Located in South Australia within the Mid Murray local government area, Tungkillo is a small, quiet locality (postcode 5236). It is home to about 342 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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 managers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The current median weekly rent is $750. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,408.
The crime rate in the Mid Murray LGA is below average at 2,047 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.