Houghton (postcode 5131) is a close-knit residential community in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area. It is home to about 511 residents, with a mature demographic and a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $123K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
Houghton has a median house price of $700,000, holding roughly steady year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $373 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,970.
The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is low at 1,174 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.8% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($700K/$980K). The price-to-income ratio of 5.7x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.