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Suburb profile ·Unincorporated SA LGA · SA ·5733

Muloorina SA 5733

Muloorina is in Unincorporated SA LGA, SA, postcode 5733, with population 26.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

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
No local house series
Median rent
$85/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
3,001
3K via Unincorporated SA LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
28
3 added 12mo · 0MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$85

Affordability

5%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$84K
Median rent · wk
$85

Household income

$84K household · yr+12.2% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$117K
Household
$84K

Population outlook

2,011 people · 20221,973 by 2032 (-1.9%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Outback SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Muloorina SA — Property Data and Demographics

Muloorina is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Unincorporated SA local government area (postcode 5733). It is home to about 26 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $84K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening 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 ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. The top ancestries reported are English, Scottish, Australian.

The median weekly rent is $85 (Census 2021).

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -1.0% 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-1.0% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$85
Population growth · Unincorporated SA LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)3,001
5-year growth-1.5% CAGR
YoY change-1%
20012025
Development · Unincorporated SA LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Unincorporated SA LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)9.8%
YoY change+5.7pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5733ATO
Negatively geared1.5%
1 of filers
Avg rental loss$1,298/yr
Landlords (rental income)5
Reported capital gains5
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population26
Median age39
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,624
Personal income · wk$900
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Top industriesCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Aged care · Unincorporated SA LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places0
Tullawon Aged CareNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Program
Childcare · Unincorporated SA LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places126
Exceeding NQS2
Marree Preschool30 places
Yalata Preschool30 places
Penong Preschool28 places
Andamooka Rural Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting23 places
Leigh Creek Kindergarten15 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Muloorina 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 · 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 Muloorina 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Nepabunna most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$15/wk

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

Pimba most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$15/wk

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

Arkaroola most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$10/wk

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

Muloorina FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Muloorina in?

    Muloorina is in the Unincorporated SA Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5733. Council-level context for Unincorporated SA LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Muloorina?

    The median weekly rent in Muloorina is $85/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Muloorina a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Muloorina?

    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 Muloorina 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.