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Suburb profile ·Burnside LGA · SA ·5065

Dulwich SA 5065

Dulwich is in Burnside LGA, SA, postcode 5065, with population 1,659.

The read

Premium-market

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$688/wk
+3.1% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$758
$662
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$2.1M
House median, latest period
2.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$688/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
3.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
1.7%
Low yield band
D4 vs AU
Population
1,659
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,296
138 added 12mo · 16MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$1,455/wk (-$75,648/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
19.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,600/mo, while renters pay about $2,981/mo — renting runs $381/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$2.10M
Household income · yr
$109K
Median rent · wk
$688
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,600
Gross yield
1.7%

Household income

$109K household · yr+45.1% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$54K
Family
$168K
Household
$109K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1115
Students51
Catholic1
  • St Patrick's Special SchoolSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 1115
Crime 2024-25
47
2,833 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,833
Total incidents47· 2024-25
  • Assault327%
  • Break And Enter655%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud218%

Full data detail

Dulwich SA — Property Data and Demographics

Dulwich (postcode 5065) is a small locality in South Australia within the Burnside local government area. The area has roughly 1,659 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $109K 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 +0.7% 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Dulwich has a median house price of $2.1 million, which has eased back by 2.3% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $688. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.

Dulwich is served by 1 school, including 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1115, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Burnside LGA is below average at 2,833 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.7%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.1M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 19.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -2.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.7% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.1M/$950K Above Median
Affordability19.2x Stretched
Price Momentum-2.3% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$2,600
Rent · wk(Census)$320
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$688
Gross yield0.8%
Price / income19.2x
Population growth · Burnside LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)48,257
5-year growth+0.8% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Burnside LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)111
Houses87
Units24
YoY change+0%
Employment · Burnside LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)1.9%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5065ATO
Negatively geared537 (7.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,606/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,354
Reported capital gains1,351
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,659
Median age43
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$2,101
Personal income · wk$1,036
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics6
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining7
TransportGTFS
Bus stops12
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Dulwich for a first-pass 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 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 · 2026-Q1 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
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 · 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 · 12 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Dulwich FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Dulwich in?

    Dulwich is in the Burnside Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5065. Council-level context for Burnside LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Dulwich?

    The current median house price in Dulwich, SA is $2.1M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Dulwich?

    The median weekly rent in Dulwich is $688/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Dulwich?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Dulwich 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.

  5. Is Dulwich a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Dulwich show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Dulwich?

    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.

  7. How often is the Dulwich 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.