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Suburb profile ·Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA · SA ·5412

Riverton SA 5412

Riverton is in Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA, SA, postcode 5412, with population 1,029.

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$325/wk
-13.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$400
$290
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$325/wk
Rent context available
13.3%YoY D7 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,029
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
402
15 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$959
Median rent · wk$230

Affordability

32%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $959/mo, while renters pay about $1,408/mo — renting runs $449/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$53K
Median rent · wk
$325
Owner mortgage · mo
$959

Household income

$53K household · yr-29.4% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$72K
Household
$53K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA951
Students265
Government2
  • Riverton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 959
  • Riverton and District High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 943
Crime 2024-25
18
1,749 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,749
Total incidents18· 2024-25
  • Assault975%
  • Break And Enter325%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Full data detail

Riverton SA — Property Data and Demographics

Riverton is a small community in South Australia within the Clare and Gilbert Valleys local government area (postcode 5412). It is home to about 1,029 residents, with a predominantly older resident base and a median age of 57. Households earn a median income of $53K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% 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 managers, labourers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $325. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $959.

Riverton is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 951, which is around the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA is low at 1,749 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.2% 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+0.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$959
Rent · wk(Census)$230
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$325
Population growth · Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)9,467
5-year growth+0.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.2%
20012025
Development · Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)23
Houses23
Units1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5412ATO
Negatively geared27 (3.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,259/yr
Landlords (rental income)77
Reported capital gains70
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,029
Median age57
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,023
Personal income · wk$536
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Area & amenity
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public1
Private0
Riverton District Soldiers' Memorial Hospitalpublic
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Riverton has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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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 · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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.

Riverton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Riverton in?

    Riverton is in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5412. Council-level context for Clare and Gilbert Valleys LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Riverton?

    The median weekly rent in Riverton is $325/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Riverton?

    Rent context available: Riverton 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 Riverton a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Riverton 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 Riverton?

    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 Riverton 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.