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Wasleys SA 5400

Wasleys is in Light LGA, SA, postcode 5400, with population 885.

The read

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$280/wk
Mar 2025 → Sep 2025 · 2 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Sep 2025
$525
$490
Mar 2025Sep 2025
What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$280/wk
Market rent signal
D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
885
885 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
341
23 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,451
Median rent · wk$280
Investor profile

Who invests in Wasleys

Owner-occupied 95%Rented 5%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.1%
34 of 73 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,769/yr
Landlords (rental income)73
Reported capital gains32
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

93% of homes here are owner-occupied and 5% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

93% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

16%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,451/mo, while renters pay about $1,213/mo — owning runs $238/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$88K
Median rent · wk
$280
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,451

Household income

$88K household · yr+17.3% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$104K
Household
$88K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
21
$650-999
33
$1,000-1,499
44
$1,500-1,999
32
$2,000-2,999
70
$3,000-3,999
21
$4,000+
15

At the median asking rent, about 21% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $933/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (262 households)1.9% social housing
Owned outright
24%
Owned with mortgage
68%
Rented
5%
Dwelling structure7.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 83% drive, 0% public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 9% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1022
Students33
Government1
  • Wasleys Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1022
Crime 2024-25
9
1,017 per 100k
D1 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,017
Total incidents9· 2024-25
  • Assault583%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud117%

Population outlook

10,184 people · 202210,874 by 2032 (+6.8%)

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

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

Located in South Australia within the Light local government area, Wasleys is a small locality (postcode 5400). With a population of 885, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $88K 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 +1.5% 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 technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The median weekly rent is $280 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,451.

Wasleys is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1022, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Light LGA is low at 1,017 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.5% 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+1.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,451
Rent · wk(Census)$280
Population growth · Light LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)17,317
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+1.5%
20012025
Development · Light LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)195
Houses195
YoY change+0%
Employment · Light LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.7%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5400ATO
Negatively geared5.1%
34 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,769/yr
Landlords (rental income)73
Reported capital gains32
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population885
Median age30
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,698
Personal income · wk$584
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)4/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,379 → $1,698
Change+23.1%
vs SA median+4.3 pp
Median rent+9.8%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Light LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Kapunda Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Light LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places79
Wheatfields Incorporated53 places
Kapunda Homes26 places
Childcare · Light LGAACECQA
Services12
Approved places714
Exceeding NQS4
Stepping Stone Hewett Childcare & Early Development Centre130 places
Happy Haven OSHC Hewett75 places
Trinity College OSHC Roseworthy75 places
Roseworthy ELC70 places
Up N Grow Early Learning Centre65 places
Happy Haven OSHC Freeling55 places
+6 more in Light LGA
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Verify-heavy evidence

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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 · 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.

Wasleys FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Wasleys in?

    Wasleys is in the Light Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5400. Council-level context for Light LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Wasleys?

    The median weekly rent in Wasleys is $280/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Wasleys a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wasleys?

    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 Wasleys 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.