Struan is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Naracoorte Lucindale local government area (postcode 5271). With a population of 40, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $84K 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 -0.2% 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 professionals, clerical & administrative, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $230 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,027.
The crime rate in the Naracoorte Lucindale LGA is moderate at 5,000 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, 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.