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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Baudin Beach is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 94, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 116 km from the Adelaide CBD, Baudin Beach is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $45,032 per year.
Household earnings in Baudin Beach are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Baudin Beach. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Baudin Beach on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Baudin Beach is a smaller community of 94 — about 3% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Baudin Beach's median household income of $45,032/year is 44% below the South Australia suburb median ($80,964) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Median weekly rent of $185 equates to $802/month — about 93% of the median mortgage repayment of $867/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. Baudin Beach is 116 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Baudin Beach stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Baudin Beach sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Baudin Beach | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 94 | 3,699 | -97% |
| Median household income | $45,032/yr | $80,964/yr | -44% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $185 | $320 | -42% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $867 | $1,616 | -46% |
| Distance to CBD | 116 km | 13 km | +792% |
| Separate houses | 63% | 73% | -10pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Baudin Beach — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 94 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $185/week (~$802/month) covers 93% of the $867/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $65/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 63% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 73% SA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Baudin Beach are modest for 2026 — incomes 44% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 94 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~93% of the typical mortgage ($802/month rent vs $867/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 24/100 places Baudin Beach in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Baudin Beach scores 24/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 94, median household income of $45,032/year and median weekly rent of $185. 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.
The main demand drivers in Baudin Beach are a median household income of $45,032/year, a dwelling mix that is 63% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 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.
Baudin Beach has a usual resident population of approximately 94, compared with a South Australia suburb median of 3,699 — placing it in the lower 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.
Baudin Beach sits 116 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $185 in Baudin Beach, equating to approximately $9,620/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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Baudin Beach is $867, or approximately $10,404/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.
A median weekly rent of $185 works out to $802/month, covering 93% of the median mortgage repayment of $867/month. That leaves a $65/month shortfall (around $780/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.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (94 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $867 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($45,032 vs $80,964 state median), 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.
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.