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Mypolonga is moderate (48/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Mypolonga?

Mypolonga has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Mypolonga a good place to live?

Mypolonga has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (46/100), 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 Mypolonga?

Mypolonga, SA had a population of 506 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Mypolonga, SA?

The postcode for Mypolonga, SA is 5254.

How far is Mypolonga from Adelaide?

Mypolonga is 92 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 71 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Mypolonga?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mypolonga was $63,752 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 Mypolonga?

There are too few current rental listings in Mypolonga for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $203, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Mypolonga?

The median age of residents in Mypolonga was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Mypolonga?

There is 1 school inside the Mypolonga boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Mypolonga walkable?

Mypolonga scores 13/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. 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 Mypolonga?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mypolonga, Murray Bridge (12.7 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 5.7°C, 337 mm of rain a year over 64 rainy days, and 31 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mypolonga?

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 Mypolonga belong to?

Mypolonga sits within the Murray Bridge local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Mypolonga?

The average residential rates bill through Murray Bridge is $2,478 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Mypolonga?

Across Murray Bridge, 274 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 51.4% 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 Mypolonga in?

Mypolonga sits within the federal Division of Barker, currently held by Tony Pasin (Liberal).

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