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Suburb profile ·Loxton Waikerie LGA · SA ·5310

Caliph SA 5310

Caliph is in Loxton Waikerie LGA, SA, postcode 5310, with population 3.

Limited data

Thin-context

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What to check

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
$300/wk
Rent context available
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
11,971
12K via Loxton Waikerie LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
13
0 added 12mo · 0MW

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

Affordability

52%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$30K
Median rent · wk
$300

Household income

$30K household · yr-60.3% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$12K
Family
$30K
Household
$30K

Full data detail

Caliph SA — Property Data and Demographics

Caliph (postcode 5310) is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Loxton Waikerie local government area. It is home to about 3 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $30K per year, with an average household size of 3.5 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 top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The current median weekly rent is $300.

From an investment perspective, 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.1% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$300
Population growth · Loxton Waikerie LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)11,971
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Loxton Waikerie LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)43
Houses28
Units15
YoY change+0%
Employment · Loxton Waikerie LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4%
YoY change+1.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population3
Median age42
Household size3.5
HH income · wk$575
Personal income · wk$225
Persons / bedroom1.1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Caliph works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

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 · 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 Caliph 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 lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage, 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.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Kringin most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Bakara Well most similar

pop same

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

Pooginook better covered
better market coverage

pop same · rent -$60/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Caliph FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Caliph in?

    Caliph is in the Loxton Waikerie Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5310. Council-level context for Loxton Waikerie LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Caliph?

    The median weekly rent in Caliph is $300/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Caliph?

    Rent context available: Caliph 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 Caliph a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Caliph?

    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 Caliph 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.