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Suburb profile ·Tumby Bay LGA · SA ·5607

Ungarra SA 5607

Ungarra is in Tumby Bay LGA, SA, postcode 5607, with population 156.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. 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
$100/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,963
3K via Tumby Bay LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
1,605
96 added 12mo · 11MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$939
Median rent · wk$100
Investor profile

Who invests in Ungarra

Owner-occupied 86%Rented 14%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared5.4%
157 of 381 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,038/yr
Landlords (rental income)381
Reported capital gains270
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

74% of homes here are owner-occupied and 12% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

74% 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

8%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $939/mo, while renters pay about $433/mo — owning runs $506/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$64K
Median rent · wk
$100
Owner mortgage · mo
$939

Household income

$64K household · yr-15.5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$35K
Family
$81K
Household
$64K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
9
$650-999
7
$1,000-1,499
12
$1,500-1,999
3
$2,000-2,999
11
$3,000-3,999
0
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 3% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $333/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (58 households)
Owned outright
47%
Owned with mortgage
28%
Rented
12%
Dwelling structure18.8% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
90%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 65% drive, 0% public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 24% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1005
Students33
Government1
  • Ungarra Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1005

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.

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

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

Check the property

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

7,020 people · 20227,109 by 2032 (+1.3%)

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

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

Ungarra (postcode 5607) is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Tumby Bay local government area. The area has roughly 156 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 32. Households earn a median income of $64K 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 +0.3% 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, labourers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.

The median weekly rent is $100 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $939.

Ungarra is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1005, which is around the national average of 1,000.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.3% 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+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$939
Rent · wk(Census)$100
Population growth · Tumby Bay LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)2,963
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Tumby Bay LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)13
Houses13
YoY change+0%
Employment · Tumby Bay LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.6%
YoY change+2.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5607ATO
Negatively geared5.4%
157 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,038/yr
Landlords (rental income)381
Reported capital gains270
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population156
Median age32
Household size2.8
HH income · wk$1,224
Personal income · wk$680
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)8/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)8/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,089 → $1,224
Change+12.4%
vs SA median-6.4 pp
Median rent+11.1%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
Hospitals · Tumby Bay LGAAIHW
Public1
Private0
Tumby Bay Hospital and Health Servicespublic
Aged care · Tumby Bay LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places22
Tumby Bay Multi-Purpose Service22 places
Childcare · Tumby Bay LGAACECQA
Services2
Approved places75
Exceeding NQS0
Tumby Bay Kindergarten45 places
Tumby Bay & Districts OSHC30 places
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Ungarra leans on evidence that should be verified before a 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 falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

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
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Ungarra 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 hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime 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

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Yallunda Flat most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent +$25/wk

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

Port Neill most similar
similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent +$94/wk

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

Lipson most similar
similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent +$120/wk

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

Ungarra FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Ungarra in?

    Ungarra is in the Tumby Bay Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5607. Council-level context for Tumby Bay LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Ungarra?

    The median weekly rent in Ungarra is $100/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Ungarra a good investment?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ungarra?

    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.

  5. How often is the Ungarra 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.