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Suburb profile ·Adelaide Hills LGA · SA ·5137

Marble Hill SA 5137

Marble Hill is in Adelaide Hills LGA, SA, postcode 5137, with population 69.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$650K
+4.8% YoY
2016 → 2020 · 4 periods
ABS + state medians
$650K
$460K
2016 2020
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

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
$650K
House median, latest period
4.8%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$490/wk
Market rent signal
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.9%
Below investor band
D10 vs AU
Population
42,875
43K via Adelaide Hills LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
178
6 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$242/wk (-$12,610/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

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

Affordability

Buying
7.7x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
30%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,600/mo, while renters pay about $2,123/mo — owning runs $477/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$650K
Household income · yr
$84K
Median rent · wk
$490
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,600
Gross yield
3.9%

Household income

$84K household · yr+12.2% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$137K
Household
$84K

Full data detail

Marble Hill SA — Property Data and Demographics

Marble Hill is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area (postcode 5137). It is home to about 69 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable 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 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, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

Marble Hill has a median house price of $650,000, which has moved higher by 4.8% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $490 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.

From an investment perspective, Marble Hill shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($650K/$950K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 7.7x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +4.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% 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 Yield3.9%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$650K/$950K Below Median
Affordability7.7x· Moderate
Price Momentum+4.8%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$2,600
Rent · wk(Census)$490
Gross yield3.9%
Price / income7.7x
Population growth · Adelaide Hills LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)42,875
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Adelaide Hills LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)75
Houses75
YoY change+0%
Employment · Adelaide Hills LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5137ATO
Negatively geared37 (9.8% of filers)
Avg rental loss$10,098/yr
Landlords (rental income)85
Reported capital gains48
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population69
Median age44
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,624
Personal income · wk$933
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Marble Hill rests 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 · 2020-Q4 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
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 Marble Hill 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 main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Cherryville most similar
similar price band similar suburb scale

pop +100 · house -$40K · rent -$315/wk

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

Houghton most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +400 · house +$50K · rent -$117/wk

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

Lobethal most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +2500 · house +$105K · rent -$180/wk

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

Marble Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Marble Hill in?

    Marble Hill is in the Adelaide Hills Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5137. Council-level context for Adelaide Hills LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Marble Hill?

    The current median house price in Marble Hill, SA is $650K, 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 Marble Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Marble Hill is $490/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Marble Hill a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Marble Hill?

    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.

  6. How often is the Marble Hill 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.