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Living in Rapid Bay, SA
Rapid Bay is in the Yankalilla council area. About 15 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Yankalilla and South Australia.
Rent now
$575 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Normanville and Carrickalinga (5204), the postcode most of Rapid Bay is in, in the June quarter 2026 (from a small number of leases). Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Rapid Bay | Yankalilla | SA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 56 | 41 |
| People per home | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $450 | $1,052 | $1,455 |
Homes
| Measure | Rapid Bay | Yankalilla | SA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 75% | 49% | 33% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0% | 32% | 36% |
| Rented | 0% | 16% | 28% |
| Separate houses | 75% | 93% | 78% |
| Flats and apartments | 0% | 2% | 7% |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Rapid Bay | Yankalilla | SA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Went to work by car | 0% | 73% | 77% |
| Went to work by public transport | 0% | 1% | 6% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 0% | 4% | 4% |
| Worked from home | 0% | 17% | 11% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Public transport
Rapid Bay has no train station. The nearest is Seaford Railway Station, about 47.1 km from the middle of the suburb in a straight line.
Each time a train, tram, ferry or bus stops counts once, in both directions. Train and tram stations count once however many platforms they have.
Schools
In Rapid Bay
- Rapid Bay Primary School Government, primary
Government schools only: South Australia doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Rapid Bay. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- All of Rapid Bay is mapped as bushfire prone.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on SAPPA, the SA Property and Planning Atlas.
More about Yankalilla
- What it costs to live in Yankalilla: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against South Australia.
- Compare Yankalilla with another area.
- Other suburbs in Yankalilla.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Yankalilla figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. Public transport: Adelaide Metro, Department for Infrastructure and Transport, CC BY. Schools: South Australian Department for Education (2023 list), CC BY 4.0. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: Department for Housing and Urban Development, Planning and Design Code overlays, CC BY 4.0.