Barmera is in Berri Barmera LGA, SA, postcode 5345, with population 2,884.
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Gross yield screens at about 9.6%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,028/mo, while renters pay about $1,525/mo — renting runs $497/mo higher on these medians.
Barmera is a smaller residential area in South Australia within the Berri Barmera local government area (postcode 5345). It is home to about 2,884 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $54K 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 -0.1% 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 labourers, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
Units have a median price of $190,000 (+5.6% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $352. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 9.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,028.
Barmera is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 941, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Berri Barmera LGA is moderate at 4,646 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Barmera shows a gross rental yield of approximately 9.6%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($190K/$950K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 3.5x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +5.6% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Barmera carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Barmera is in the Berri Barmera Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5345. Council-level context for Berri Barmera LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The median weekly rent in Barmera is $352/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.
Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 9.6%. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Barmera show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.