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Suburb profile ·Unincorporated SA LGA · SA ·5722

Andamooka SA 5722

Andamooka is in Unincorporated SA LGA, SA, postcode 5722, with population 262.

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$350/wk
Rising
+55.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$350
$200
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$350/wk
Rent context available
55.6%YoY D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,001
3K via Unincorporated SA LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
28
1 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$867
Median rent · wk$150
Investor profile

Who invests in Andamooka

Owner-occupied 82%Rented 18%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7.3%
13 of 24 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,636/yr
Landlords (rental income)24
Reported capital gains11
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

76% of homes here are owner-occupied and 17% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

76% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

50%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $1,517/mo — renting runs $650/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$37K
Median rent · wk
$350
Owner mortgage · mo
$867

Household income

$37K household · yr-51.5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$24K
Family
$63K
Household
$37K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
47
$650-999
25
$1,000-1,499
13
$1,500-1,999
5
$2,000-2,999
3
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
13

At the median asking rent, about 71% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,167/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (131 households)
Owned outright
57%
Owned with mortgage
20%
Rented
17%
Dwelling structure74.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
88%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 75% drive, 0% public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 10% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Students16
Government1
  • Andamooka Primary SchoolPrimary · Government
Crime 2024-25
13
4,962 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,962
Total incidents13· 2024-25
  • Assault480%
  • Break And Enter120%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Population outlook

2,011 people · 20221,973 by 2032 (-1.9%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Outback SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Andamooka SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Unincorporated SA local government area, Andamooka is a quiet locality (postcode 5722). It is home to about 262 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $37K per year, with an average household size of 1.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% 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 machinery operators & drivers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward mining and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The current median weekly rent is $350. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

Andamooka is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The crime rate in the Unincorporated SA LGA is moderate at 4,962 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -1.0% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-1.0% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$867
Rent · wk(Census)$150
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$350
Population growth · Unincorporated SA LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)3,001
5-year growth-1.5% CAGR
YoY change-1%
20012025
Development · Unincorporated SA LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Unincorporated SA LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)9.8%
YoY change+5.7pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5722ATO
Negatively geared7.3%
13 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,636/yr
Landlords (rental income)24
Reported capital gains11
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population262
Median age57
Household size1.7
HH income · wk$703
Personal income · wk$461
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$708 → $703
Change-0.7%
vs SA median-19.5 pp
Median rent+30.4%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
iga1
Aged care · Unincorporated SA LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places0
Tullawon Aged CareNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Childcare · Unincorporated SA LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places126
Exceeding NQS2
Marree Preschool30 places
Yalata Preschool30 places
Penong Preschool28 places
Andamooka Rural Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting23 places · in suburb
Leigh Creek Kindergarten15 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Andamooka has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Andamooka FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Andamooka in?

    Andamooka is in the Unincorporated SA Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5722. Council-level context for Unincorporated SA LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Andamooka?

    The median weekly rent in Andamooka is $350/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Andamooka?

    Rent context available: Andamooka has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Andamooka a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Andamooka show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Andamooka?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Andamooka data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.