Duck Ponds
SA 5607 · Lower Eyre Peninsula
284 (2021) → 288 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Duck Ponds is a stable suburb in Lower Eyre Peninsula, SA 5607, about 260km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Duck Ponds are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Duck Ponds has an overall score of 12/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (1.41%), England (1.06%)
Top languages: Greek (1.41%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 919 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Port Lincoln Special SchoolCombined · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 938
- Lincoln Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.7kmICSEA 687
- Port Lincoln High SchoolSecondary · Government · 8kmICSEA 926
- St Joseph's SchoolCombined · Catholic · 8.2kmICSEA 1013
- Port Lincoln Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.3kmICSEA 949
- Port Lincoln Junior Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 964
- Navigator CollegeCombined · Independent · 8.9kmICSEA 1006
- Kirton Point Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.4kmICSEA 870
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Duck Ponds
How far is Duck Ponds from Adelaide CBD?
Duck Ponds is about 259.7 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Duck Ponds?
Duck Ponds has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Duck Ponds?
Duck Ponds has a transport score of 0/100.