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Suburb profile ·Mount Gambier LGA · SA ·5291

Suttontown SA 5291

Suttontown is in Mount Gambier LGA, SA, postcode 5291, with population 692.

The read

Livability-led

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

$560/wk
+4.2% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$610
$480
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$560/wk
Rent context available
4.2%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
692
692 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
2
Matched school context
D8 vs AU
Solar
2,159
130 added 12mo · 19MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,603
Median rent · wk$275

Affordability

24%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,603/mo, while renters pay about $2,427/mo — renting runs $824/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$121K
Median rent · wk
$560
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,603

Household income

$121K household · yr+60.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$49K
Family
$123K
Household
$121K

Schools

Total2
Avg ICSEA970
Students177
Government2
  • Suttontown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 960
  • Compton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 980
Crime 2024-25
43
6,214 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,214
Total incidents43· 2024-25
  • Assault563%
  • Break And Enter338%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Full data detail

Suttontown SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Mount Gambier local government area, Suttontown is a close-knit residential community (postcode 5291). It is home to about 692 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $121K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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 managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $560. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,603.

Suttontown is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 970, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mount Gambier LGA is moderate at 6,214 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$1,603
Rent · wk(Census)$275
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$560
Population growth · Mount Gambier LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)28,057
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.1%
20012025
Development · Mount Gambier LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)138
Houses118
Units20
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mount Gambier LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.4%
YoY change+1.7pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5291ATO
Negatively geared299 (5.2% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,276/yr
Landlords (rental income)705
Reported capital gains433
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population692
Median age38
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$2,330
Personal income · wk$938
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)5/10
Economic (IER)9/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining0
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Suttontown for a first-pass 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 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 · 2 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.

Suttontown FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Suttontown in?

    Suttontown is in the Mount Gambier Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5291. Council-level context for Mount Gambier LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Suttontown?

    The median weekly rent in Suttontown is $560/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Suttontown?

    Rent context available: Suttontown 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 Suttontown a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Suttontown 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 Suttontown?

    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 Suttontown 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.