Mallala SA 5502
Mallala is in Adelaide Plains LGA, SA, postcode 5502, with population 1,042.
Strong evidence
Mallala has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Weekly rent screens at about 47% of annual income. Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 47% of annual income. Snapshot rent $400/wk.
Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
Mallala has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Market rent, Crime, Schools, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Hospitals, Transport
Mallala currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Population movement supports a growth-led read. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices, Transport.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Property prices, Transport
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Price history
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Full data detail
Mallala SA
Mallala is a small community in South Australia within the Adelaide Plains local government area (postcode 5502). With a population of 1,042, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $80K 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 +3.8% 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 labourers, managers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward admin services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $400. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,192.
Mallala is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 982, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Adelaide Plains LGA is below average at 2,783 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.8% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Mallala is a small community in South Australia within the Adelaide Plains local government area (postcode 5502). With a population of 1,042, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $80K 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 +3.8% 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 labourers, managers, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward admin services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $400. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,192.
Mallala is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 982, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Adelaide Plains LGA is below average at 2,783 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.8% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Mallala FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Mallala in?
Mallala is in the Adelaide Plains Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5502. Council-level context for Adelaide Plains LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Mallala?
The median weekly rent in Mallala is $400/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
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What does the rent signal say about Mallala?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 47% 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.
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Is Mallala a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Mallala show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mallala?
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.
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How often is the Mallala 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.