Rendelsham is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Wattle Range local government area (postcode 5280). With a population of 229, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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 managers, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $125 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $802.
Rendelsham is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1007, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Wattle Range LGA is low at 1,310 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.