QP SUBURB BRIEF
SA overview · postcode 5603.
KEY FACTS FIRST, DETAILS BELOW

Arno Bay at a glance, before the advanced view.

This page now starts with the practical questions ordinary users ask first: is the suburb expensive, what does rent look like, how big is it, what is nearby, and what should you do next.

Arno Bay is in Cleve LGA, SA, postcode 5603, with population 314.

MEDIAN HOUSE
No local house series
MEDIAN RENT
$350/wk
Market rent signal
POPULATION
314
314 local footprint
SCHOOLS
School coverage summary
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QUICK READ
5603
SUBURB VERDICT

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

JOBS SIGNAL

The local employment base leans toward agriculture and healthcare. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. SA employment is up +2.1% year-on-year (+21K jobs) and +13.5% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.

INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE

SA has 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2024-10-02. There is no matched local transport-stop count here, so read the infrastructure backdrop as broader state delivery context only. Read this as a broader government-delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-only catalyst count.

LIVEABILITY READ

Arno Bay is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Cleve local government area (postcode 5603). With a population of 314, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

DATA CONFIDENCE

This suburb mixes release datasets, Census data, and matched local services. Use the data status block before treating every metric as equally fresh.

SOURCE & FRESHNESS

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.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

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
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria / state rent dataset · Q4 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
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 · No linked annual population growth series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
EVIDENCE DEPTH
THIN EVIDENCE

Arno Bay is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

The page has limited direct evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Schools, and Hospitals, so use nearby alternatives or compare before relying on it.

NEXT STEP

Start from stronger nearby reads or ranking pages, then return here only for local context.

DIRECT
2

Market rent, Crime

VERIFY
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

MISSING
6

Property prices, Schools, Hospitals, Transport

DECISION INTELLIGENCE
THIN-CONTEXT

Arno Bay currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

RECOMMENDED NEXT STEP

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

WHY IT FITS

No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.

WHAT TO CHECK

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

DECISIVE GAPS

Property prices, Schools, Transport

COMPARE STATUS

Use as context

SPARSE LOCALITY NOTE

This page stays indexable because Arno Bay is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and population trend data.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

PAGE STATUS
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

STRONGER NEARBY READS

If Arno Bay feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Cleve MOST SIMILAR
SIMILAR RENT PROFILE

pop +600 · rent -$185/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Murlong MOST SIMILAR
SIMILAR RENT PROFILE

pop -300 · rent -$230/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Darke Peak MOST SIMILAR

pop -200 · rent -$254/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

WHY PEOPLE LOOK HERE
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
LOCAL SIGNALS
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 3,822 per 100k at the Cleve LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.
FAQ
What is the typical weekly rent in Arno Bay? +
The median weekly rent in Arno Bay is $350/wk, based on the current market rent dataset.
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Arno Bay? +
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.
How often is the Arno Bay 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.
ADVANCED VIEW

Full data detail for Arno Bay

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Arno Bay SA

Postcode 5603 · Cleve LGA

Arno Bay is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Cleve local government area (postcode 5603). With a population of 314, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

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

The crime rate in the Cleve LGA is below average at 3,822 incidents per 100,000 population.

SEIFA INDEX (ABS)
Advantage3/10
Education2/10
Economic2/10
Disadvantage2/10
MEDIAN RENT /WK
$183
POPULATION
314
DEMOGRAPHICS
Median Age52
Household Size2.2
HH Income /wk$982
Personal Income /wk$582
Mortgage /mth$867
CRIME (Cleve LGA)
Crime Rate (per 100k)3,822
Total Incidents12
DATA STATUS
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · Q4 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2024-25