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Suburb profile ·Adelaide Hills LGA · SA ·5134

Montacute SA 5134

Montacute is in Adelaide Hills LGA, SA, postcode 5134, with population 332.

Median house $920K -11.4% YoY
Median rent $450/wk Rent context available
Gross yield 2.5% Low yield band
Population 332 332 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Montacute has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Available
0
Verify
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Missing
Rent context available

Montacute has usable rent context. No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.

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Development momentum

75 latest-year approvals in Adelaide Hills, +0.0% YoY; population +1.0% YoY (0.9% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

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
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · 2024-Q4 · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Available
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q4 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · 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 Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Rent context available

Montacute has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $450/wk.

No strong rent pressure, affordability stress, or investor-rent signal is visible from the provided context.

Source level Suburb Confidence Good Period Q4 2025
$450/wk
Mar 2025 → Dec 2025 · 2 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$460
$450
Mar 2025Dec 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Montacute has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

Next step

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Direct
5

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Population growth

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
3

Schools, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Montacute currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Schools, Transport

Compare status

Compare-ready

Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 1,807 per 100k at the Adelaide Hills LGA level.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Montacute SA

Postcode 5134 · Adelaide Hills LGA

Montacute is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area (postcode 5134). With a population of 332, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $96K 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 +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 education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The median house price in Montacute is $920,000, having dropped significantly 11.4% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $450. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,221.

The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is low at 1,807 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Montacute offers a gross rental yield of 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($920K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 9.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -11.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield2.5% Low Yield
Price vs State$920K/$950K Near Median
Affordability9.6x Moderate
Price Momentum-11.4% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.0% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage10/10
Education10/10
Economic8/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$920K
-11.4% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$370
Population
332
Demographics
Median age46
Household size2.8
HH income /wk$1,850
Personal income /wk$805
Mortgage /mth$2,221
Crime (Adelaide Hills LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)1,807
Total incidents6
Population growth (Adelaide Hills LGA)
Population (2025)42,875
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+1%
Development (Adelaide Hills LGA)
Approvals (2026)75
Houses75
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets · 2024-Q4
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Q4 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2024-Q4
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Montacute FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Montacute in?

    Montacute is in the Adelaide Hills Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5134. Council-level context for Adelaide Hills LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Montacute?

    The current median house price in Montacute, SA is $920K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Montacute?

    The median weekly rent in Montacute is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Montacute?

    Rent context available: Montacute 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.

  5. Is Montacute a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Montacute show: Low Yield, Near Median, Moderate. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Montacute?

    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.

  7. How often is the Montacute 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.