Northern Heights (postcode 5253) is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Murray Bridge local government area. It is home to about 305 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $72K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% 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 labourers, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward retail trade and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median weekly rent is $240 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,174.
The crime rate in the Murray Bridge LGA is below average at 3,934 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.