Stepney SA 5069
Stepney is in Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA, SA, postcode 5069, with population 942.
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Stepney has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Hospitals. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Stepney rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Stepney rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $798/wk.
Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
Stepney has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Hospitals. 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, Hospitals
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Schools
Stepney currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. 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.
Schools
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Stepney SA
Stepney is a small community in South Australia within the Norwood Payneham and St Peters local government area (postcode 5069). With a population of 942, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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 professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median house price in Stepney is $1.4 million, having declined 5.8% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $798. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital. The crime rate in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA is higher than average at 8,280 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Stepney offers a gross rental yield of 2.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.4M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 14.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -5.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Stepney is a small community in South Australia within the Norwood Payneham and St Peters local government area (postcode 5069). With a population of 942, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $98K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% 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 professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median house price in Stepney is $1.4 million, having declined 5.8% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $798. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,000.
Public transport access includes 7 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital. The crime rate in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA is higher than average at 8,280 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Stepney offers a gross rental yield of 2.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.4M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 14.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -5.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Stepney FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Stepney in?
Stepney is in the Norwood Payneham and St Peters Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5069. Council-level context for Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Stepney?
The current median house price in Stepney, SA is $1.4M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Stepney?
The median weekly rent in Stepney is $798/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Stepney?
Rent-pressure candidate: Stepney 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.
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Is Stepney a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Stepney show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. 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 Stepney?
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 Stepney 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.