Lower Inman Valley is a small community in South Australia within the Victor Harbor local government area (postcode 5211). The area has roughly 517 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% 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, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $265 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
The crime rate in the Victor Harbor LGA is low at 580 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.