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Mansfield Park SA 5012

Mansfield Park is in Port Adelaide Enfield LGA, SA, postcode 5012, with population 4,608.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$515/wk
-0.5% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$535
$434
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
$814K
House median, latest period
7.0%YoY D5 vs AU
Median rent
$515/wk
Rent context available
0.5%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.3%
Below investor band
D9 vs AU
Population
4,608
5K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,425
147 added 12mo · 16MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$377/wk (-$19,628/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
11.3x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
37%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $2,232/mo — renting runs $715/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$814K
Household income · yr
$72K
Median rent · wk
$515
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,517
Gross yield
3.3%

Household income

$72K household · yr-4% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$78K
Household
$72K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1002
Students180
Catholic1
  • St Patrick's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1002
Crime 2024-25
255
5,534 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,534
Total incidents255· 2024-25
  • Assault6857%
  • Break And Enter4134%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud119%

Full data detail

Mansfield Park SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Port Adelaide Enfield local government area, Mansfield Park is a smaller residential area (postcode 5012). With a population of 4,608, the suburb has a blend of families and working-age professionals with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% 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 labourers, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Vietnamese, English, Australian.

Mansfield Park has a median house price of $814,000, which has moved lower by 7% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $515. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.

Mansfield Park is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1002, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 17 bus stops. The crime rate in the Port Adelaide Enfield LGA is moderate at 5,534 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.3%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($814K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 11.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -7.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.3%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$814K/$950K· Near Median
Affordability11.3x Stretched
Price Momentum-7.0% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,517
Rent · wk(Census)$288
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$515
Gross yield1.8%
Price / income11.3x
Population growth · Port Adelaide Enfield LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)143,022
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Port Adelaide Enfield LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)911
Houses439
Units472
YoY change+0%
Employment · Port Adelaide Enfield LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change-0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5012ATO
Negatively geared304 (4.3% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,852/yr
Landlords (rental income)635
Reported capital gains277
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4,608
Median age35
Household size3
HH income · wk$1,390
Personal income · wk$534
Persons / bedroom1
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops17
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Mansfield Park for a first-pass 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 using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

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 · 2026-Q1 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 17 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Mansfield Park FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mansfield Park in?

    Mansfield Park is in the Port Adelaide Enfield Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5012. Council-level context for Port Adelaide Enfield LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Mansfield Park?

    The current median house price in Mansfield Park, SA is $814K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Mansfield Park?

    The median weekly rent in Mansfield Park is $515/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Mansfield Park?

    Rent context available: Mansfield Park has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Mansfield Park a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Mansfield Park show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mansfield Park?

    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.

  7. How often is the Mansfield Park 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.