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Suburb profile ·Berri Barmera LGA · SA ·5342

Monash SA 5342

Monash is in Berri Barmera LGA, SA, postcode 5342, with population 1,110.

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$360/wk
-10.0% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$450
$350
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$360/wk
Rent context available
10.0%YoY D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,110
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
367
16 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,148
Median rent · wk$230

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,148/mo, while renters pay about $1,560/mo — renting runs $412/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$77K
Median rent · wk
$360
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,148

Household income

$77K household · yr+2.8% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$88K
Household
$77K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA961
Students101
Government1
  • Monash Primary and PreschoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 961
Crime 2024-25
22
1,982 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,982
Total incidents22· 2024-25
  • Assault1482%
  • Break And Enter212%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud16%

Full data detail

Monash SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Berri Barmera local government area, Monash is a small community (postcode 5342). With a population of 1,110, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $77K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% 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, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The current median weekly rent is $360. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,148.

Monash is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 961, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Berri Barmera LGA is low at 1,982 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.1% 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-0.1% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,148
Rent · wk(Census)$230
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$360
Population growth · Berri Barmera LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)10,758
5-year growth-0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.1%
20012025
Development · Berri Barmera LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)18
Houses18
YoY change+0%
Employment · Berri Barmera LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.3%
YoY change+1.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5342ATO
Negatively geared28 (3.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,005/yr
Landlords (rental income)68
Reported capital gains56
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,110
Median age47
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,488
Personal income · wk$755
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Monash has enough direct local evidence 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 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
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 · 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.

Monash FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Monash in?

    Monash is in the Berri Barmera Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5342. Council-level context for Berri Barmera LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Monash?

    The median weekly rent in Monash is $360/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Monash?

    Rent context available: Monash 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.

  4. Is Monash a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Monash?

    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 Monash 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.