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Suburb Insights · SA 5201

Blackfellows Creek, SA 5201 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Blackfellows Creek is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 28, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 38 km from the Adelaide CBD, Blackfellows Creek is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $60,632 per year.

Investment Score

31 / 100 Weak

Lower income levels in Blackfellows Creek typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.

Location

Adelaide
Blackfellows Creek
South Australia · 5201
38 km from Adelaide CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
5201

Official Australia Post postcode for Blackfellows Creek. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
28

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

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

Median household income
$60,632/yr

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

Distance to CBD
38 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
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
$2,167/mo

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

Home type
57% houses

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

Investment Insight

Blackfellows Creek is a smaller community of 28 — about 1% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Blackfellows Creek's median household income of $60,632/year is 25% 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. At 38 km from Adelaide, Blackfellows Creek is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Only 57% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 73% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.

Blackfellows Creek vs South Australia Median

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

MetricBlackfellows CreekSA medianΔ vs state
Population283,699-99%
Median household income$60,632/yr$80,964/yr-25%
Median mortgage (monthly)$2,167$1,616+34%
Distance to CBD38 km13 km+192%
Separate houses57%73%-16pp

Investor Checklist

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

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 28 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Blackfellows Creek. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.

Renovation / Flip

Only 57% 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.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Blackfellows Creek are modest for 2026 — incomes 25% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 28 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Blackfellows Creek. The EquitySight investment score of 31/100 places Blackfellows Creek 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Blackfellows Creek a good suburb for investment?

Blackfellows Creek scores 31/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 28, median household income of $60,632/year. 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 Blackfellows Creek?

The main demand drivers in Blackfellows Creek are a median household income of $60,632/year, a dwelling mix that is 57% 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.

What is the population of Blackfellows Creek?

Blackfellows Creek has a usual resident population of approximately 28, 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.

How far is Blackfellows Creek from the Adelaide CBD?

Blackfellows Creek sits 38 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 Blackfellows Creek?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Blackfellows Creek. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Blackfellows Creek?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Blackfellows Creek is $2,167, or approximately $26,004/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 Blackfellows Creek cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Blackfellows Creek to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.

What are the main risks of investing in Blackfellows Creek?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (28 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,167 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($60,632 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.

How we built this Blackfellows Creek 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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