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Suburb profile ·Charles Sturt LGA · SA ·5012

Athol Park SA 5012

Athol Park is in Charles Sturt LGA, SA, postcode 5012, with population 2,023.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$555/wk
+3.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$588
$490
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
$862K
House median, latest period
4.9%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$555/wk
Rent context available
3.0%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.3%
Below investor band
D9 vs AU
Population
2,023
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
2,425
147 added 12mo · 16MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$393/wk (-$20,421/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
12.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
40%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,500/mo, while renters pay about $2,405/mo — renting runs $905/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$862K
Household income · yr
$72K
Median rent · wk
$555
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,500
Gross yield
3.3%

Household income

$72K household · yr-4.7% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$83K
Household
$72K
Crime 2024-25
141
6,970 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,970
Total incidents141· 2024-25
  • Assault1933%
  • Break And Enter2646%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud1221%

Full data detail

Athol Park SA — Property Data and Demographics

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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.3%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$862K/$950K· Near Median
Affordability12.0x Stretched
Price Momentum-4.9% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,500
Rent · wk(Census)$320
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$555
Gross yield1.9%
Price / income12.0x
Population growth · Charles Sturt LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)130,841
5-year growth+1.4% CAGR
YoY change+1.1%
20012025
Development · Charles Sturt LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,088
Houses468
Units620
YoY change+0%
Employment · Charles Sturt LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change-0.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5012ATO
Negatively geared304 (4.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,852/yr
Landlords (rental income)635
Reported capital gains277
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,023
Median age34
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,380
Personal income · wk$650
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets3
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining5
iga1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops16
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Athol Park carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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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 · 2026-Q1 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 16 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Athol Park FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Athol Park in?

    Athol Park is in the Charles Sturt Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5012. Council-level context for Charles Sturt LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Athol Park?

    The current median house price in Athol Park, SA is $862K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Athol Park?

    The median weekly rent in Athol Park is $555/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Athol Park?

    Rent context available: Athol Park 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.

  5. Is Athol Park a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Athol Park show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Athol Park?

    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.

  7. How often is the Athol Park 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.