Athol Park is a compact suburb in South Australia within the Charles Sturt local government area (postcode 5012). It is home to about 2,023 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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 community & personal service, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Vietnamese, English, Australian.
Median house prices in Athol Park stand at $862,000, having moved lower by 4.9% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $555. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.
Public transport access includes 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Charles Sturt LGA is moderate at 6,970 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.3%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($862K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -4.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.