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Suburb profile ·Wattle Range LGA · SA ·5278

Krongart SA 5278

Krongart is in Wattle Range LGA, SA, postcode 5278, with population 4.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
12,378
12K via Wattle Range LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
110
6 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Household income

$364K household · yr+383.4% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$169K
Family
$364K
Household
$364K

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

3,166 people · 20223,174 by 2032 (+0.3%)

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

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

Krongart is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Wattle Range local government area (postcode 5278). With a population of 4, the suburb has a more retirement-aged population with a median age of 75. Households earn a median income of $364K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% 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.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.1% 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+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Wattle Range LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,378
5-year growth+0.5% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Wattle Range LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)34
Houses 88%Units 12%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Wattle Range LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5278ATO
Negatively geared5.4%
18 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,708/yr
Landlords (rental income)43
Reported capital gains26
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4
Median age75
Household size2
HH income · wk$7,000
Personal income · wk$3,250
Persons / bedroom0.2
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Wattle Range LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Millicent and District Hospital and Health Servicepublic
Penola War Memorial Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Wattle Range LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places186
Mary Cecelia Hart Court Hostel90 places
Sheoak Lodge60 places
Penola Multi-Purpose Service36 places
Childcare · Wattle Range LGAACECQA
Services14
Approved places504
Exceeding NQS5
Gladys Smith Early Learning Centre74 places
McKay Children's Centre65 places
McKay Children’s Centre65 places
YMCA St Anthony's OSHC60 places
Millicent North Kindergarten45 places
McArthur Park Kindergarten30 places
+8 more in Wattle Range LGA
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Treat Krongart as a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Krongart is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Lean on nearby suburbs, rankings, and the state hub for stronger comparables before treating this as a shortlist call.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Krongart feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Millicent better covered
better market coverage

pop +5100 · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Penola better covered
better market coverage

pop +1600 · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Beachport better covered
better market coverage

pop +700 · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Krongart FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Krongart in?

    Krongart is in the Wattle Range Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5278. Council-level context for Wattle Range LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Krongart a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Krongart?

    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.

  4. How often is the Krongart 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.