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Suburb profile ·Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA · SA ·5607

Boston SA 5607

Boston is in Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA, SA, postcode 5607, with population 1,169.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$500/wk
Falling
-28.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$865
$490
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$500/wk
Rent context available
↓28.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
1,169
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Drive to city
4h 6m
306.5 km to Adelaide CBD · free-flow
Solar
1,605
96 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$345
Investor profile

Who invests in Boston

Owner-occupied 92%Rented 8%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.4%
157 of 381 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,038/yr
Landlords (rental income)381
Reported capital gains270
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

90% of homes here are owner-occupied and 8% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

90% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,733/mo, while renters pay about $2,167/mo — renting runs $434/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$114K
Median rent · wk
$500
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,733

Household income

ABS Census · ATO
$114K household · yr+51.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$52K
Family
$120K
Household
$114K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
15
$650-999
33
$1,000-1,499
31
$1,500-1,999
41
$2,000-2,999
105
$3,000-3,999
48
$4,000+
26

At the median asking rent, about 30% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,667/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

ABS Census 2021
Tenure (362 households)
Owned outright
31%
Owned with mortgage
60%
Rented
8%
Dwelling structure7.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 87% drive, 0% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 7% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
6
513 per 100k
D1 vs AU

Crime

suburb
Rate · per 100k513
Total incidents6· 2024-25
  • Assault133%
  • Break And Enter133%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud133%

Development screen

Could a secondary dwelling be worth investigating?

Limited supporting context
ancillary accommodation / dependent accommodation screening context Low broad constraint context

Policy position

Policy source needs review

A specific stable official policy source has not yet been adopted for this jurisdiction. Confirm the current planning scheme and building approval path directly with the local authority before relying on this screen.

Rental use: Review SA planning, building and tenancy requirements before use.

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Separate houses

91.3%

Suburb share of occupied private dwellings recorded as separate houses.

18.2 pp above the state median

State median 73.1% · 429 valid suburbs

Residential-zone context

Not staged

A comparable planning-zone layer is not staged for this state.

Rental households

7.5%

Demand context only; it does not establish permission to rent a secondary dwelling.

18.5 pp below the state median

State median 26.0% · 429 valid suburbs

Mapped hazards

Not staged

No broad-area layer staged for this suburb. No broad-area layer staged for this suburb.

Approval pathway

Four checks, each with a different evidence threshold.

This is an investigation sequence, not a guarantee that every step applies or that approval will be granted.

  1. 01 Verify current source

    State policy position

    The current ancillary accommodation / dependent accommodation position needs direct confirmation before relying on this screen.

  2. 02 Property dependent

    Planning pathway

    Confirm zoning, lot controls, overlays, setbacks, site coverage and whether planning approval is required.

  3. 03 Design dependent

    Building approval

    Confirm the building approval route after the design, site classifications, services and construction requirements are known.

  4. 04 Check separately

    Intended use

    Confirm long-term rental, short-stay or family-use rules separately from permission to construct the dwelling.

Property due diligence

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Site controls

Lot area and dimensions

Confirm title dimensions, usable site area and any minimum lot threshold.

Status for Lot area and dimensions
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Setbacks and site coverage

Test setbacks, private open space, landscaping and maximum site coverage against a concept plan.

Status for Setbacks and site coverage
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Slope and ground conditions

Check survey levels, soil classification, retaining needs and likely earthworks.

Status for Slope and ground conditions
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title and planning

Zoning and overlays

Obtain current property-level zoning, overlays and applicable planning controls.

Status for Zoning and overlays
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Title, easements and covenants

Review the title for easements, covenants, restrictions and common property.

Status for Title, easements and covenants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Services and access

Sewer and stormwater

Locate assets and connection points, then confirm capacity, clearances and discharge requirements.

Status for Sewer and stormwater
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Power, water and metering

Confirm service routes, upgrade needs and whether separate metering is permitted or practical.

Status for Power, water and metering
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Vehicle access and parking

Test driveway width, gradients, turning, parking and emergency access requirements.

Status for Vehicle access and parking
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Construction constraints

Bushfire exposure

Order an address-level bushfire assessment and determine any BAL construction response.

Status for Bushfire exposure
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Flood and overland flow

Obtain property flood information and check floor levels, flow paths and drainage constraints.

Status for Flood and overland flow
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Wind, corrosion and termite

Confirm site classifications that affect structural design, materials and durability.

Status for Wind, corrosion and termite
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Approval and use

Planning approval pathway

Confirm exemption, complying pathway or permit requirements with the responsible authority.

Status for Planning approval pathway
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Building approval and consultants

Identify required survey, design, engineering, energy, certification and inspection evidence.

Status for Building approval and consultants
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Rental and intended use

Confirm occupation, rental, short-stay and family-use rules plus insurance and tax implications.

Status for Rental and intended use
Evidence packMissing

Metadata only. QuickProperty does not store or upload the underlying document.

Boston, SA 5607 · Local browser record

Investigation aid only. Confirm current planning, building, title, service and hazard requirements with qualified professionals and responsible authorities.

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

Code baseline only

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

ABS projection · Port Lincoln SA2 area · 2022 base
16,928 people · 202217,689 by 2032 (+4.5%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Port Lincoln SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Boston SA — Property Data and Demographics

Boston is a close-knit residential community in South Australia within the Lower Eyre Peninsula local government area (postcode 5607). The area has roughly 1,169 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $114K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. 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 technicians & trades, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $500. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

The crime rate in the Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA is low at 513 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,733
Rent · wk(Census)$345
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$500
Property investors · Postcode 5607ATO
Negatively geared5.4%
157 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,038/yr
Landlords (rental income)381
Reported capital gains270
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,169
Median age40
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,199
Personal income · wk$993
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,789 → $2,199
Change+22.9%
vs SA median+4.1 pp
Median rent+5.2%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Technicians & Trades109Professionals106Managers80Clerical & Administrative76Community & Personal Service70
Top industriesCensus
Healthcare86Agriculture66Construction60Education55Retail Trade46
Top ancestryCensus
Australian541English476Scottish125German106Irish78
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Lower Eyre Peninsula LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Cummins and District Memorial Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Lower Eyre Peninsula LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places22
Cummins Multi-Purpose Service22 places
Childcare · Lower Eyre Peninsula LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places96
Exceeding NQS1
Cummins Child Parent Centre44 places
Poonindie Early Childhood Centre30 places
Lake Wangary Preschool22 places
Nearby in Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA12
Cummins · 981Coffin Bay · 664Tiatukia · 367North Shields · 338Point Boston · 62Tulka · 126Mount Dutton Bay · 53Kapinnie · 42Louth Bay · 125Mitchell · 47Little Douglas · 8Hawson · 119
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Treat Boston as a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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 · 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 · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
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 Boston 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

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

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

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

Cummins most similar
similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent -$320/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Coffin Bay most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -500 · rent -$227/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Tiatukia most similar
similar rent profile

pop -800 · rent -$180/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Boston FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Boston in?

    Boston is in the Lower Eyre Peninsula Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5607. Council-level context for Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Boston?

    The median weekly rent in Boston is $500/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Boston?

    Rent context available: Boston 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. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Boston?

    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 Boston 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.