Fitzroy SA 5082
Fitzroy is in Prospect LGA, SA, postcode 5082, with population 783.
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Fitzroy has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Fitzroy 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
Fitzroy has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $320/wk.
No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.
Fitzroy has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Schools, Hospitals
Fitzroy currently reads as a premium-market candidate with a livability-led secondary angle.
Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Fitzroy SA
Fitzroy is a small community in South Australia within the Prospect local government area (postcode 5082). With a population of 783, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $124K 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 +0.5% 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median house price in Fitzroy is $2.6 million, having dropped significantly 49.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $320. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Prospect LGA is below average at 3,065 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Fitzroy offers a gross rental yield of 0.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.6M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 21.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -49.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Fitzroy is a small community in South Australia within the Prospect local government area (postcode 5082). With a population of 783, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $124K 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 +0.5% 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, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median house price in Fitzroy is $2.6 million, having dropped significantly 49.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $320. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Prospect LGA is below average at 3,065 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Fitzroy offers a gross rental yield of 0.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.6M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 21.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -49.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Fitzroy FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Fitzroy in?
Fitzroy is in the Prospect Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5082. Council-level context for Prospect 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 Fitzroy?
The current median house price in Fitzroy, SA is $2.6M, 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 Fitzroy?
The median weekly rent in Fitzroy is $320/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 Fitzroy?
Rent context available: Fitzroy 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 Fitzroy a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Fitzroy show: Low Yield, Above 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 Fitzroy?
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 Fitzroy 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.