Blakiston SA 5250
Blakiston is in Mount Barker LGA, SA, postcode 5250, with population 377.
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503 latest-year approvals in Mount Barker, +0.0% YoY; population +3.2% YoY (3.4% 5yr).
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Blakiston depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.
The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Schools, and Hospitals.
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Crime, Transport, Population growth, Building approvals
Market rent
Property prices, Schools, Hospitals
Blakiston currently reads as a verify-first candidate.
Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Schools
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Blakiston SA
Blakiston is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Mount Barker local government area (postcode 5250). With a population of 377, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $135K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.2% 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median weekly rent is $550 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,134.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Mount Barker LGA is low at 531 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Blakiston is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Mount Barker local government area (postcode 5250). With a population of 377, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $135K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.2% 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, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median weekly rent is $550 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,134.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Mount Barker LGA is low at 531 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Blakiston FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Blakiston in?
Blakiston is in the Mount Barker Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5250. Council-level context for Mount Barker LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Blakiston?
The median weekly rent in Blakiston is $550/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
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Is Blakiston a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Blakiston show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Blakiston?
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.
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How often is the Blakiston 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.