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Roseworthy SA 5371

Roseworthy is in Light LGA, SA, postcode 5371, with population 1,041.

The read

Livability-led

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$610/wk
Falling
-4.3% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$700
$610
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$610/wk
Rent context available
4.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,041
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Drive to city
49 min
60.7 km to Adelaide CBD · free-flow
Solar
677
156 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,603
Median rent · wk$350
Investor profile

Who invests in Roseworthy

Owner-occupied 93%Rented 7%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared6.7%
65 of 126 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,210/yr
Landlords (rental income)126
Reported capital gains61
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

91% of homes here are owner-occupied and 7% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

91% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,603/mo, while renters pay about $2,643/mo — renting runs $1,040/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$108K
Median rent · wk
$610
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,603

Household income

$108K household · yr+43.2% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$42K
Family
$120K
Household
$108K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
6
$300-649
19
$650-999
33
$1,000-1,499
40
$1,500-1,999
45
$2,000-2,999
71
$3,000-3,999
57
$4,000+
26

At the median asking rent, about 49% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,033/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (335 households)
Owned outright
36%
Owned with mortgage
55%
Rented
7%
Dwelling structure5.9% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 85% drive, 1% public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 9% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA1017
Students372
Government1
Independent1
  • Roseworthy Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 997
  • Trinity College RoseworthyPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1037
Crime 2024-25
35
3,362 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,362
Total incidents35· 2024-25
  • Assault440%
  • Break And Enter660%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Population outlook

9,764 people · 202210,504 by 2032 (+7.6%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Gawler - North SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Roseworthy SA — Property Data and Demographics

Roseworthy is a close-knit residential community in South Australia within the Light local government area (postcode 5371). With a population of 1,041, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $108K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% 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 technicians & trades, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The current median weekly rent is $610. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,603.

Roseworthy is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1017, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Light LGA is below average at 3,362 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.5% 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+1.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,603
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$610
Population growth · Light LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)17,317
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+1.5%
20012025
Development · Light LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)195
Houses195
YoY change+0%
Employment · Light LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5371ATO
Negatively geared6.7%
65 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,210/yr
Landlords (rental income)126
Reported capital gains61
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,041
Median age38
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,073
Personal income · wk$809
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,770 → $2,073
Change+17.1%
vs SA median-1.7 pp
Median rent+25%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · Light LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Kapunda Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Light LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places79
Wheatfields Incorporated53 places
Kapunda Homes26 places
Childcare · Light LGAACECQA
Services12
Approved places714
Exceeding NQS4
Stepping Stone Hewett Childcare & Early Development Centre130 places
Happy Haven OSHC Hewett75 places
Trinity College OSHC Roseworthy75 places · in suburb
Roseworthy ELC70 places · in suburb
Up N Grow Early Learning Centre65 places
Happy Haven OSHC Freeling55 places
+6 more in Light LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Roseworthy has enough direct local evidence 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 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 · 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.

Roseworthy FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Roseworthy in?

    Roseworthy is in the Light Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5371. Council-level context for Light LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Roseworthy?

    The median weekly rent in Roseworthy is $610/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Roseworthy?

    Rent context available: Roseworthy 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 Roseworthy a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Roseworthy 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 Roseworthy?

    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 Roseworthy 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.