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Ironbank SA 5153

Ironbank is in Adelaide Hills LGA, SA, postcode 5153, with population 537.

The read

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$430/wk
Jun 2025 → Sep 2025 · 2 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Sep 2025
$600
$500
Jun 2025Sep 2025
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$865K
House median, latest period
6.0%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$430/wk
Market rent signal
D9 vs AU
Gross yield
2.6%
Low yield band
D8 vs AU
Population
537
537 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
2,222
124 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$489/wk (-$25,442/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
6.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
17%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,136/mo, while renters pay about $1,863/mo — owning runs $273/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$865K
Household income · yr
$134K
Median rent · wk
$430
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,136
Gross yield
2.6%

Household income

$134K household · yr+77.7% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$140K
Household
$134K

Full data detail

Ironbank SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area, Ironbank is a small community (postcode 5153). It is home to about 537 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $134K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median house price in Ironbank is $865,000, having fallen by 6% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $430 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,136.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.6% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($865K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 6.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -6.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% 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 Yield2.6% Low Yield
Price vs State$865K/$950K· Near Median
Affordability6.5x· Moderate
Price Momentum-6.0% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$2,136
Rent · wk(Census)$430
Gross yield2.6%
Price / income6.5x
Population growth · Adelaide Hills LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)42,875
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Adelaide Hills LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)75
Houses75
YoY change+0%
Employment · Adelaide Hills LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5153ATO
Negatively geared313 (7.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,975/yr
Landlords (rental income)656
Reported capital gains513
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population537
Median age44
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,573
Personal income · wk$906
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Ironbank 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 · 2026-Q1 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
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.

Ironbank FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ironbank in?

    Ironbank is in the Adelaide Hills Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5153. Council-level context for Adelaide Hills LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Ironbank?

    The current median house price in Ironbank, SA is $865K, 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 Ironbank?

    The median weekly rent in Ironbank is $430/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Ironbank a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ironbank?

    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 Ironbank 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.