Roxby Downs SA 5725
Roxby Downs is in Roxby Downs LGA, SA, postcode 5725, with population 3,671.
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Roxby Downs has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Gross rent yield screens at about 10.9%. Verify price and rent freshness before modelling the deal.
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Rent-led investor candidate
Gross rent yield screens at about 10.9%. Snapshot rent $355/wk.
Verify price and rent freshness before modelling the deal.
Roxby Downs has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. 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, Schools
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Transport
Roxby Downs currently reads as a income-first candidate with a affordability-first secondary angle.
Gross yield screens at about 10.9%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Missing evidence to verify: Transport.
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Gross yield screens at about 10.9%. Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Transport
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Roxby Downs SA
Roxby Downs is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Roxby Downs local government area (postcode 5725). With a population of 3,671, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $163K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Units have a median price of $170,000 (-3.4% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $355. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 10.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Roxby Downs is served by 2 schools, including 2 combined. The average ICSEA score is 948, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Roxby Downs LGA is below average at 3,214 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Roxby Downs offers a gross rental yield of 10.9%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($170K/$950K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 1.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -3.4% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year indicates declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Roxby Downs is a smaller suburb in South Australia within the Roxby Downs local government area (postcode 5725). With a population of 3,671, the suburb has a young professional demographic with a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $163K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.2% 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Units have a median price of $170,000 (-3.4% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $355. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 10.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Roxby Downs is served by 2 schools, including 2 combined. The average ICSEA score is 948, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Roxby Downs LGA is below average at 3,214 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Roxby Downs offers a gross rental yield of 10.9%, rated as high yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($170K/$950K), suggesting a potential value opportunity. The price-to-income ratio of 1.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -3.4% year-on-year. Population growth of -0.2% year-on-year indicates declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Roxby Downs FAQ
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What LGA is Roxby Downs in?
Roxby Downs is in the Roxby Downs Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5725. Council-level context for Roxby Downs LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Roxby Downs?
The median weekly rent in Roxby Downs is $355/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-led investor candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Roxby Downs?
Rent-led investor candidate: Gross rent yield screens at about 10.9%. 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 Roxby Downs a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Roxby Downs show: High Yield, Below Median, Affordable. 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 Roxby Downs?
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 Roxby Downs 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.