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Suburb profile ·Port Adelaide Enfield LGA · SA ·5015

Ethelton SA 5015

Ethelton is in Port Adelaide Enfield LGA, SA, postcode 5015, with population 1,487.

The read

Livability-led

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.

$640/wk
+11.5% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$640
$478
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Median house
$815K
House median, latest period
12.4%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$640/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
11.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.1%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
1,487
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,486
94 added 12mo · 10MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$285/wk (-$14,812/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
11.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
48%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,500/mo, while renters pay about $2,773/mo — renting runs $1,273/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$815K
Household income · yr
$70K
Median rent · wk
$640
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,500
Gross yield
4.1%

Household income

$70K household · yr-7.1% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$94K
Household
$70K
Crime 2024-25
67
4,506 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k4,506
Total incidents67· 2024-25
  • Assault947%
  • Break And Enter632%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud421%

Full data detail

Ethelton SA — Property Data and Demographics

Ethelton (postcode 5015) is a small community in South Australia within the Port Adelaide Enfield local government area. It is home to about 1,487 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Ethelton is $815,000, having fallen sharply by 12.4% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $640. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Port Adelaide Enfield LGA is moderate at 4,506 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.1% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($815K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 11.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -12.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% 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 Yield4.1%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$815K/$950K· Near Median
Affordability11.7x Stretched
Price Momentum-12.4% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,500
Rent · wk(Census)$300
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$640
Gross yield1.9%
Price / income11.7x
Population growth · Port Adelaide Enfield LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)143,022
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Port Adelaide Enfield LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)911
Houses439
Units472
YoY change+0%
Employment · Port Adelaide Enfield LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change-0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5015ATO
Negatively geared217 (5.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,129/yr
Landlords (rental income)472
Reported capital gains279
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,487
Median age42
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,345
Personal income · wk$787
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Ethelton for a first-pass decision.

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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 · 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 · 4 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.

Ethelton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ethelton in?

    Ethelton is in the Port Adelaide Enfield Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5015. Council-level context for Port Adelaide Enfield LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Ethelton?

    The current median house price in Ethelton, SA is $815K, 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 Ethelton?

    The median weekly rent in Ethelton is $640/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Ethelton?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Ethelton 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 Ethelton a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ethelton?

    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 Ethelton 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.