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Suburb profile ·Wattle Range LGA · SA ·5280

Furner SA 5280

Furner is in Wattle Range LGA, SA, postcode 5280, with population 156.

Limited data

Thin-context

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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
$160/wk
Market rent signal
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
12,378
12K via Wattle Range LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,885
124 added 12mo · 12MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$837
Median rent · wk$160
Investor profile

Who invests in Furner

Owner-occupied 92%Rented 8%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.7%
206 of 491 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,888/yr
Landlords (rental income)491
Reported capital gains340
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

88% of homes here are owner-occupied and 7% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

88% 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

10%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $837/mo, while renters pay about $693/mo — owning runs $144/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$85K
Median rent · wk
$160
Owner mortgage · mo
$837

Household income

$85K household · yr+12.2% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$98K
Household
$85K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
0
$650-999
6
$1,000-1,499
13
$1,500-1,999
0
$2,000-2,999
8
$3,000-3,999
6
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 0% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $533/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (41 households)
Owned outright
66%
Owned with mortgage
22%
Rented
7%
Dwelling structure12.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
107%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 61% drive, 0% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 20% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
2
1,282 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,282
Total incidents2· 2024-25
  • Assault0
  • Break And Enter0
  • Drug Offences0
  • Fraud0

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

3,560 people · 20223,616 by 2032 (+1.6%)

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

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

Furner (postcode 5280) is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Wattle Range local government area. The area has roughly 156 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 +1.6% 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, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $160 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $837.

The crime rate in the Wattle Range LGA is low at 1,282 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% 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+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$837
Rent · wk(Census)$160
Population growth · Wattle Range LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,378
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Wattle Range LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)34
Houses 88%Units 12%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wattle Range LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5280ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
206 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,888/yr
Landlords (rental income)491
Reported capital gains340
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population156
Median age44
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,625
Personal income · wk$944
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,312 → $1,625
Change+23.9%
vs SA median+5.1 pp
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Wattle Range LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Millicent and District Hospital and Health Servicepublic
Penola War Memorial Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Wattle Range LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places186
Mary Cecelia Hart Court Hostel90 places
Sheoak Lodge60 places
Penola Multi-Purpose Service36 places
Childcare · Wattle Range LGAACECQA
Services14
Approved places504
Exceeding NQS5
Gladys Smith Early Learning Centre74 places
McKay Children's Centre65 places
McKay Children’s Centre65 places
YMCA St Anthony's OSHC60 places
Millicent North Kindergarten45 places
McArthur Park Kindergarten30 places
+8 more in Wattle Range LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Furner depends 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 Furner 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Hatherleigh most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$10/wk

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

Monbulla most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$20/wk

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

Maaoupe most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent same $

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

Furner FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Furner in?

    Furner is in the Wattle Range Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5280. Council-level context for Wattle Range LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Furner?

    The median weekly rent in Furner is $160/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Furner a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Furner 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 Furner?

    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 Furner 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.