Skip to content
Suburb profile ·Yankalilla LGA · SA ·5202

Myponga SA 5202

Myponga is in Yankalilla LGA, SA, postcode 5202, with population 771.

The read

Verify-first

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$580/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$580
$454
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$580/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
771
771 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
335
18 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$1,394
Median rent · wk$305

Affordability

38%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,394/mo, while renters pay about $2,513/mo — renting runs $1,119/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$80K
Median rent · wk
$580
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,394

Household income

$80K household · yr+5.7% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$95K
Household
$80K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA994
Students87
Government1
  • Myponga Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 994
Crime 2024-25
25
3,243 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,243
Total incidents25· 2024-25
  • Assault563%
  • Break And Enter225%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud113%

Full data detail

Myponga SA — Property Data and Demographics

Myponga (postcode 5202) is a small locality in South Australia within the Yankalilla local government area. With a population of 771, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $80K 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 +1.4% 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, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $580. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,394.

Myponga is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 994, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Yankalilla LGA is below average at 3,243 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.4% 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+1.4%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,394
Rent · wk(Census)$305
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$580
Population growth · Yankalilla LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)6,299
5-year growth+1.9% CAGR
YoY change+1.4%
20012025
Development · Yankalilla LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)47
Houses47
YoY change+0%
Employment · Yankalilla LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.1%
YoY change+1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5202ATO
Negatively geared19 (3.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,907/yr
Landlords (rental income)77
Reported capital gains51
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population771
Median age38
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,531
Personal income · wk$704
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining1
Shortlist workspace

Save suburbs here while you browse. Once the shortlist has two or more names, hand it straight into compare.

Current status
Add Myponga if it deserves a shortlist slot.

No saved AU suburbs yet.

EMPTY SET

No saved suburbs yet. Start with one ranking or suburb page, then compare once you have two candidates.

Open rankings to save the first candidates.

Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Myponga 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.

Myponga FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Myponga in?

    Myponga is in the Yankalilla Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5202. Council-level context for Yankalilla LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Myponga?

    The median weekly rent in Myponga is $580/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Myponga?

    Rent context available: Myponga 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 Myponga a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Myponga?

    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 Myponga 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.