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Suburb profile ·Yorke Peninsula LGA · SA ·5552

Sunnyvale SA 5552

Sunnyvale is in Yorke Peninsula LGA, SA, postcode 5552, with population 38.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

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
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
12,242
12K via Yorke Peninsula LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
92
4 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$848
Median rent · wk

Household income

$117K household · yr+55.4% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$63K
Family
$143K
Household
$117K
Crime 2024-25
3
7,895 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,895
Total incidents3· 2024-25
  • Assault0
  • Break And Enter0
  • Drug Offences0
  • Fraud0

Population outlook

7,656 people · 20227,539 by 2032 (-1.5%)

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

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

Located in South Australia within the Yorke Peninsula local government area, Sunnyvale is a small, quiet locality (postcode 5552). It is home to about 38 residents, with a blend of families and working-age professionals and a median age of 34. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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 managers, clerical & administrative, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

The median monthly mortgage repayment is $848.

The crime rate in the Yorke Peninsula LGA is moderate at 7,895 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% 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+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$848
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · Yorke Peninsula LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,242
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Yorke Peninsula LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)78
Houses78
YoY change+0%
Employment · Yorke Peninsula LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.8%
YoY change+1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5552ATO
Negatively geared2.5%
5 of filers
Avg rental loss$2,188/yr
Landlords (rental income)21
Reported capital gains25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population38
Median age34
Household size3
HH income · wk$2,250
Personal income · wk$1,208
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)7/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$2,125 → $2,250
Change+5.9%
vs SA median-12.9 pp
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Yorke Peninsula LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital (Maitland)public
Southern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Yorketown)public
Aged care · Yorke Peninsula LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places146
Eldercare The Village60 places
Melaleuca Court Nursing Home35 places
Ardrossan Community Hostel33 places
Eldercare - South Park Minlaton18 places
Childcare · Yorke Peninsula LGAACECQA
Services8
Approved places311
Exceeding NQS3
Minlaton Family Centre82 places
Central Yorke Early Learning Centre41 places
Minlaton District Early Learning Centre40 places
Maitland Family Centre39 places
Yorketown Community Children's Centre34 places
Yorketown Area School OSHC30 places
+2 more in Yorke Peninsula LGA
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Sunnyvale is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

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
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

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 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 Sunnyvale 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Check nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings for firmer comparables before making this a shortlist 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 Sunnyvale feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Foul Bay better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Bluff Beach better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Winulta better covered
similar suburb scale better market coverage

pop same · adds rent coverage · stronger market coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Sunnyvale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Sunnyvale in?

    Sunnyvale is in the Yorke Peninsula Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5552. Council-level context for Yorke Peninsula LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Sunnyvale a good investment?

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

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Sunnyvale?

    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.

  4. How often is the Sunnyvale 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.