Shea-Oak Log (postcode 5371) is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Light local government area. The area has roughly 141 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $90K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 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, professionals, managers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median weekly rent is $150 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
The crime rate in the Light LGA is below average at 2,837 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, 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.