Loveday is a small community in South Australia within the Berri Barmera local government area (postcode 5345). The area has roughly 655 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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 +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, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.
The median weekly rent is $230 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.
The crime rate in the Berri Barmera LGA is low at 1,679 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.