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Suburb profile ·Prospect LGA · SA ·5082

Thorngate SA 5082

Thorngate is in Prospect LGA, SA, postcode 5082, with population 180.

Median house $2.1M -28.3% YoY
Median rent $335/wk Rent context available
Gross yield 0.8% Low yield band
Population 180 180 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

Strong evidence

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

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

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Rent context available

Thorngate 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

124 latest-year approvals in Prospect, +0.0% YoY; population +0.5% YoY (1.1% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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.

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 · 2025-Q3 · 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 · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
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

Thorngate has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $335/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
$335/wk
Mar 2025 → Dec 2025 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$790
$285
Mar 2025Dec 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

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

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

Next step

Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.

Direct
6

Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
2

Schools, Hospitals

Decision intelligence
Thin-context

Thorngate currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks.

Recommended next step

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

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. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

Schools

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Use as context

Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Thorngate 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 and hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete 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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Medindie Gardens most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +200 · house -$150K · rent +$105/wk

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

Collinswood most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +1300 · house +$250K · rent -$35/wk

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

Fitzroy most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +600 · house +$487.5K · rent +$15/wk

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

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: 56,111 per 100k at the Prospect LGA level.
Transport: 2 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Thorngate SA

Postcode 5082 · Prospect LGA

Thorngate is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Prospect local government area (postcode 5082). With a population of 180, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $163K 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 +0.5% 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 professional services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Greek.

The median house price in Thorngate is $2.1 million, having dropped significantly 28.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $335. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,763.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Prospect LGA is higher than average at 56,111 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Thorngate offers a gross rental yield of 0.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.1M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 13.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -28.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield0.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.1M/$950K Above Median
Affordability13.2x Stretched
Price Momentum-28.3% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.5% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage9/10
Education10/10
Economic4/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$2.1M
-28.3% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$380
Population
180
Demographics
Median age47
Household size2.8
HH income /wk$3,125
Personal income /wk$929
Mortgage /mth$2,763
Crime (Prospect LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)56,111
Total incidents101
Transport
Bus stops2
Population growth (Prospect LGA)
Population (2025)23,459
5-year growth+1.1% CAGR
YoY change+0.5%
Development (Prospect LGA)
Approvals (2026)124
Houses19
Units105
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets · 2025-Q3
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 · Stop-level feed
Available
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: 2025-Q3
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Thorngate FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Thorngate in?

    Thorngate is in the Prospect Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5082. Council-level context for Prospect LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Thorngate?

    The current median house price in Thorngate, SA is $2.1M, 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 Thorngate?

    The median weekly rent in Thorngate is $335/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Thorngate?

    Rent context available: Thorngate 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 Thorngate a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Thorngate?

    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 Thorngate 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.