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Suburb profile ·Mid Murray LGA · SA ·5356

Truro SA 5356

Truro is in Mid Murray LGA, SA, postcode 5356, with population 523.

The read

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$450/wk
Dec 2025 → Mar 2026 · 2 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$450
$450
Dec 2025Mar 2026
What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
523
523 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
252
13 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,200
Median rent · wk$257
Investor profile

Who invests in Truro

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared3.5%
17 of 52 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,890/yr
Landlords (rental income)52
Reported capital gains32
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

86% of homes here are owner-occupied and 14% rented, with 4% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

86% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

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

Affordability

27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,200/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $750/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$86K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,200

Household income

$86K household · yr+14.5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$39K
Family
$96K
Household
$86K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
20
$650-999
16
$1,000-1,499
35
$1,500-1,999
25
$2,000-2,999
47
$3,000-3,999
15
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 45% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (182 households)
Owned outright
36%
Owned with mortgage
50%
Rented
14%
Dwelling structure8.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
99%
Townhouse / semi
2%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 84% drive, 0% public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 8% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA987
Students22
Government1
  • Truro Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 987

Livability

18/ 100 livability index

Top 82% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 18% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access32
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals25

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime 2024-25
8
1,530 per 100k
D2 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,530
Total incidents8· 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

Population outlook

6,756 people · 20226,646 by 2032 (-1.6%)

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

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

Truro is a close-knit residential community in South Australia within the Mid Murray local government area (postcode 5356). With a population of 523, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $86K 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 +0.8% 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 labourers, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.

The current median weekly rent is $450. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,200.

Truro is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 987, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mid Murray LGA is low at 1,530 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.8% 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+0.8%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,200
Rent · wk(Census)$257
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$450
Population growth · Mid Murray LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)9,674
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.8%
20012025
Development · Mid Murray LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)129
Houses129
YoY change+0%
Employment · Mid Murray LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5.2%
YoY change+1.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5356ATO
Negatively geared3.5%
17 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,890/yr
Landlords (rental income)52
Reported capital gains32
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population523
Median age42
Household size2.7
HH income · wk$1,658
Personal income · wk$741
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,300 → $1,658
Change+27.5%
vs SA median+8.7 pp
Median rent+14.2%
gentrifyingvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining3
Hospitals · Mid Murray LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Mannum District Hospitalpublic
Aged care · Mid Murray LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places60
Aminya Village Hostel60 places
Childcare · Mid Murray LGAACECQA
Services5
Approved places152
Exceeding NQS1
Mannum Kindergarten41 places
Swan Reach and Area Kindergarten30 places
Morgan Kindergarten29 places
Cambrai Preschool28 places
Happy Haven OSHC Mannum24 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

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

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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
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.

Truro FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Truro in?

    Truro is in the Mid Murray Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5356. Council-level context for Mid Murray LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Truro?

    The median weekly rent in Truro is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Truro?

    Rent context available: Truro 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.

  4. Is Truro a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Truro 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 Truro?

    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 Truro 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.