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Suburb profile ·Unincorporated SA LGA · SA ·5723

Mabel Creek SA 5723

Mabel Creek is in Unincorporated SA LGA, SA, postcode 5723, with population 9.

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.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. 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
$100/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,001
3K via Unincorporated SA LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
94
9 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
Median rent · wk$100

Affordability

22%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$23K
Median rent · wk
$100

Household income

$23K household · yr-68.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$22K
Family
$38K
Household
$23K

Population outlook

2,011 people · 20221,973 by 2032 (-1.9%)

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

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

Located in South Australia within the Unincorporated SA local government area, Mabel Creek is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 5723). With a population of 9, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $23K per year, with an average household size of 1.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.0% 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 median weekly rent is $100 (Census 2021).

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -1.0% 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-1.0% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$100
Population growth · Unincorporated SA LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)3,001
5-year growth-1.5% CAGR
YoY change-1%
20012025
Development · Unincorporated SA LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Unincorporated SA LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)9.8%
YoY change+5.7pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5723ATO
Negatively geared4.8%
38 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,759/yr
Landlords (rental income)93
Reported capital gains23
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population9
Median age48
Household size1.4
HH income · wk$450
Personal income · wk$416
Persons / bedroom1.4
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Aged care · Unincorporated SA LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places0
Tullawon Aged CareNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Childcare · Unincorporated SA LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places126
Exceeding NQS2
Marree Preschool30 places
Yalata Preschool30 places
Penong Preschool28 places
Andamooka Rural Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting23 places
Leigh Creek Kindergarten15 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Mabel Creek depends on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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 Mabel Creek 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 to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Cockburn most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$40/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Mungeranie most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$56/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Motpena most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$40/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Mabel Creek FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mabel Creek in?

    Mabel Creek is in the Unincorporated SA Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5723. Council-level context for Unincorporated SA LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mabel Creek?

    The median weekly rent in Mabel Creek is $100/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mabel Creek a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mabel Creek?

    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.

  5. How often is the Mabel Creek 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.