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Suburb profile ·Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA · SA ·5453

Benbournie SA 5453

Benbournie is in Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA, SA, postcode 5453, with population 11.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$235/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
9,467
9K via Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,550
65 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
Median rent · wk$235

Affordability

32%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched
Household income · yr
$38K
Median rent · wk
$235

Household income

$38K household · yr-49.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$19K
Family
$66K
Household
$38K

Full data detail

Benbournie SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Clare and Gilbert Valleys local government area, Benbournie is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 5453). The area has roughly 11 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 3 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 top ancestries reported are Australian, English.

The median weekly rent is $235 (Census 2021).

From an investment perspective, 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
Rent · wk(Census)$235
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 5453ATO
Negatively geared166 (5.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,849/yr
Landlords (rental income)425
Reported capital gains329
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population11
Median age46
Household size3
HH income · wk$725
Personal income · wk$362
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Top occupationsCensus
Top ancestryCensus
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Benbournie leans on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
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 · 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Benbournie is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Benbournie feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Benbournie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Benbournie in?

    Benbournie is in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5453. 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 Benbournie?

    The median weekly rent in Benbournie is $235/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Benbournie a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Benbournie?

    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.

  5. How often is the Benbournie 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.