Direk SA 5110
Direk is in Salisbury LGA, SA, postcode 5110, with population 913.
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Direk has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Direk 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
Direk has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $575/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
Direk has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Population growth
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Schools, Hospitals, Transport
Direk currently reads as a verify-first candidate.
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Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Direk SA
Direk is a small community in South Australia within the Salisbury local government area (postcode 5110). With a population of 913, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 28. Households earn a median income of $87K 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 +0.3% 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 labourers, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Direk is $775,000, having grown strongly 6.9% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $575. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,487.
The crime rate in the Salisbury LGA is moderate at 7,119 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Direk offers a gross rental yield of 3.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($775K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 8.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +6.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Direk is a small community in South Australia within the Salisbury local government area (postcode 5110). With a population of 913, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 28. Households earn a median income of $87K 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 +0.3% 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 labourers, community & personal service, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Direk is $775,000, having grown strongly 6.9% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $575. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,487.
The crime rate in the Salisbury LGA is moderate at 7,119 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Direk offers a gross rental yield of 3.9%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($775K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 8.9x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +6.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Direk FAQ
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What LGA is Direk in?
Direk is in the Salisbury Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5110. Council-level context for Salisbury 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 Direk?
The current median house price in Direk, SA is $775K, 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 Direk?
The median weekly rent in Direk is $575/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 Direk?
Rent context available: Direk 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 Direk a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Direk show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Moderate. 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 Direk?
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 Direk 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.