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Suburb profile ·Onkaparinga LGA · SA ·5159

Flagstaff Hill SA 5159

Flagstaff Hill is in Onkaparinga LGA, SA, postcode 5159, with population 10,184.

Median house $1.0M +2.8% YoY
Median rent $688/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield 3.5% Below investor band
Population 10,184 10K local footprint
Schools 2 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Flagstaff Hill has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 59% of annual income. Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.

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Development momentum

892 latest-year approvals in Onkaparinga, +0.0% YoY; population +0.9% YoY (1.1% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · 2025-Q4 · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Available
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q4 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 40 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 59% of annual income. Snapshot rent $688/wk.

Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.

Source level Suburb Confidence Medium Period Q4 2025
$688/wk
Mar 2025 → Dec 2025 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$688
$578
Mar 2025Dec 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Flagstaff Hill has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Direct
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
1

Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Flagstaff Hill currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 2 matched, including Flagstaff Hill Primary School, Craigburn Primary School.
Crime: 933 per 100k at the Onkaparinga LGA level.
Transport: 40 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Flagstaff Hill SA

Postcode 5159 · Onkaparinga LGA

Flagstaff Hill is a well-established suburb in South Australia within the Onkaparinga local government area (postcode 5159). With a population of 10,184, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $108K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median house price in Flagstaff Hill is $1.0 million, having increased 2.8% over the past year. Units have a median price of $612,000 (+21.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $688. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Flagstaff Hill is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1070, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 40 bus stops. The crime rate in the Onkaparinga LGA is low at 933 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Flagstaff Hill offers a gross rental yield of 3.5%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.0M/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 9.4x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +2.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield3.5% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$1.0M/$950K Near Median
Affordability9.4x Moderate
Price Momentum+2.8% Stable
Pop. Growth+0.9% Stable
Development+0% Steady
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$60,397
Mean income$71,397
Earners7,464
YoY change+4%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education8/10
Economic8/10
Disadvantage9/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$1.0M
2.8% YoY
Median unit
$612K
21.7% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$385
Population
10,184
Demographics
Median age43
Household size2.7
HH income /wk$2,080
Personal income /wk$844
Mortgage /mth$1,733
Crime (Onkaparinga LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)933
Total incidents95
Transport
Bus stops40
Schools (2)
Avg ICSEA1070
Total students858
Government2
Flagstaff Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1067
Craigburn Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1074
Population growth (Onkaparinga LGA)
Population (2025)184,827
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
Development (Onkaparinga LGA)
Approvals (2026)892
Houses574
Units319
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets · 2025-Q4
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Q4 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 2 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2025-Q4
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Flagstaff Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Flagstaff Hill in?

    Flagstaff Hill is in the Onkaparinga Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5159. Council-level context for Onkaparinga LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Flagstaff Hill?

    The current median house price in Flagstaff Hill, SA is $1.0M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Flagstaff Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Flagstaff Hill is $688/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Flagstaff Hill?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 59% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Flagstaff Hill a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Flagstaff Hill show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Flagstaff Hill?

    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.

  7. How often is the Flagstaff Hill 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.