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Suburb profile ·Barossa LGA · SA ·5352

Rowland Flat SA 5352

Rowland Flat is in Barossa LGA, SA, postcode 5352, with population 110.

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.

$650/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 3 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$650
$250
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

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
$650/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
26,817
27K via Barossa LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,803
146 added 12mo · 14MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$2,182
Median rent · wk$312
Investor profile

Who invests in Rowland Flat

Owner-occupied 78%Rented 22%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.8%
193 of 459 landlords
Avg rental loss$5,932/yr
Landlords (rental income)459
Reported capital gains436
Investor exposure index(moderate vs national)69.4/100
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

66% of homes here are owner-occupied and 19% rented, with 6% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 66% owner-occupier / 19% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

33%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,182/mo, while renters pay about $2,817/mo — renting runs $635/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$102K
Median rent · wk
$650
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,182

Household income

$102K household · yr+35.2% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$56K
Family
$139K
Household
$102K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (32 households)
Owned outright
50%
Owned with mortgage
16%
Rented
19%
Dwelling structure15.0% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
109%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 67% drive, 0% public transport, 12% walk or cycle, 23% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Crime 2024-25
3
2,727 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,727
Total incidents3· 2024-25
  • Assault00%
  • Break And Enter1100%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud00%

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

Short-term rentals

5
active listings
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
60%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Population outlook

6,767 people · 20227,182 by 2032 (+6.1%)

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

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

Located in South Australia within the Barossa local government area, Rowland Flat is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 5352). The area has roughly 110 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $102K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% 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 managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are English, German, Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $650. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,182.

The crime rate in the Barossa LGA is below average at 2,727 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.7% 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+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$2,182
Rent · wk(Census)$312
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$650
Population growth · Barossa LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,817
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Barossa LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)194
Houses 93%Units 7%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Barossa LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5352ATO
Negatively geared5.8%
193 of filers
Avg rental loss$5,932/yr
Landlords (rental income)459
Reported capital gains436
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population110
Median age45
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,958
Personal income · wk$1,069
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,625 → $1,958
Change+20.5%
vs SA median+1.7 pp
Median rent+108%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining4
Hospitals · Barossa LGAAIHW
Public3
Private0
Angaston District Hospitalpublic
Mount Pleasant District Hospitalpublic
Tanunda War Memorial Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Barossa LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places296
Tanunda Lutheran Home120 places
Barossa Village Inc119 places
Wirraminna Care Residential Aged Care35 places
Pleasant Valley Aged Care Service22 places
Childcare · Barossa LGAACECQA
Services23
Approved places1,125
Exceeding NQS4
Stepping Stone Tanunda Childcare & Early Development Centre100 places
Redeemer Lutheran School Early Learning Centre85 places
Angaston Child Care & Early Learning Centre80 places
Camp Australia - Redeemer Lutheran School OSHC80 places
Southern Barossa Community Childcare80 places
Goodstart Early Learning Nuriootpa75 places
+17 more in Barossa LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Rowland Flat is usable as a read, though it still needs cross-checking.

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 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
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
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
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 Rowland Flat 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, and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; 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

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Altona most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$300/wk

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

Bethany most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$330/wk

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

Mount Crawford most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$290/wk

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

Rowland Flat FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Rowland Flat in?

    Rowland Flat is in the Barossa Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5352. Council-level context for Barossa LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Rowland Flat?

    The median weekly rent in Rowland Flat is $650/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Rowland Flat?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Rowland Flat 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.

  4. Is Rowland Flat a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Rowland Flat?

    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.

  6. How often is the Rowland Flat 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.