Sellicks Beach is in Onkaparinga LGA, SA, postcode 5174, with population 2,705.
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Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,391/mo, while renters pay about $2,643/mo — renting runs $1,252/mo higher on these medians.
Located in South Australia within the Onkaparinga local government area, Sellicks Beach is a smaller residential area (postcode 5174). It is home to about 2,705 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $74K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Sellicks Beach is $970,000, having climbed sharply by 11.2% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $610. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,391.
Public transport access includes 21 bus stops. The crime rate in the Onkaparinga LGA is below average at 2,440 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.3% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($970K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 13.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +11.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
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Sellicks Beach is in the Onkaparinga Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5174. Council-level context for Onkaparinga LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
The current median house price in Sellicks Beach, SA is $970K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
The median weekly rent in Sellicks Beach is $610/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
Rent context available: Sellicks Beach 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.
QuickProperty's investment signals for Sellicks Beach show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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.
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.