Medindie Gardens SA 5081
Medindie Gardens is in Prospect LGA, SA, postcode 5081, with population 352.
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Medindie Gardens has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Medindie Gardens rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Medindie Gardens rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $630/wk.
Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
Medindie Gardens has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport
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Schools, Hospitals
Medindie Gardens currently reads as a premium-market candidate with a livability-led secondary angle.
Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Medindie Gardens SA
Medindie Gardens is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Prospect local government area (postcode 5081). With a population of 352, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $155K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% 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, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Greek.
The median house price in Medindie Gardens is $2.0 million, having declined 7.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $630. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Prospect LGA is low at 1,705 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Medindie Gardens offers a gross rental yield of 1.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.0M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 12.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -7.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Medindie Gardens is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Prospect local government area (postcode 5081). With a population of 352, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $155K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% 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, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Greek.
The median house price in Medindie Gardens is $2.0 million, having declined 7.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $630. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Prospect LGA is low at 1,705 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Medindie Gardens offers a gross rental yield of 1.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.0M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 12.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -7.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Medindie Gardens FAQ
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What LGA is Medindie Gardens in?
Medindie Gardens is in the Prospect Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5081. Council-level context for Prospect LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Medindie Gardens?
The current median house price in Medindie Gardens, SA is $2.0M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Medindie Gardens?
The median weekly rent in Medindie Gardens is $630/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Medindie Gardens?
Rent-pressure candidate: Medindie Gardens 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.
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Is Medindie Gardens a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Medindie Gardens show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. 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 Medindie Gardens?
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 Medindie Gardens 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.