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Suburb Insights · SA 5038

Camden Park, SA 5038 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Camden Park is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Adelaide, Australia, with a population of approximately 3,338, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 7 km from the Adelaide CBD, Camden Park is a middle ring area in South Australia. The median household income is $72,696 per year.

Investment Score

59 / 100 Moderate

Camden Park has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.

Location

Adelaide
Camden Park
South Australia · 5038
7 km from Adelaide CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
5038

Official Australia Post postcode for Camden Park. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
3,338

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
$305/wk

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

Median household income
$72,696/yr

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

Distance to CBD
7 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
$1,650/mo

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

Home type
47% houses

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

Why People Like Living in Camden Park

Who Camden Park 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 7 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.
  • Short distance to the CBD makes commuting straightforward.

Cons

  • Fewer schools inside the suburb itself — verify catchments for neighbouring areas.
  • Traffic can build during peak hours, especially on arterial roads.

Investment Insight

3,338 residents places Camden Park squarely in the middle of the South Australia suburb size distribution (state median 3,699), with market depth comparable to most SA localities. Household income of $72,696/year is 10% below the South Australia median of $80,964, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Rent of $305/week (80% coverage of the $1,650/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $328/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. At 7 km from the Adelaide CBD, Camden Park sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Only 47% 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.

Investment Tip

Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. Local rents consume roughly 22% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.

Camden Park vs South Australia Median

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

MetricCamden ParkSA medianΔ vs state
Population3,3383,699-10%
Median household income$72,696/yr$80,964/yr-10%
Median rent (weekly)$305$320-5%
Median mortgage (monthly)$1,650$1,616+2%
Distance to CBD7 km13 km-46%
Separate houses47%73%-26pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Camden Park — 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: Camden Park's 3,338-person market and $72,696 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 $305/week covers 80% of a $1,650/month mortgage, leaving a $328/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.

Renovation / Flip

Only 47% 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: Moderate

Capital-growth expectations for Camden Park are modest for 2026 — incomes 10% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 3,338 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~80% of the typical mortgage ($1,322/month rent vs $1,650/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 59/100 places Camden Park in the mid 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 Camden Park a good suburb for investment?

Camden Park scores 59/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 3,338, median household income of $72,696/year and median weekly rent of $305. 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 Camden Park?

The main demand drivers in Camden Park are proximity to Adelaide (7 km), a median household income of $72,696/year, a dwelling mix that is 47% 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 Camden Park?

Camden Park has a usual resident population of approximately 3,338, 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 Camden Park from the Adelaide CBD?

Camden Park sits 7 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Adelaide employment nodes.

What is the median rent in Camden Park?

The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $305 in Camden Park, equating to approximately $15,860/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 Camden Park?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Camden Park is $1,650, or approximately $19,800/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 Camden Park cash-flow positive for investors?

A median weekly rent of $305 works out to $1,322/month, covering 80% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,650/month. That leaves a $328/month shortfall (around $3,936/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 Camden Park?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (3,338 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,650 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 Camden Park 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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