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Suburb profile ·Light LGA · SA ·5360

Greenock SA 5360

Greenock is in Light LGA, SA, postcode 5360, with population 1,199.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$700/wk
Rising
+14.8% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$700
$490
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$700/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
14.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,199
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
61 min
73.5 km to Adelaide CBD · free-flow
Solar
374
27 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$1,452
Median rent · wk$320
Investor profile

Who invests in Greenock

Owner-occupied 92%Rented 8%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7.6%
63 of 123 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,513/yr
Landlords (rental income)123
Reported capital gains83
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

89% of homes here are owner-occupied and 8% rented, with 8% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

89% 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

37%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,452/mo, while renters pay about $3,033/mo — renting runs $1,581/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$98K
Median rent · wk
$700
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,452

Household income

$98K household · yr+30% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$108K
Household
$98K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
13
$300-649
21
$650-999
54
$1,000-1,499
60
$1,500-1,999
50
$2,000-2,999
88
$3,000-3,999
51
$4,000+
29

At the median asking rent, about 64% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,333/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (390 households)
Owned outright
39%
Owned with mortgage
51%
Rented
8%
Dwelling structure8.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
3%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 82% drive, 1% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 11% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA990
Students93
Government1
  • Greenock Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 990
Crime 2024-25
28
2,335 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,335
Total incidents28· 2024-25
  • Assault960%
  • Break And Enter427%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud213%

Population outlook

10,184 people · 202210,874 by 2032 (+6.8%)

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

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

Greenock (postcode 5360) is a small locality in South Australia within the Light local government area. The area has roughly 1,199 residents and a settled mid-life population, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The current median weekly rent is $700. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,452.

Greenock is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 990, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Light LGA is below average at 2,335 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.5% 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+1.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,452
Rent · wk(Census)$320
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$700
Population growth · Light LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)17,317
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+1.5%
20012025
Development · Light LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)195
Houses195
YoY change+0%
Employment · Light LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5360ATO
Negatively geared7.6%
63 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,513/yr
Landlords (rental income)123
Reported capital gains83
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,199
Median age42
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,883
Personal income · wk$813
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,568 → $1,883
Change+20.1%
vs SA median+1.3 pp
Median rent+17.2%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Light LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Kapunda Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Light LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places79
Wheatfields Incorporated53 places
Kapunda Homes26 places
Childcare · Light LGAACECQA
Services12
Approved places714
Exceeding NQS4
Stepping Stone Hewett Childcare & Early Development Centre130 places
Happy Haven OSHC Hewett75 places
Trinity College OSHC Roseworthy75 places
Roseworthy ELC70 places
Up N Grow Early Learning Centre65 places
Happy Haven OSHC Freeling55 places
+6 more in Light LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Greenock carries enough direct local evidence 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 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
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 · 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.

Greenock FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Greenock in?

    Greenock is in the Light Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5360. Council-level context for Light LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Greenock?

    The median weekly rent in Greenock is $700/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Greenock?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Greenock 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.

  4. Is Greenock a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Greenock?

    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.

  6. How often is the Greenock 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.