QP SUBURB BRIEF
SA overview · postcode 5268.
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Bordertown at a glance, before the advanced view.

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Bordertown is in Tatiara LGA, SA, postcode 5268, with population 3,095.

MEDIAN HOUSE
No local house series
MEDIAN RENT
$310/wk
Market rent signal
POPULATION
3,095
3K local footprint
SCHOOLS
2
Avg ICSEA 968
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5268
SUBURB VERDICT

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JOBS SIGNAL

The local employment base leans toward manufacturing and agriculture. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. SA employment is up +2.1% year-on-year (+21K jobs) and +13.5% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.

INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE

SA has 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 2 local transport stops or stations, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a broader government-delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-only catalyst count.

LIVEABILITY READ

Bordertown is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Tatiara local government area (postcode 5268). With a population of 3,095, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $75K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. 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, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

DATA CONFIDENCE

This suburb mixes release datasets, Census data, and matched local services. Use the data status block before treating every metric as equally fresh.

SOURCE & FRESHNESS

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.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

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
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria / state rent dataset · Q4 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
EVIDENCE DEPTH
STRONG EVIDENCE

Bordertown has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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DIRECT
5

Market rent, Crime, Schools, Hospitals

VERIFY
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

MISSING
3

Property prices, Population growth, Building approvals

DECISION INTELLIGENCE
LIVABILITY-LED

Bordertown currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

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WHY IT FITS

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WHAT TO CHECK

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

DECISIVE GAPS

Property prices

COMPARE STATUS

Compare-ready

WHY PEOPLE LOOK HERE
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
LOCAL SIGNALS
Schools: 2 matched, including Bordertown Primary School, Bordertown High School.
Crime: 2,423 per 100k at the Tatiara LGA level.
Transport: 2 matched stops/stations across local feeds.
FAQ
What is the typical weekly rent in Bordertown? +
The median weekly rent in Bordertown is $310/wk, based on the current market rent dataset.
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bordertown? +
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.
How often is the Bordertown 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.
ADVANCED VIEW

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Bordertown SA

Postcode 5268 · Tatiara LGA

Bordertown is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Tatiara local government area (postcode 5268). With a population of 3,095, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $75K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. 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, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The current median weekly rent is $310. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $884.

Bordertown is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 968, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Tatiara LGA is below average at 2,423 incidents per 100,000 population.

SEIFA INDEX (ABS)
Advantage2/10
Education1/10
Economic3/10
Disadvantage2/10
MEDIAN RENT /WK
$220
POPULATION
3,095
DEMOGRAPHICS
Median Age40
Household Size2.4
HH Income /wk$1,439
Personal Income /wk$819
Mortgage /mth$884
CRIME (Tatiara LGA)
Crime Rate (per 100k)2,423
Total Incidents75
TRANSPORT
Rail Stations1
Bus Stops1
Bordertown Station
SCHOOLS (2)
Avg ICSEA968
Total Students618
Government2
Bordertown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 966
Bordertown High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 969
HOSPITALS (1)
Bordertown Memorial Hospitalpublic
DATA STATUS
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · Q4 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
Available
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2024-25