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.