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Suburb profile ·Alexandrina LGA · SA ·5210

Mount Compass SA 5210

Mount Compass is in Alexandrina LGA, SA, postcode 5210, with population 1,580.

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$340/wk
Jun 2025 → Sep 2025 · 2 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Sep 2025
$540
$480
Jun 2025Sep 2025
What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$340/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,580
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
667
27 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,517
Median rent · wk$340

Affordability

21%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,517/mo, while renters pay about $1,473/mo — owning runs $44/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$86K
Median rent · wk
$340
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,517

Household income

$86K household · yr+14.3% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$93K
Household
$86K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA987
Students469
Government1
  • Mount Compass Area SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 987
Crime 2024-25
27
1,709 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,709
Total incidents27· 2024-25
  • Assault764%
  • Break And Enter327%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud19%

Full data detail

Mount Compass SA — Property Data and Demographics

Mount Compass (postcode 5210) is a close-knit residential community in South Australia within the Alexandrina local government area. The area has roughly 1,580 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $86K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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 technicians & trades, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $340 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.

Mount Compass is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 987, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Alexandrina LGA is low at 1,709 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,517
Rent · wk(Census)$340
Population growth · Alexandrina LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)31,427
5-year growth+2% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Alexandrina LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)256
Houses249
Units7
YoY change+0%
Employment · Alexandrina LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3%
YoY change+0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5210ATO
Negatively geared48 (3.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,794/yr
Landlords (rental income)157
Reported capital gains99
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,580
Median age40
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,655
Personal income · wk$725
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
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Verify-heavy evidence

Mount Compass 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 · 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.

Mount Compass FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Compass in?

    Mount Compass is in the Alexandrina Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5210. Council-level context for Alexandrina LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Compass?

    The median weekly rent in Mount Compass is $340/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mount Compass a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mount Compass?

    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 Mount Compass 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.