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Suburb profile ·Wattle Range LGA · SA ·5280

Beachport SA 5280

Beachport is in Wattle Range LGA, SA, postcode 5280, with population 745.

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$450/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$450
$309
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
745
745 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,872
118 added 12mo · 12MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,408
Median rent · wk$213

Affordability

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

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,408/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $542/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$60K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,408

Household income

$60K household · yr-19.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$34K
Family
$75K
Household
$60K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1001
Students49
Government1
  • Beachport Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1001
Crime 2024-25
12
1,611 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,611
Total incidents12· 2024-25
  • Assault360%
  • Break And Enter120%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud120%

Full data detail

Beachport SA — Property Data and Demographics

Beachport is a small locality in South Australia within the Wattle Range local government area (postcode 5280). With a population of 745, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 55. Households earn a median income of $60K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 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 managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $450. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,408.

Beachport is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1001, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Wattle Range LGA is low at 1,611 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,408
Rent · wk(Census)$213
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$450
Population growth · Wattle Range LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,378
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Wattle Range LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)28
Houses24
Units4
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wattle Range LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5280ATO
Negatively geared206 (4.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,888/yr
Landlords (rental income)491
Reported capital gains340
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population745
Median age55
Household size2.2
HH income · wk$1,160
Personal income · wk$658
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining3
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Beachport 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.

Beachport FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Beachport in?

    Beachport is in the Wattle Range Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5280. Council-level context for Wattle Range LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Beachport?

    The median weekly rent in Beachport is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Beachport?

    Rent context available: Beachport 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 Beachport a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Beachport 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 Beachport?

    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 Beachport 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.