Petwood is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Mount Barker local government area (postcode 5254). With a population of 90, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.2% 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 technicians & trades, professionals, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $248 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,525.
The crime rate in the Mount Barker LGA is moderate at 6,667 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.