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Suburb profile ·Port Augusta LGA · SA ·5710

Stirling North SA 5710

Stirling North is in Port Augusta LGA, SA, postcode 5710, with population 2,793.

The read

Affordability-first

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$420/wk
+10.8% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$430
$358
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$420/wk
Rent context available
10.8%YoY D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,793
3K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
789
17 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,306
Median rent · wk$250

Affordability

23%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,306/mo, while renters pay about $1,820/mo — renting runs $514/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$95K
Median rent · wk
$420
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,306

Household income

$95K household · yr+26.5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$48K
Family
$112K
Household
$95K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA938
Students317
Government1
  • Stirling North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 938
Crime 2024-25
107
3,831 per 100k
D6 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,831
Total incidents107· 2024-25
  • Assault6181%
  • Break And Enter1216%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud23%

Full data detail

Stirling North SA — Property Data and Demographics

Stirling North is a smaller residential area in South Australia within the Port Augusta local government area (postcode 5710). The area has roughly 2,793 residents and a mix of families and early-career residents, with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $95K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% 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, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $420. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,306.

Stirling North is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 938, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Port Augusta LGA is below average at 3,831 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.1% 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+0.1%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,306
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$420
Population growth · Port Augusta LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)14,469
5-year growth+0.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Port Augusta LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6
Houses6
Units1
YoY change+0%
Employment · Port Augusta LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)13.4%
YoY change+7.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5710ATO
Negatively geared86 (6.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,953/yr
Landlords (rental income)168
Reported capital gains84
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,793
Median age35
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,831
Personal income · wk$925
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
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Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Stirling North 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 · 1 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.

Stirling North FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Stirling North in?

    Stirling North is in the Port Augusta Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5710. Council-level context for Port Augusta LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Stirling North?

    The median weekly rent in Stirling North is $420/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Stirling North?

    Rent context available: Stirling North 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 Stirling North a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Stirling North 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 Stirling North?

    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 Stirling North 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.