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Yahl SA 5291

Yahl is in Grant LGA, SA, postcode 5291, with population 817.

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.

$600/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$600
$370
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
$600/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
817
817 local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,180
142 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$225
Investor profile

Who invests in Yahl

Owner-occupied 94%Rented 6%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.2%
299 of 705 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,276/yr
Landlords (rental income)705
Reported capital gains433
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

92% of homes here are owner-occupied and 6% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

92% 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

31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,603/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $997/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$100K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,603

Household income

$100K household · yr+32.5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$41K
Family
$106K
Household
$100K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
22
$650-999
33
$1,000-1,499
29
$1,500-1,999
28
$2,000-2,999
50
$3,000-3,999
31
$4,000+
18

At the median asking rent, about 53% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,000/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (240 households)
Owned outright
41%
Owned with mortgage
51%
Rented
6%
Dwelling structure8.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
1%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 85% drive, 0% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 11% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA974
Students117
Government1
  • Yahl Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 974
Crime 2024-25
6
734 per 100k
D1 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k734
Total incidents6· 2024-25
  • Assault267%
  • Break And Enter133%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Population outlook

6,329 people · 20226,180 by 2032 (-2.4%)

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

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

Located in South Australia within the Grant local government area, Yahl is a small locality (postcode 5291). The area has roughly 817 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $100K 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 +0.6% 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, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,603.

Yahl is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 974, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Grant LGA is low at 734 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.6% 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+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,603
Rent · wk(Census)$225
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$600
Population growth · Grant LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)9,223
5-year growth+1% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Grant LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)30
Houses30
YoY change+0%
Employment · Grant LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.8%
YoY change+1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5291ATO
Negatively geared5.2%
299 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,276/yr
Landlords (rental income)705
Reported capital gains433
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population817
Median age43
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$1,918
Personal income · wk$790
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,548 → $1,918
Change+23.9%
vs SA median+5.1 pp
Median rent+12.5%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Aged care · Grant LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places42
The Oaks Aged Care Facility42 places · in suburb
Childcare · Grant LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places90
Exceeding NQS0
Moorak Preschool40 places
Kirinari Kindergarten30 places
Allendale East Area School OSHC20 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Yahl has enough direct local evidence 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 · 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.

Yahl FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Yahl in?

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

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Yahl?

    The median weekly rent in Yahl is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Yahl?

    Rent context available: Yahl 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 Yahl a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Yahl 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 Yahl?

    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 Yahl 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.