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Suburb profile ·Whyalla LGA · SA ·5608

Whyalla Stuart SA 5608

Whyalla Stuart is in Whyalla LGA, SA, postcode 5608, with population 6,476.

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$254/wk
-4.5% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$290
$252
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$254/wk
Rent context available
4.5%YoY D5 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
6,476
6K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
2,759
77 added 12mo · 16MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$967
Median rent · wk$160

Affordability

29%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $967/mo, while renters pay about $1,101/mo — renting runs $134/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$46K
Median rent · wk
$254
Owner mortgage · mo
$967

Household income

$46K household · yr-39.2% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$26K
Family
$66K
Household
$46K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA756
Students79
Government1
  • Whyalla Stuart Primary School R-6Primary · Government · ICSEA 756
Crime 2024-25
957
14,778 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k14,778
Total incidents957· 2024-25
  • Assault34075%
  • Break And Enter10723%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud92%

Full data detail

Whyalla Stuart SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Whyalla local government area, Whyalla Stuart is a moderately sized suburb (postcode 5608). It is home to about 6,476 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $46K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening 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 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 machinery operators & drivers, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $254. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $967.

Whyalla Stuart is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 756, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Whyalla LGA is higher than average at 14,778 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.7% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-0.7% Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$967
Rent · wk(Census)$160
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$254
Population growth · Whyalla LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)21,720
5-year growth-0.3% CAGR
YoY change-0.7%
20012025
Development · Whyalla LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)18
Houses16
Units2
YoY change+0%
Employment · Whyalla LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)13.7%
YoY change+8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5608ATO
Negatively geared259 (4.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$3,814/yr
Landlords (rental income)451
Reported capital gains222
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population6,476
Median age41
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$880
Personal income · wk$502
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics3
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining3
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Strong evidence

Whyalla Stuart has enough direct local evidence 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.

Whyalla Stuart FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Whyalla Stuart in?

    Whyalla Stuart is in the Whyalla Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5608. Council-level context for Whyalla LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Whyalla Stuart?

    The median weekly rent in Whyalla Stuart is $254/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Whyalla Stuart?

    Rent context available: Whyalla Stuart 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 Whyalla Stuart a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Whyalla Stuart?

    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 Whyalla Stuart 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.