Callington SA 5254
Callington is in Mount Barker LGA, SA, postcode 5254, with population 625.
Strong evidence
Callington has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Callington has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
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Rent context available
Callington has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $380/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
Callington has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Market rent, Crime, Schools, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Hospitals, Transport
Callington currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Population movement supports a growth-led read. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read.
Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Transport
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Full data detail
Callington SA
Callington is a small community in South Australia within the Mount Barker local government area (postcode 5254). With a population of 625, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 technicians & trades, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $380. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,200.
Callington is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 975, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mount Barker LGA is below average at 3,200 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.
Callington is a small community in South Australia within the Mount Barker local government area (postcode 5254). With a population of 625, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 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 technicians & trades, labourers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $380. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,200.
Callington is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 975, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mount Barker LGA is below average at 3,200 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.
Callington FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Callington in?
Callington is in the Mount Barker Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5254. 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 Callington?
The median weekly rent in Callington is $380/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Callington?
Rent context available: Callington 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.
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Is Callington a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Callington 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 Callington?
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 Callington 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.