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Suburb profile ·Copper Coast LGA · SA ·5556

North Beach SA 5556

North Beach is in Copper Coast LGA, SA, postcode 5556, with population 676.

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.

$460/wk
+1.1% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$485
$425
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

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
$460/wk
Rent context available
1.1%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
676
676 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
1,978
117 added 12mo · 12MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,409
Median rent · wk$280

Affordability

44%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,409/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $584/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$54K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,409

Household income

$54K household · yr-28.4% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$31K
Family
$63K
Household
$54K
Crime 2024-25
13
1,923 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,923
Total incidents13· 2024-25
  • Assault686%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud114%

Full data detail

North Beach SA — Property Data and Demographics

North Beach is a small community in South Australia within the Copper Coast local government area (postcode 5556). It is home to about 676 residents, with a settled, mature resident base and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $54K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 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 professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,409.

The crime rate in the Copper Coast LGA is low at 1,923 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, 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$1,409
Rent · wk(Census)$280
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$460
Population growth · Copper Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)16,601
5-year growth+1.9% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Copper Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)135
Houses129
Units6
YoY change+0%
Employment · Copper Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7.4%
YoY change+1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5556ATO
Negatively geared89 (4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$3,894/yr
Landlords (rental income)276
Reported capital gains211
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population676
Median age54
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,037
Personal income · wk$598
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

North Beach works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

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 · 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 North Beach 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Use it for direction first, then confirm the story against stronger neighbouring suburbs or the state hub before relying on it.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

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

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Port Hughes most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$190/wk

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

North Moonta most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$230/wk

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

Moonta most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$260/wk

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

North Beach FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is North Beach in?

    North Beach is in the Copper Coast Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5556. Council-level context for Copper Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in North Beach?

    The median weekly rent in North Beach is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about North Beach?

    Rent context available: North Beach 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 North Beach a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for North Beach 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 North Beach?

    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 North Beach 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.