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Suburb profile ·Whyalla LGA · SA ·5601

Douglas Point SA 5601

Douglas Point is in Whyalla LGA, SA, postcode 5601, with population 47.

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
21,720
22K via Whyalla LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
92
1 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$1,300
Median rent · wk

Household income

$59K household · yr-22.3% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$24K
Family
$59K
Household
$59K
Crime 2024-25
1
2,128 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,128
Total incidents1· 2024-25
  • Assault1100%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

4,296 people · 20224,332 by 2032 (+0.8%)

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

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

Douglas Point (postcode 5601) is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Whyalla local government area. It is home to about 47 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 69. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% 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 machinery operators & drivers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward mining and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.

The crime rate in the Whyalla LGA is below average at 2,128 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.7% 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-0.7% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Whyalla LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)21,720
5-year growth-0.3% CAGR
YoY change-0.7%
20012025
Development · Whyalla LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)18
Houses 89%Units 11%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Whyalla LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)13.7%
YoY change+8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5601ATO
Negatively geared3.4%
2 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,272/yr
Landlords (rental income)5
Reported capital gains9
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population47
Median age69
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,125
Personal income · wk$464
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Whyalla LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Whyalla Hospital and Health Servicespublic
Aged care · Whyalla LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places116
Yeltana Nursing Home59 places
Copperhouse Court Hostel57 places
Childcare · Whyalla LGAACECQA
Services13
Approved places661
Exceeding NQS2
Whyalla Early Learning Centre85 places
Goodstart Early Learning Whyalla75 places
Sunrise Christian School Whyalla Early Learning Centre75 places
Gabmididi Manoo Children & Family Centre56 places
Whyalla Stuart Early Childhood Centre Kindergarten55 places
McRitchie Crescent Children's Services Centre45 places
+7 more in Whyalla LGA
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Douglas Point is a thin local read rather than 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 Douglas Point 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.

Use nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings to find stronger comparables before turning this locality into 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

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

Point Lowly most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Whyalla Stuart better covered
better market coverage

pop +6400 · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

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

Whyalla Norrie better covered
better market coverage

pop +6200 · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

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

Douglas Point FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Douglas Point in?

    Douglas Point is in the Whyalla Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5601. Council-level context for Whyalla LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Douglas Point a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Douglas Point 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 Douglas Point?

    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 Douglas Point 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.