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Suburb profile ·Coorong LGA · SA ·5267

Coombe SA 5267

Coombe is in Coorong LGA, SA, postcode 5267, with population 63.

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
$320/wk
Rent context available
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
5,627
6K via Coorong LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
518
17 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$5,000
Median rent · wk$250

Affordability

23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $5,000/mo, while renters pay about $1,387/mo — owning runs $3,613/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$72K
Median rent · wk
$320
Owner mortgage · mo
$5,000

Household income

$72K household · yr-5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$81K
Household
$72K
Crime 2024-25
2
3,175 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,175
Total incidents2· 2024-25
  • Assault0
  • Break And Enter0
  • Drug Offences0
  • Fraud0

Population outlook

5,578 people · 20225,289 by 2032 (-5.2%)

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

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

Coombe is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Coorong local government area (postcode 5267). It is home to about 63 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $72K 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 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, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The current median weekly rent is $320. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $5,000.

The crime rate in the Coorong LGA is below average at 3,175 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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$5,000
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$320
Population growth · Coorong LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)5,627
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Coorong LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)24
Houses24
YoY change+0%
Employment · Coorong LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change+1.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5267ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
61 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,725/yr
Landlords (rental income)163
Reported capital gains146
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population63
Median age44
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,375
Personal income · wk$630
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,562 → $1,375
Change-12%
vs SA median-30.8 pp
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Coorong LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Meningie and Districts Memorial Hospital and Health Servicespublic
Tailem Bend District Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Coorong LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places64
Jallarah Homes30 places
Tailem Bend Multi-Purpose Service24 places
Meningie Multi-Purpose Service10 places
Childcare · Coorong LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places142
Exceeding NQS2
Tailem Bend Kindergarten40 places
Lake Albert Learning Centre30 places
Meningie Preschool30 places
Coomandook and Districts Kindergarten23 places
Tintinara Preschool19 places
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Coombe is usable, but it 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 Coombe 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 to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full 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

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

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pop same · rent -$70/wk

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pop same · rent -$140/wk

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Elwomple most similar
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pop same · rent -$45/wk

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Coombe FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Coombe in?

    Coombe is in the Coorong Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5267. Council-level context for Coorong LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Coombe?

    The median weekly rent in Coombe is $320/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Coombe?

    Rent context available: Coombe 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 Coombe a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Coombe 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 Coombe?

    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 Coombe 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.