Carey Gully SA 5144
Carey Gully is in Adelaide Hills LGA, SA, postcode 5144, with population 428.
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75 latest-year approvals in Adelaide Hills, +0.0% YoY; population +1.0% YoY (0.9% 5yr).
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Carey Gully has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Crime, Transport, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Carey Gully currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Carey Gully SA
Carey Gully is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area (postcode 5144). With a population of 428, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Carey Gully is $1.0 million, having remained flat 0% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,200.
Public transport access includes 15 bus stops. The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is low at 935 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Carey Gully offers a gross rental yield of 1.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.0M/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 11.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Carey Gully is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area (postcode 5144). With a population of 428, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $88K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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 professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Carey Gully is $1.0 million, having remained flat 0% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $300 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,200.
Public transport access includes 15 bus stops. The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is low at 935 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Carey Gully offers a gross rental yield of 1.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.0M/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 11.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Carey Gully FAQ
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What LGA is Carey Gully in?
Carey Gully is in the Adelaide Hills Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5144. Council-level context for Adelaide Hills LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Carey Gully?
The current median house price in Carey Gully, SA is $1.0M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Carey Gully?
The median weekly rent in Carey Gully is $300/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.
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Is Carey Gully a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Carey Gully show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. 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 Carey Gully?
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 Carey Gully 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.