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Suburb profile ·Yorke Peninsula LGA · SA ·5583

Edithburgh SA 5583

Edithburgh is in Yorke Peninsula LGA, SA, postcode 5583, with population 550.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$210/wk
Jun 2025 → Dec 2025 · 3 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$412
$300
Jun 2025Dec 2025
What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. 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
$210/wk
Market rent signal
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
550
550 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
515
23 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$997
Median rent · wk$210
Investor profile

Who invests in Edithburgh

Owner-occupied 82%Rented 18%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6%
24 of 56 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,572/yr
Landlords (rental income)56
Reported capital gains29
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

80% of homes here are owner-occupied and 17% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

80% 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

27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $997/mo, while renters pay about $910/mo — owning runs $87/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$41K
Median rent · wk
$210
Owner mortgage · mo
$997

Household income

$41K household · yr-45.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$24K
Family
$56K
Household
$41K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
22
$300-649
66
$650-999
55
$1,000-1,499
47
$1,500-1,999
21
$2,000-2,999
10
$3,000-3,999
8
$4,000+
4

At the median asking rent, about 43% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $700/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (258 households)1.2% social housing
Owned outright
59%
Owned with mortgage
21%
Rented
17%
Dwelling structure46.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
91%
Townhouse / semi
4%
Flat / apartment
2%

Getting to work: 70% drive, 0% public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 18% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

0/ 100 livability index

Top 100% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 1% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access19
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime 2024-25
3
545 per 100k
D1 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k545
Total incidents3· 2024-25
  • Assault00%
  • Break And Enter1100%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Population outlook

4,267 people · 20224,303 by 2032 (+0.8%)

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

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

Edithburgh (postcode 5583) is a small community in South Australia within the Yorke Peninsula local government area. The area has roughly 550 residents and a predominantly older resident base, with a median age of 62. Households earn a median income of $41K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 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 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, managers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The median weekly rent is $210 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $997.

The crime rate in the Yorke Peninsula LGA is low at 545 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, 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
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$997
Rent · wk(Census)$210
Population growth · Yorke Peninsula LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,242
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Yorke Peninsula LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)78
Houses78
YoY change+0%
Employment · Yorke Peninsula LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.8%
YoY change+1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5583ATO
Negatively geared6%
24 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,572/yr
Landlords (rental income)56
Reported capital gains29
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population550
Median age62
Household size1.9
HH income · wk$784
Personal income · wk$459
Persons / bedroom0.7
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$752 → $784
Change+4.3%
vs SA median-14.5 pp
Median rent+7.7%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Yorke Peninsula LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital (Maitland)public
Southern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Yorketown)public
Aged care · Yorke Peninsula LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places146
Eldercare The Village60 places
Melaleuca Court Nursing Home35 places
Ardrossan Community Hostel33 places
Eldercare - South Park Minlaton18 places
Childcare · Yorke Peninsula LGAACECQA
Services8
Approved places311
Exceeding NQS3
Minlaton Family Centre82 places
Central Yorke Early Learning Centre41 places
Minlaton District Early Learning Centre40 places
Maitland Family Centre39 places
Yorketown Community Children's Centre34 places
Yorketown Area School OSHC30 places
+2 more in Yorke Peninsula LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Edithburgh rests on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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 Edithburgh 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.

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

Port Vincent most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$40/wk

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

Stansbury most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent +$40/wk

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

Port Victoria most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent -$5/wk

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

Edithburgh FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Edithburgh in?

    Edithburgh is in the Yorke Peninsula Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5583. Council-level context for Yorke Peninsula LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Edithburgh?

    The median weekly rent in Edithburgh is $210/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Edithburgh a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Edithburgh?

    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.

  5. How often is the Edithburgh 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.