Noarlunga Centre is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Onkaparinga local government area (postcode 5168). It is home to about 203 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $59K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% 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 community & personal service, labourers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
The median house price in Noarlunga Centre is $715,000, having moved lower by 3.5% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $465. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 25 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Onkaparinga LGA is higher than average at 440,394 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.4% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($715K/$980K). The price-to-income ratio of 12.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.