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Suburb profile ·Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA · SA ·5607

Tulka SA 5607

Tulka is in Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA, SA, postcode 5607, with population 126.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$300/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
126
126 local footprint
D5 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
—
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,605
96 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,279
Median rent · wk$300
Investor profile

Who invests in Tulka

Owner-occupied 93%Rented 7%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.4%
157 of 381 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,038/yr
Landlords (rental income)381
Reported capital gains270
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

85% of homes here are owner-occupied and 7% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

85% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,279/mo, while renters pay about $1,300/mo — renting runs $21/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$70K
Median rent · wk
$300
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,279

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$70K household · yr-7.3% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$98K
Household
$70K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
23
$650-999
0
$1,000-1,499
10
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
3
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
4

At the median asking rent, about 52% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (46 households)
Owned outright
50%
Owned with mortgage
35%
Rented
7%
Dwelling structure26.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 102% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 0% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
3
2,381 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

suburb
Rate · per 100k2,381
Total incidents3· 2024-25
  • Assault1100%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

Code baseline only

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

ABS projection · Eyre Peninsula SA2 area · 2022 base
7,020 people · 20227,109 by 2032 (+1.3%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Eyre Peninsula SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Tulka SA — Property Data and Demographics

Tulka is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Lower Eyre Peninsula local government area (postcode 5607). It is home to about 126 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,279.

The crime rate in the Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA is below average at 2,381 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,279
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Property investors · Postcode 5607ATO
Negatively geared5.4%
157 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,038/yr
Landlords (rental income)381
Reported capital gains270
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population126
Median age52
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,343
Personal income · wk$756
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,270 → $1,343
Change+5.7%
vs SA median-13.1 pp
Median rent+20%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Professionals12Technicians & Trades12Clerical & Administrative12Labourers12Managers4
Top industriesCensus
Public Admin & Safety8Accommodation & Food7Healthcare7Mining5Construction5
Top ancestryCensus
English46Australian43Irish23Scottish12Italian8
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Lower Eyre Peninsula LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Cummins and District Memorial Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Lower Eyre Peninsula LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places22
Cummins Multi-Purpose Service22 places
Childcare · Lower Eyre Peninsula LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places96
Exceeding NQS1
Cummins Child Parent Centre44 places
Poonindie Early Childhood Centre30 places
Lake Wangary Preschool22 places
Nearby in Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA12
Louth Bay · 125Hawson · 119Coomunga · 133Edillilie · 129Wangary · 203Point Boston · 62Mount Dutton Bay · 53Wanilla · 95Poonindie · 210Coulta · 213Yeelanna · 85North Shields · 338
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Tulka depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Tulka is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and population trend data.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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Tulka FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Tulka in?

    Tulka is in the Lower Eyre Peninsula Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5607. Council-level context for Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Tulka?

    The median weekly rent in Tulka is $300/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Tulka?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  4. How often is the Tulka data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.