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Suburb profile ·Franklin Harbour LGA · SA ·5602

Mitchellville SA 5602

Mitchellville is in Franklin Harbour LGA, SA, postcode 5602, with population 21.

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.

Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. 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
$230/wk
Market rent signal
D4 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,367
1K via Franklin Harbour LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
502
21 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$230

Affordability

13%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$91K
Median rent · wk
$230

Household income

$91K household · yr+20.8% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$45K
Family
$98K
Household
$91K

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

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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

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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

4,296 people · 20224,332 by 2032 (+0.8%)

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

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

Located in South Australia within the Franklin Harbour local government area, Mitchellville is a small, quiet locality (postcode 5602). With a population of 21, the suburb has a blend of families and working-age professionals with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $91K 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 +0.6% 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 top ancestries reported are English, Irish, German.

The median weekly rent is $230 (Census 2021).

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.6% 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+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$230
Population growth · Franklin Harbour LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)1,367
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Franklin Harbour LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)6
Houses6
YoY change+0%
Employment · Franklin Harbour LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change+1.7pp
Mar-20Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5602ATO
Negatively geared6.5%
49 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,270/yr
Landlords (rental income)101
Reported capital gains76
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population21
Median age32
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,749
Personal income · wk$866
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,166 → $1,749
Change+50%
vs SA median+31.2 pp
gentrifyingvs SA 2016–21
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Franklin Harbour LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Cowell District Hospital and Aged Carepublic
Aged care · Franklin Harbour LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places22
Cowell Multi-Purpose Service22 places
Childcare · Franklin Harbour LGAACECQA
Services1
Approved places30
Exceeding NQS1
Cowell Early Childhood Centre30 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Mitchellville rests on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
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 Mitchellville 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
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

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

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

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

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

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

Lucky Bay most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$138/wk

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

Midgee most similar
similar suburb scale

pop same

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

Cowell most similar
similar rent profile

pop +1100 · rent -$30/wk

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

Mitchellville FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mitchellville in?

    Mitchellville is in the Franklin Harbour Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5602. Council-level context for Franklin Harbour LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mitchellville?

    The median weekly rent in Mitchellville is $230/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Mitchellville a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mitchellville?

    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.

  5. How often is the Mitchellville 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.