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Suburb profile ·Salisbury LGA · SA ·5094

Cavan SA 5094

Cavan is in Salisbury LGA, SA, postcode 5094, with population 32.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$300K
-5.1% YoY
2014 → 2017 · 2 periods
ABS + state medians
$316K
$300K
2014 2017
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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
$300K
House median, latest period
5.1%YoY D1 vs AU
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
151,019
151K via Salisbury LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
440
26 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Affordability

6.4x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Median price
$300K
Household income · yr
$47K

Household income

$47K household · yr-37.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$15K
Family
$47K
Household
$47K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA894
Students28
Government1
  • Youth Education CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 894
Crime 2024-25
203
634,375 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k634,375
Total incidents203· 2024-25
  • Assault4980%
  • Break And Enter1118%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud12%

Full data detail

Cavan SA — Property Data and Demographics

Cavan is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Salisbury local government area (postcode 5094). With a population of 32, the suburb has a young demographic with a median age of 17. Households earn a median income of $47K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% 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, Chinese, Vietnamese.

Cavan has a median house price of $300,000, which has moved lower by 5.1% year-on-year.

Cavan is served by 1 school, including 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 894, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 10 bus stops. The crime rate in the Salisbury LGA is higher than average at 634,375 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Property prices sit below the state median ($300K/$950K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -5.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Price vs State$300K/$950K Below Median
Affordability6.4x· Moderate
Price Momentum-5.1% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Price / income6.4x
Population growth · Salisbury LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)151,019
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Salisbury LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)750
Houses504
Units246
YoY change+0%
Employment · Salisbury LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.5%
YoY change-0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5094ATO
Negatively geared25 (4.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,083/yr
Landlords (rental income)55
Reported capital gains22
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population32
Median age17
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$899
Personal income · wk$280
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Bus stops10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Cavan for a first-pass 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
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 · 2017-Q4 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 10 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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 Cavan 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 hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are hospital 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.

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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

St Kilda better covered
better market coverage

pop +100 · house +$485K · adds rent coverage

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

Salisbury Plain better covered
better market coverage

pop +1300 · house +$430K · adds rent coverage

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

Burton better covered
better market coverage

pop +6500 · house +$435K · adds rent coverage

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

Cavan FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cavan in?

    Cavan is in the Salisbury Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5094. Council-level context for Salisbury LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Cavan?

    The current median house price in Cavan, SA is $300K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. Is Cavan a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Cavan show: Below Median, Moderate, Falling. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cavan?

    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 Cavan 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.