Jupiter Creek is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Mount Barker local government area (postcode 5153). With a population of 231, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $120K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.2% 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 managers, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $345 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,100.
The crime rate in the Mount Barker LGA is low at 1,732 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.