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Suburb profile ·Grant LGA · SA ·5291

Compton SA 5291

Compton is in Grant LGA, SA, postcode 5291, with population 812.

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.

$510/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 3 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$590
$510
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. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$510/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
812
812 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,180
142 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,621
Median rent · wk$230
Investor profile

Who invests in Compton

Owner-occupied 95%Rented 5%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.2%
299 of 705 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,276/yr
Landlords (rental income)705
Reported capital gains433
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

92% of homes here are owner-occupied and 5% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

92% 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

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,621/mo, while renters pay about $2,210/mo — renting runs $589/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$112K
Median rent · wk
$510
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,621

Household income

$112K household · yr+48.5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$117K
Household
$112K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
7
$300-649
8
$650-999
31
$1,000-1,499
27
$1,500-1,999
22
$2,000-2,999
58
$3,000-3,999
35
$4,000+
30

At the median asking rent, about 39% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,700/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (259 households)
Owned outright
41%
Owned with mortgage
51%
Rented
5%
Dwelling structure6.6% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 85% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 12% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
12
1,478 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,478
Total incidents12· 2024-25
  • Assault457%
  • Break And Enter229%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud114%

Population outlook

15,028 people · 202215,849 by 2032 (+5.5%)

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

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

Compton is a small locality in South Australia within the Grant local government area (postcode 5291). The area has roughly 812 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $112K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% 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 technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $510. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,621.

The crime rate in the Grant LGA is low at 1,478 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,621
Rent · wk(Census)$230
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$510
Population growth · Grant LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)9,223
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Grant LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)30
Houses30
YoY change+0%
Employment · Grant LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5291ATO
Negatively geared5.2%
299 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,276/yr
Landlords (rental income)705
Reported capital gains433
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population812
Median age41
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$2,150
Personal income · wk$913
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,535 → $2,150
Change+40.1%
vs SA median+21.3 pp
Median rent-4.6%
gentrifyingvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Aged care · Grant LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places42
The Oaks Aged Care Facility42 places
Childcare · Grant LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places90
Exceeding NQS0
Moorak Preschool40 places
Kirinari Kindergarten30 places
Allendale East Area School OSHC20 places
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Compton 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 · 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 Compton 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, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Yahl most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$285/wk

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

Port Macdonnell most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$300/wk

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

Moorak most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +600 · rent -$260/wk

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

Compton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Compton in?

    Compton is in the Grant Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5291. Council-level context for Grant LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Compton?

    The median weekly rent in Compton is $510/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Compton?

    Rent context available: Compton 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 Compton a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Compton?

    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 Compton 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.