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Suburb profile ·Light LGA · SA ·5118

Hewett SA 5118

Hewett is in Light LGA, SA, postcode 5118, with population 2,961.

Median house No local house series
Median rent $762/wk Rent-pressure candidate
Gross yield Need rent + price
Population 2,961 3K local footprint
Schools 1 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

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

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

6
Available
0
Verify
2
Missing
Rent-pressure candidate

Hewett rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.

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Development momentum

181 latest-year approvals in Light, +0.0% YoY; population +1.5% YoY (1.8% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

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 · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Missing
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 · 1 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 · 7 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

Rent-pressure candidate

Hewett rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $762/wk.

Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.

Source level Suburb Confidence Good Period Q4 2025
$762/wk
Mar 2025 → Dec 2025 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$762
$645
Mar 2025Dec 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

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

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

Next step

Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.

Direct
6

Market rent, Crime, Schools, Transport

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
2

Property prices, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Hewett currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices.

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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

Property prices

Compare status

Compare-ready

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: 1 matched, including Hewett Primary School.
Crime: 1,148 per 100k at the Light LGA level.
Transport: 7 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,733
Median rent · wk$340

Full data detail

Hewett SA

Postcode 5118 · Light LGA

Hewett is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Light local government area (postcode 5118). With a population of 2,961, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $127K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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, clerical & administrative, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $762. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.

Hewett is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1006, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. The crime rate in the Light LGA is low at 1,148 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Pop. Growth+1.5% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage10/10
Education6/10
Economic10/10
Disadvantage9/10
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$340
Population
2,961
Demographics
Median age38
Household size3.2
HH income /wk$2,439
Personal income /wk$951
Mortgage /mth$1,733
Crime (Light LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)1,148
Total incidents34
Transport
Bus stops7
Schools (1)
Avg ICSEA1006
Total students400
Government1
Hewett Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1006
Population growth (Light LGA)
Population (2025)17,317
5-year growth+1.8% CAGR
YoY change+1.5%
Development (Light LGA)
Approvals (2026)181
Houses181
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · Q4 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 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: 2024-25
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Hewett FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Hewett in?

    Hewett is in the Light Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5118. Council-level context for Light LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Hewett?

    The median weekly rent in Hewett is $762/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Hewett?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Hewett rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Hewett a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Hewett show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Hewett?

    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.

  6. How often is the Hewett 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.