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Suburb profile ·Victor Harbor LGA · SA ·5211

Inman Valley SA 5211

Inman Valley is in Victor Harbor LGA, SA, postcode 5211, with population 361.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$350/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$650
$350
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$350/wk
Rent context available
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
17,457
17K via Victor Harbor LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
6,805
354 added 12mo · 37MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,088
Median rent · wk$273
Investor profile

Who invests in Inman Valley

Owner-occupied 89%Rented 11%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4%
366 of 1,062 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,577/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,062
Reported capital gains1,085
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

83% of homes here are owner-occupied and 11% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

83% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,088/mo, while renters pay about $1,517/mo — renting runs $429/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$68K
Median rent · wk
$350
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,088

Household income

$68K household · yr-9.7% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$30K
Family
$75K
Household
$68K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
3
$300-649
19
$650-999
18
$1,000-1,499
34
$1,500-1,999
8
$2,000-2,999
26
$3,000-3,999
10
$4,000+
3

At the median asking rent, about 44% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,167/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (142 households)
Owned outright
41%
Owned with mortgage
42%
Rented
11%
Dwelling structure24.3% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 64% drive, 0% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 30% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
8
2,216 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,216
Total incidents8· 2024-25
  • Assault3100%
  • Break And Enter00%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

6,676 people · 20226,538 by 2032 (-2.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Yankalilla SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Inman Valley SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Victor Harbor local government area, Inman Valley is a quiet locality (postcode 5211). It is home to about 361 residents, with an older-leaning population and a median age of 54. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.8% 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 managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $350. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,088.

The crime rate in the Victor Harbor LGA is below average at 2,216 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +1.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,088
Rent · wk(Census)$273
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$350
Population growth · Victor Harbor LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)17,457
5-year growth+1.7% CAGR
YoY change+1.8%
20012025
Development · Victor Harbor LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)331
Houses 91%Units 9%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Victor Harbor LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.9%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5211ATO
Negatively geared4%
366 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,577/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,062
Reported capital gains1,085
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population361
Median age54
Household size2.5
HH income · wk$1,307
Personal income · wk$577
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,208 → $1,307
Change+8.2%
vs SA median-10.6 pp
Median rent+36.5%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Victor Harbor LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
South Coast District Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Victor Harbor LGAGEN
Facilities3
Residential places278
Estia Health Encounter Bay127 places
Bolton Clarke Ross Robertson91 places
McCracken Views Residential Care60 places
Childcare · Victor Harbor LGAACECQA
Services9
Approved places475
Exceeding NQS1
Victor Harbor World of Learning79 places
Victor Harbor Childcare and Education Centre70 places
Little Investigators Early Learners Centre66 places
YMCA Victor Harbor R-7 OSHC65 places
Encounter Lutheran Early Learning Centre60 places
YMCA Encounter Lutheran OSHC60 places
+3 more in Victor Harbor LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Inman Valley is usable as a read, though it still needs cross-checking.

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.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

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
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Inman Valley is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Inman Valley feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Waitpinga most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$100/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Lower Inman Valley most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +200 · rent -$85/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Hindmarsh Valley most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop +300 · rent -$45/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Inman Valley FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Inman Valley in?

    Inman Valley is in the Victor Harbor Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5211. Council-level context for Victor Harbor LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Inman Valley?

    The median weekly rent in Inman Valley is $350/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Inman Valley?

    Rent context available: Inman Valley 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.

  4. Is Inman Valley a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Inman Valley 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 Inman Valley?

    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 Inman Valley 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.