Myponga, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Myponga is a small town on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, about 53 kilometres south of Adelaide and 12 kilometres north-east of Yankalilla. The area lies on Kaurna country, and the name derives from the Kaurna word Maitpungga; linguists Rob Amery and Jack Kanya Buckskin have noted that, despite popular guesses, it has no confirmed literal translation. The town is known for the Myponga Reservoir, which supplies water to the region, and for a moment in music history: in January 1971 the Myponga Open Air Festival was held nearby, featuring the first Australian performance by the British band Black Sabbath. Today the district is a quiet rural and dairying community popular with day-trippers.
Less advantaged than the national average
Myponga is more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 950, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Myponga at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 771
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $1,531
- SEIFA score
- 950
- Coordinates
- -35.4028, 138.4599
Myponga demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Myponga using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 28%, 12% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 174 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 88 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 186 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 215 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 104 | 14% |
Share of the 767 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 84 | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 142 | 55% |
| Rented | 31 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 259 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 259 occupied private dwellings in Myponga.
- Median weekly rent
- $305
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,394
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,818
- Median weekly personal income
- $704
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 106 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 10 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 8 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 253 (44%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 204
- Employed part-time
- 146
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Myponga
Where is Myponga?
Myponga is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Myponga?
At the 2021 Census, Myponga had a population of about 771.
Is Myponga an advantaged area?
Myponga has an ABS SEIFA score of 950, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 29 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of Australian suburbs.
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