Suburb · SA · 2026 data
Purple Downs, SA
In 2026, police recorded 1 offences in Purple Downs.
Not ranked
Purple Downs has too few residents. Below 300, a few incidents swing the per-person rate wildly, so we show counts but don't rank it.
All offences
1
2026
Crimes / 1,000
—
SA avg 61.5
Violent / 1,000
—
1 offences · avg 14.7
Property / 1,000
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0 offences · avg 46.8
Top crime types, 2026
Assault
1
Trend
TotalViolentdashed = projection
Recorded offences per year. Projection is a simple linear trend, not a forecast of individual risk.
Vs state & national
per 1,000 residents
Purple DownsState
All offences
Purple Downs
—
State
61.5
Violent
Purple Downs
—
State
14.7
Property
Purple Downs
—
State
46.8
Nearby suburbs
- Port Augusta17.2 km 97 compare
- Roxby Downs Station30.2 km not ranked compare
- Arcoona32.2 km not ranked compare
- Andamooka33.7 km not ranked compare
- Roxby Downs47.5 km 24 compare
- Olympic Dam47.5 km 60 compare
- Wirraminna66.1 km not ranked compare
- Pernatty80.8 km not ranked compare
Housing, rent and growth
Growth & new homes
ABS Regional Population · Building Approvals| Measure | Value | vs other SA areas |
|---|---|---|
| Population growth, 5 years 2020–2025 | -13.6% | higher than 1% |
| Population growth, last year 2024–2025 | -1.7% | higher than 0% |
| New homes approved, 12 months 12 months to Aug 2026 | 1 | higher than 6% |
| New homes approved per 1,000 residents 12 months to Aug 2026 | 0.5 | higher than 2% |
ABS publishes these for larger areas: figures are for “Outback”, which contains this suburb. Approvals are dwellings approved, not yet built. Growth and new supply are change indicators, not a price forecast.
Common questions about Purple Downs
Where does this data come from?
Official recorded-crime statistics published by state police and crime statistics agencies, divided by 2021 Census or ABS population estimates. See the methodology page for details.
Data notes
- Recorded crime counts offences reported to or detected by police where they occurred. That includes offences against visitors and businesses, so busy centres score higher than their resident risk.
- States classify offences differently, so ranks compare areas within the same state.
- sexual offences excluded / geo-masked at suburb level (SAPOL privacy)