Mount Osmond (postcode 5064) is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Burnside local government area. The area has roughly 464 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $144K 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 +0.7% 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, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Median house prices in Mount Osmond stand at $2.1 million, having risen by 4.5% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $990. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,599.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Burnside LGA is low at 1,509 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.5% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($2.1M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 14.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +4.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.