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Suburb profile ·Tatiara LGA · SA ·5270

Carew SA 5270

Carew is in Tatiara LGA, SA, postcode 5270, with population 32.

Limited data

Thin-context

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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. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
7,088
7K via Tatiara LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
167
6 added 12mo · 1MW

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

Household income

$143K household · yr+89.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$68K
Family
$143K
Household
$143K
Crime 2024-25
2
6,250 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,250
Total incidents2· 2024-25
  • Assault0
  • Break And Enter0
  • Drug Offences0
  • Fraud0

Population outlook

7,038 people · 20227,133 by 2032 (+1.3%)

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

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

Carew (postcode 5270) is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Tatiara local government area. With a population of 32, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $143K per year, with an average household size of 3.1 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 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 managers, professionals. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The crime rate in the Tatiara LGA is moderate at 6,250 incidents per 100,000 population.

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)
Population growth · Tatiara LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)7,088
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Tatiara LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)10
Houses10
YoY change+0%
Employment · Tatiara LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.5%
YoY change+0.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5270ATO
Negatively geared5.1%
21 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,995/yr
Landlords (rental income)48
Reported capital gains45
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population32
Median age39
Household size3.1
HH income · wk$2,750
Personal income · wk$1,312
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,374 → $2,750
Change+100.1%
vs SA median+81.3 pp
gentrifyingvs SA 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Tatiara LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Bordertown Memorial Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Tatiara LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places71
Charla Lodge43 places
Keith and District Healthcare28 places
Childcare · Tatiara LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places149
Exceeding NQS1
Carol Murray Children's Centre72 places
Keith War Memorial Community Centre Kindergarten62 places
Padthaway Child Parent Centre15 places
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Carew is 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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 · 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 Carew 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, and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Check nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings for firmer comparables before making this a shortlist 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.

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Carew FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Carew in?

    Carew is in the Tatiara Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5270. Council-level context for Tatiara LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Carew a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Carew?

    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.

  4. How often is the Carew 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.