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Suburb profile ·Naracoorte Lucindale LGA · SA ·5271

Stewart Range SA 5271

Stewart Range is in Naracoorte Lucindale LGA, SA, postcode 5271, with population 67.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$105/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
8,930
9K via Naracoorte Lucindale LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,655
81 added 12mo · 12MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,083
Median rent · wk$105
Investor profile

Who invests in Stewart Range

Owner-occupied 68%Rented 32%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.2%
215 of 560 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,043/yr
Landlords (rental income)560
Reported capital gains448
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

42% of homes here are owner-occupied and 19% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 42% owner-occupier / 19% renter mix.

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

Affordability

9%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,083/mo, while renters pay about $455/mo — owning runs $628/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$62K
Median rent · wk
$105
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,083

Household income

$62K household · yr-18% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$63K
Household
$62K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (31 households)
Owned outright
42%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
19%
Dwelling structure11.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%
Crime 2024-25
2
2,985 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,985
Total incidents2· 2024-25
  • Assault150%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud150%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

2,451 people · 20222,543 by 2032 (+3.8%)

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

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

Stewart Range is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Naracoorte Lucindale local government area (postcode 5271). The area has roughly 67 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 +1.6% 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 managers, community & personal service, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $105 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.

The crime rate in the Naracoorte Lucindale LGA is below average at 2,985 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.2% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,083
Rent · wk(Census)$105
Population growth · Naracoorte Lucindale LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)8,930
5-year growth+0.1% CAGR
YoY change-0.2%
20012025
Development · Naracoorte Lucindale LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)12
Houses12
YoY change+0%
Employment · Naracoorte Lucindale LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.5%
YoY change+1.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5271ATO
Negatively geared4.2%
215 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,043/yr
Landlords (rental income)560
Reported capital gains448
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population67
Median age47
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,187
Personal income · wk$638
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,562 → $1,187
Change-24%
vs SA median-42.8 pp
Median rent+90.9%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Naracoorte Lucindale LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Naracoorte Health Servicepublic
Aged care · Naracoorte Lucindale LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places82
Longridge Aged Care52 places
Naracoorte Health Service30 places
Childcare · Naracoorte Lucindale LGAACECQA
Services6
Approved places252
Exceeding NQS2
Balharry Memorial Kindergarten54 places
Naracoorte Early Learning Centre50 places
Naracoorte North Kindergarten44 places
Our Patch at Naracoorte Primary School39 places
Naracoorte Child Day Care Centre35 places
Michelle DeGaris Memorial Kindergarten30 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Stewart Range rests on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Stewart Range is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Stewart Range feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Keppoch most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$15/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Cadgee most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$5/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Fox most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$5/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Stewart Range FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Stewart Range in?

    Stewart Range is in the Naracoorte Lucindale Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5271. Council-level context for Naracoorte Lucindale LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Stewart Range?

    The median weekly rent in Stewart Range is $105/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Stewart Range a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Stewart Range show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Stewart Range?

    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.

  5. How often is the Stewart Range 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.