Located in South Australia within the Goyder local government area, Farrell Flat is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 5416). The area has roughly 201 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $58K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% 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 managers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median weekly rent is $200 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $802.
The crime rate in the Goyder LGA is moderate at 4,478 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.