Skip to content
Suburb profile ·Kimba LGA · SA ·5641

Kimba SA 5641

Kimba is in Kimba LGA, SA, postcode 5641, with population 608.

The read

Verify-first

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.

$198/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$260
$198
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$198/wk
Rent context available
D3 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
608
608 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
294
6 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$852
Median rent · wk$139
Investor profile

Who invests in Kimba

Owner-occupied 78%Rented 22%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5%
32 of 69 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,483/yr
Landlords (rental income)69
Reported capital gains58
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

76% of homes here are owner-occupied and 21% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

76% 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

16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $852/mo, while renters pay about $858/mo — renting runs $6/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$64K
Median rent · wk
$198
Owner mortgage · mo
$852

Household income

$64K household · yr-14.8% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$88K
Household
$64K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
8
$300-649
38
$650-999
41
$1,000-1,499
41
$1,500-1,999
25
$2,000-2,999
48
$3,000-3,999
8
$4,000+
14

At the median asking rent, about 21% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $660/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$41K → $55K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (243 households)2.9% social housing
Owned outright
50%
Owned with mortgage
26%
Rented
21%
Dwelling structure30.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
98%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
2%

Getting to work: 74% drive, 0% public transport, 13% walk or cycle, 7% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA992
Students187
Government1
  • Kimba Area SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 992

Livability

45/ 100 livability index

Top 55% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 45% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access58
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals56

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime 2024-25
16
2,632 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,632
Total incidents16· 2024-25
  • Assault117%
  • Break And Enter583%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Population outlook

4,296 people · 20224,332 by 2032 (+0.8%)

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

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

Kimba is a small locality in South Australia within the Kimba local government area (postcode 5641). It is home to about 608 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $64K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.3% 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 managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The current median weekly rent is $198. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $852.

Kimba is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 992, which is around the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Kimba LGA is below average at 2,632 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of -0.3% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.3% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$852
Rent · wk(Census)$139
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$198
Population growth · Kimba LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,064
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change-0.3%
20012025
Development · Kimba LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Kimba LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change+1.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5641ATO
Negatively geared5%
32 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,483/yr
Landlords (rental income)69
Reported capital gains58
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population608
Median age50
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,234
Personal income · wk$728
Persons / bedroom0.7
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$54,520
Mean income$71,676
Earners2,710
YoY change+19.9%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,109 → $1,234
Change+11.3%
vs SA median-7.5 pp
Median rent+15.8%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining4
iga1
Hospitals · Kimba LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Kimba District Hospital and Aged Carepublic · in suburb
Aged care · Kimba LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places22
Kimba Multi-Purpose Service22 places · in suburb
Childcare · Kimba LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places30
Exceeding NQS0
Kimba Community Kindergarten30 places · in suburb
Shortlist workspace

Save suburbs here while you browse. Once the shortlist has two or more names, hand it straight into compare.

Current status
Add Kimba if it deserves a shortlist slot.

No saved AU suburbs yet.

EMPTY SET

No saved suburbs yet. Start with one ranking or suburb page, then compare once you have two candidates.

Open rankings to save the first candidates.

Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Kimba has 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 · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Kimba FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Kimba in?

    Kimba is in the Kimba Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5641. Council-level context for Kimba LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Kimba?

    The median weekly rent in Kimba is $198/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Kimba?

    Rent context available: Kimba has usable rent context. 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 Kimba a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Kimba?

    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 Kimba 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.