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Suburb profile ·Adelaide Plains LGA · SA ·5501

Dublin SA 5501

Dublin is in Adelaide Plains LGA, SA, postcode 5501, with population 405.

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.

$1440/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 3 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$1440
$400
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led 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
$1440/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
11,736
12K via Adelaide Plains LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
3,437
321 added 12mo · 29MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,127
Median rent · wk$280
Investor profile

Who invests in Dublin

Owner-occupied 88%Rented 12%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.7%
259 of 558 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,540/yr
Landlords (rental income)558
Reported capital gains261
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

87% of homes here are owner-occupied and 12% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

87% 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

146%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,127/mo, while renters pay about $6,240/mo — renting runs $5,113/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$51K
Median rent · wk
$1,440
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,127

Household income

$51K household · yr-32% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$26K
Family
$66K
Household
$51K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
4
$300-649
21
$650-999
44
$1,000-1,499
21
$1,500-1,999
17
$2,000-2,999
23
$3,000-3,999
12
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 100% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $4,800/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (147 households)
Owned outright
37%
Owned with mortgage
50%
Rented
12%
Dwelling structure9.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 85% drive, 0% public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 3% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
17
4,198 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,198
Total incidents17· 2024-25
  • Assault667%
  • Break And Enter333%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Population outlook

3,445 people · 20223,641 by 2032 (+5.7%)

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

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

Located in South Australia within the Adelaide Plains local government area, Dublin is a small, quiet locality (postcode 5501). It is home to about 405 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $51K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.8% 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 labourers, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $1440. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,127.

The crime rate in the Adelaide Plains LGA is moderate at 4,198 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +3.8% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+3.8% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,127
Rent · wk(Census)$280
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$1440
Population growth · Adelaide Plains LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)11,736
5-year growth+3.9% CAGR
YoY change+3.8%
20012025
Development · Adelaide Plains LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)99
Houses99
YoY change+0%
Employment · Adelaide Plains LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5501ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
259 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,540/yr
Landlords (rental income)558
Reported capital gains261
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population405
Median age45
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$985
Personal income · wk$504
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$949 → $985
Change+3.8%
vs SA median-15 pp
Median rent+40%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining2
Childcare · Adelaide Plains LGAACECQA
Services7
Approved places353
Exceeding NQS2
Xavier College OSHC Two Wells90 places
Stepping Stone Two Wells Childcare & Early Development Centre80 places
Two Wells Community Children's Centre60 places
Happy Haven OSHC Two Wells39 places
Mallala Preschool30 places
Two Wells Community Children's Centre Outreach Preschool30 places
+1 more in Adelaide Plains LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Dublin is usable as a read, though 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 Dublin 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.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

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

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

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Dublin FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Dublin in?

    Dublin is in the Adelaide Plains Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5501. Council-level context for Adelaide Plains LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Dublin?

    The median weekly rent in Dublin is $1440/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Dublin?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Dublin rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 Dublin a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Dublin?

    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 Dublin 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.