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Suburb Insights · SA 5117

Angle Vale, SA 5117 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Angle Vale is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, Australia, with a population of approximately 4,051, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 33 km from the Adelaide CBD, Angle Vale is a outer metro area in South Australia. The median household income is $116,896 per year.

Investment Score

69 / 100 Good

Angle Vale benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. While further from the city, improving transport links could boost future demand.

Location

Adelaide
Angle Vale
South Australia · 5117
33 km from Adelaide CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
5117

Official Australia Post postcode for Angle Vale. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
4,051

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
$350/wk

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$116,896/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
33 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
2

Estimated 2 parks and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$1,827/mo

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
94% houses

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Why People Like Living in Angle Vale

Who Angle Vale Suits

👨‍👩‍👧FamiliesSchool count or dwelling mix is lighter here.
📊InvestorsRent covers a solid share of the median mortgage.
🏡First-home buyersPrices sit above the South Australia median — stretch goal.
💼ProfessionalsAround 33 km from the CBD with good access.

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Rent sits within an affordable share of local incomes, supporting tenant demand.
  • Solid transport links into employment hubs.
  • Affordable entry point compared with inner-city suburbs.

Cons

  • Median mortgage sits above the South Australia state median — entry costs are stretched.
  • Long distance to the CBD (33 km) — plan for commute time or local employment.
  • New-estate oversupply risk — many similar homes can compete for the same buyers.
  • Fewer schools inside the suburb itself — verify catchments for neighbouring areas.

Investment Insight

4,051 residents places Angle Vale squarely in the middle of the South Australia suburb size distribution (state median 3,699), with market depth comparable to most SA localities. Median household income of $116,896/year runs 44% above the South Australia suburb median of $80,964, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Rent of $350/week (83% coverage of the $1,827/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $310/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 33 km from Adelaide, Angle Vale is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Separate houses make up 94% of dwellings — 21 percentage points above the South Australia median of 73% — pointing to a family-oriented, land-rich market where value is concentrated in the underlying block.

Investment Tip

This suburb suits long-term investors due to steady population growth and affordable entry prices. Look for established streets close to schools and shops rather than raw new-estate land. Local rents consume roughly 16% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.

Angle Vale vs South Australia Median

How Angle Vale stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Angle Vale sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricAngle ValeSA medianΔ vs state
Population4,0513,699+10%
Median household income$116,896/yr$80,964/yr+44%
Median rent (weekly)$350$320+9%
Median mortgage (monthly)$1,827$1,616+13%
Distance to CBD33 km13 km+154%
Separate houses94%73%+21pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Angle Vale — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

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Buy & Hold

Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Angle Vale's 4,051-person market and $116,896 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.

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Rental Yield

Moderate rental coverage: rent of $350/week covers 83% of a $1,827/month mortgage, leaving a $310/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.

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Renovation / Flip

With 94% houses in a 4,051-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Moderate

Capital-growth expectations for Angle Vale are modest for 2026 — incomes 44% above the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 4,051 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~83% of the typical mortgage ($1,517/month rent vs $1,827/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 69/100 places Angle Vale in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Angle Vale a good suburb for investment?

Angle Vale scores 69/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 4,051, median household income of $116,896/year and median weekly rent of $350. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.

What drives property demand in Angle Vale?

The main demand drivers in Angle Vale are an above-state-median household income of $116,896/year, a dwelling mix that is 94% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.

What is the population of Angle Vale?

Angle Vale has a usual resident population of approximately 4,051, compared with a South Australia suburb median of 3,699 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.

How far is Angle Vale from the Adelaide CBD?

Angle Vale sits 33 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is an outer-metro location; local employment and infrastructure announcements tend to move prices more than CBD connectivity alone.

What is the median rent in Angle Vale?

The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $350 in Angle Vale, equating to approximately $18,200/year in gross rental income (state median $320/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Angle Vale?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Angle Vale is $1,827, or approximately $21,924/year (vs $1,616/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.

Is Angle Vale cash-flow positive for investors?

A median weekly rent of $350 works out to $1,517/month, covering 83% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,827/month. That leaves a $310/month shortfall (around $3,720/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.

What are the main risks of investing in Angle Vale?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (4,051 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,827 median mortgage, the broader South Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.

How we built this Angle Vale profile

Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.

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