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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Chilpenunda is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 17, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 458 km from the Adelaide CBD, Chilpenunda is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $59,748 per year.
Chilpenunda's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Chilpenunda. 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 Chilpenunda 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.
Chilpenunda is a smaller community of 17 — about 0% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Chilpenunda's median household income of $59,748/year is 26% 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. Chilpenunda is 458 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Chilpenunda stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Chilpenunda sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Chilpenunda | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17 | 3,699 | -100% |
| Median household income | $59,748/yr | $80,964/yr | -26% |
| Distance to CBD | 458 km | 13 km | +3423% |
Pre-inspection briefing for Chilpenunda — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 17 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Chilpenunda. 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.
With a population of 17, the resale market in Chilpenunda may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Chilpenunda are modest for 2026 — incomes 26% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 17 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 Chilpenunda. The EquitySight investment score of 26/100 places Chilpenunda 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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Chilpenunda scores 26/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 17, median household income of $59,748/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.
The main demand drivers in Chilpenunda are a median household income of $59,748/year, 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.
Chilpenunda has a usual resident population of approximately 17, 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.
Chilpenunda sits 458 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.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Chilpenunda. 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.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Chilpenunda. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Chilpenunda 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.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (17 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($59,748 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.