Located in South Australia within the Norwood Payneham and St Peters local government area, Heathpool is a close-knit residential community (postcode 5068). The area has roughly 596 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $128K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Heathpool has a median house price of $2.5 million, which has jumped by 33.7% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $861. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
The crime rate in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA is below average at 2,685 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Gross rental yield sits at around 1.8% (low yield). Property prices are above the state median ($2.5M/$980K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 19.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +33.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.