Purple Downs, SA 5720
Outback - North and EastAll suburbs in postcode 5720
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What to know about Purple Downs
Purple Downs (5720) sits in the Outback - North and East region of South Australia.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Purple Downs scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 36°C (hot), winter mornings around 6°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 156 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 1 Catholic.
Schools in Purple Downs
Schools serving Purple Downs: government first, then Catholic and independent.
Government schools
Roxby Downs Area School
Woomera Area School
Non-government schools
St Barbara's Parish School
© ACARA, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
1 offences recorded in 2025-26
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Crime data as of June 2026
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 156 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 36.3°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 5.6°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Purple Downs
- What is the Purple Downs postcode?
- Purple Downs is in the 5720 postcode, in SA, in the Outback - North and East region.
- Where is Purple Downs?
- Purple Downs is a suburb in the Outback - North and East area, SA 5720.
- What schools are in Purple Downs?
- There are 3 schools serving Purple Downs on this page, including Roxby Downs Area School, St Barbara's Parish School, Woomera Area School.
- How walkable is Purple Downs?
- Purple Downs has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Purple Downs?
- Purple Downs is close to Roxby Downs Station, Roxby Downs, Arcoona, Wirraminna, Woomera.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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