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Norton Summit SA 5136

Norton Summit is in Adelaide Hills LGA, SA, postcode 5136, with population 548.

The read

Growth-momentum

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$315/wk
Jun 2025 → Dec 2025 · 3 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$600
$542
Jun 2025Dec 2025
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$1.5M
House median, latest period
36.7%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$315/wk
Market rent signal
D7 vs AU
Gross yield
1.1%
Low yield band
D2 vs AU
Population
548
548 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
161
11 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$1,171/wk (-$60,915/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
12.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
14%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $1,365/mo — owning runs $802/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.50M
Household income · yr
$120K
Median rent · wk
$315
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167
Gross yield
1.1%

Household income

$120K household · yr+59.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$44K
Family
$135K
Household
$120K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1098
Students57
Government1
  • Norton Summit Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1098
Crime 2024-25
6
1,095 per 100k
D1 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,095
Total incidents6· 2024-25
  • Assault150%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud150%

Full data detail

Norton Summit SA — Property Data and Demographics

Norton Summit is a close-knit residential community in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area (postcode 5136). With a population of 548, the suburb has an established family demographic with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $120K 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 +1.0% 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.

Median house prices in Norton Summit stand at $1.5 million, having jumped by 36.7% over the last twelve months. The median weekly rent is $315 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Norton Summit is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1098, which is above the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is low at 1,095 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.1% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($1.5M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 12.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +36.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield1.1% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.5M/$950K Above Median
Affordability12.5x Stretched
Price Momentum+36.7% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$315
Gross yield1.1%
Price / income12.5x
Population growth · Adelaide Hills LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)42,875
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Adelaide Hills LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)75
Houses75
YoY change+0%
Employment · Adelaide Hills LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5136ATO
Negatively geared22 (6.7% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,041/yr
Landlords (rental income)59
Reported capital gains51
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population548
Median age41
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$2,316
Personal income · wk$855
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Norton Summit 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 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 · 2025-Q4 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
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.

Norton Summit FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Norton Summit in?

    Norton Summit is in the Adelaide Hills Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5136. Council-level context for Adelaide Hills LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Norton Summit?

    The current median house price in Norton Summit, SA is $1.5M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Norton Summit?

    The median weekly rent in Norton Summit is $315/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Norton Summit a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Norton Summit show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Norton Summit?

    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 Norton Summit 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.