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Suburb profile ·Berri Barmera LGA · SA ·5346

Cobdogla SA 5346

Cobdogla is in Berri Barmera LGA, SA, postcode 5346, with population 375.

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$195/wk
Mar 2025 → Dec 2025 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$400
$330
Mar 2025Dec 2025
What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$195/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
10,758
11K via Berri Barmera LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
97
3 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$867
Median rent · wk$195

Affordability

15%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $867/mo, while renters pay about $845/mo — owning runs $22/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$66K
Median rent · wk
$195
Owner mortgage · mo
$867

Household income

$66K household · yr-11.8% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$77K
Household
$66K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA983
Students107
Government1
  • Cobdogla Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 983
Crime 2024-25
5
1,333 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,333
Total incidents5· 2024-25
  • Assault375%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud125%

Full data detail

Cobdogla SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Berri Barmera local government area, Cobdogla is a small, quiet locality (postcode 5346). The area has roughly 375 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 most common occupations are labourers, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The median weekly rent is $195 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.

Cobdogla is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 983, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Berri Barmera LGA is low at 1,333 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$867
Rent · wk(Census)$195
Population growth · Berri Barmera LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,758
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Berri Barmera LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)18
Houses18
YoY change+0%
Employment · Berri Barmera LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.3%
YoY change+1.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5346ATO
Negatively geared13 (5.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$2,718/yr
Landlords (rental income)30
Reported capital gains17
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population375
Median age50
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,277
Personal income · wk$631
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Cobdogla rests on evidence that should be verified before a 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
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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 · 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.

Cobdogla FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Cobdogla in?

    Cobdogla is in the Berri Barmera Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5346. Council-level context for Berri Barmera LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Cobdogla?

    The median weekly rent in Cobdogla is $195/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Cobdogla a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cobdogla?

    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 Cobdogla 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.