Yankalilla sits 73 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. Census data records 963 residents with a median age of 58 and a median household income of $51,064 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 6.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Yankalilla a good place to live?
Yankalilla scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on community.
Mixed results
1 school
Some car dependence
Walkability 30/100 · 72.9 km · 67 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $718K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 28/100 · Crime 45/100 · Flood 26/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 58 · 963 residents
Liveability Rating
40 / 100 · Ranked #386 in SAEach bar is Yankalilla'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.
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Our score
40 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataYankalilla's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $718,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$717,500
Based on 31 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 43 days — median across 11 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 17 sales $650K
- 4 bed 10 sales $900K
Land
$860,000
Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Yankalilla are currently listed at around $765,000 on average. Based on 6 houses listed in the past six months.
$765K
6 houses listed in the last 6 months.
6 of the suburb's 421 dwellings (1.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Yankalilla safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Yankalilla sits in the moderate band, with 23 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 4% on the prior year.
23 offences
4.2% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 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 Yankalilla, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 389 students in one school (avg 389)
Combined
Walkability
Yankalilla is car-dependent on foot — at 30/100, most errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Yankalilla.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 78%
- Premises covered
- 599
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
Yankalilla: 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
Yankalilla is home to 963 residents, with a median age of 58 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $51,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
963
Median Age
58
Median Household Income
$51,064/yr
Census Median Rent
$250/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$25,844/yr
Unemployment Rate
8.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
10.7%
Total Dwellings
421
Owner-Occupier Rate
80.8%
Houses
93.1%
Rental Stress
25.5%
Mortgage Stress
30.5%
Work From Home
15.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
10 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 4 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 73 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 95.3%
- Employment Rate
- 40.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 32.4%
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.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
18.3% of residents (172) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (143).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 939 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
2% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (6 of 337).
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 $2,546 a year through Yankalilla based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 93%
- Parks and recreation 2%
- Residential 2%
- Commercial 2%
- Industrial 1%
- 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: Yankalilla
In the year to August 2026, 58 new dwellings were approved across Yankalilla. That mix is 54 houses and 4 units. Approvals are down 55.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Myponga, 12.7 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 4.0 km
- 4.0 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 786 mm
- 112 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
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
1 facility within 5 km- 2.6 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5203, 3 of 1,351 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (20 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5203, 534 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 639 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 36 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
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this locality.
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 2026-10-26 — 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 Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rebekha Sharkie | 55.0% | 45.0% | +3.4 |
| 2022 | Rebekha Sharkie | 51.6% | 48.4% | -4.1 |
| 2019 | Rebekha Sharkie | 47.5% | 52.5% | -0.7 |
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 Jenni Mitton Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jenni Mitton ALP | 56.6% |
| 2022 | Leon Bignell ALP | 63.8% |
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 Yankalilla?
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 963 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 Yankalilla
Is Yankalilla a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Yankalilla is moderate (45/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Yankalilla?
Yankalilla has a low recorded bushfire history (28/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (26/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Yankalilla a good place to live?
Yankalilla has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), 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 Yankalilla?
Yankalilla, SA had a population of 963 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Yankalilla, SA?
The postcode for Yankalilla, SA is 5203.
How far is Yankalilla from Adelaide?
Yankalilla is 73 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 67 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Yankalilla?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Yankalilla was $51,064 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 Yankalilla?
There are too few current rental listings in Yankalilla 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 Yankalilla?
The median age of residents in Yankalilla was 58 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Yankalilla at risk of bushfire?
Yankalilla 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 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 Yankalilla?
There is 1 school inside the Yankalilla boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Yankalilla walkable?
Yankalilla scores 30/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it 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 Yankalilla?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Yankalilla, Myponga (12.7 km away), 786 mm of rain a year over 112 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Yankalilla?
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 Yankalilla belong to?
Yankalilla sits within the Yankalilla local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Yankalilla?
The average residential rates bill through Yankalilla is $2,546 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Yankalilla?
Across Yankalilla, 58 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 55.0% 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 Yankalilla in?
Yankalilla sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).
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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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