Back Valley is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Victor Harbor local government area (postcode 5211). It is home to about 176 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% 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 managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $550. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,638.
The crime rate in the Victor Harbor LGA is moderate at 5,114 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.