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Suburb profile ·Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA · SA ·5451

Auburn SA 5451

Auburn is in Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA, SA, postcode 5451, with population 668.

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$470/wk
+5.4% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$530
$362
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$470/wk
Rent context available
5.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
668
668 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
273
16 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,213
Median rent · wk$230

Affordability

39%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,213/mo, while renters pay about $2,037/mo — renting runs $824/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$63K
Median rent · wk
$470
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,213

Household income

$63K household · yr-15.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$80K
Household
$63K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA947
Students44
Government1
  • Auburn Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 947
Crime 2024-25
11
1,647 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,647
Total incidents11· 2024-25
  • Assault250%
  • Break And Enter125%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud125%

Full data detail

Auburn SA — Property Data and Demographics

Auburn (postcode 5451) is a small community in South Australia within the Clare and Gilbert Valleys local government area. The area has roughly 668 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% 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 managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The current median weekly rent is $470. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,213.

Auburn is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 947, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA is low at 1,647 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,213
Rent · wk(Census)$230
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$470
Population growth · Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)9,467
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.2%
20012025
Development · Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)23
Houses23
Units1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5451ATO
Negatively geared23 (4.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,150/yr
Landlords (rental income)72
Reported capital gains57
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population668
Median age54
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,218
Personal income · wk$718
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
iga1
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Strong evidence

Auburn 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.

Auburn FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Auburn in?

    Auburn is in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5451. Council-level context for Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Auburn?

    The median weekly rent in Auburn is $470/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Auburn?

    Rent context available: Auburn 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 Auburn a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Auburn?

    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 Auburn 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.