Hackham is in Onkaparinga LGA, SA, postcode 5163, with population 4,491.
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Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $2,054/mo — renting runs $754/mo higher on these medians.
Hackham is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Onkaparinga local government area (postcode 5163). It is home to about 4,491 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $60K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 technicians & trades, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Hackham has a median house price of $771,000, which has increased by 2.7% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $190,000 (+26.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $474. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Hackham is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 948, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 21 bus stops. The crime rate in the Onkaparinga LGA is moderate at 4,787 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.2%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($771K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +2.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Hackham is in the Onkaparinga Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5163. Council-level context for Onkaparinga LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Hackham, SA is $771K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Hackham is $474/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Hackham show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.