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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Craigmore is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, Australia, with a population of approximately 10,943, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 27 km from the Adelaide CBD, Craigmore is a outer metro area in South Australia. The median household income is $78,676 per year.
Craigmore has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates.
Official Australia Post postcode for Craigmore. 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 3 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Craigmore on My School →Estimated 4 parks 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.
With 10,943 residents, Craigmore is one of South Australia's more populous suburbs — roughly 3.0× the state median of 3,699 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. At $78,676/year, household income in Craigmore is within 3% of the South Australia median ($80,964), placing the suburb firmly in the state's mainstream demographic band. Median weekly rent of $300 equates to $1,300/month — about 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,300/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 27 km from Adelaide, Craigmore is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Separate houses make up 96% of dwellings — 23 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.
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 20% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Craigmore stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Craigmore sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Craigmore | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,943 | 3,699 | +196% |
| Median household income | $78,676/yr | $80,964/yr | -3% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $300 | $320 | -6% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,300 | $1,616 | -20% |
| Distance to CBD | 27 km | 13 km | +108% |
| Separate houses | 96% | 73% | +23pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Craigmore — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 10,943 and household income close to the SA median ($78,676 vs $80,964) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Strong rental coverage: $300/week (~$1,300/month) covers 100% of the $1,300/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (96% vs 73% SA median) combined with a population of 10,943 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
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Create free account →Property values in Craigmore should track the wider South Australia market through 2026, with the $78,676/year median household income (close to the $80,964 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~100% of the typical mortgage ($1,300/month rent vs $1,300/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 55/100 places Craigmore 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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Craigmore scores 55/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 10,943, median household income of $78,676/year and median weekly rent of $300. 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 Craigmore are a median household income of $78,676/year, a dwelling mix that is 96% separate houses, roughly 3 schools and 4 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.
Craigmore has a usual resident population of approximately 10,943, 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.
Craigmore sits 27 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.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $300 in Craigmore, equating to approximately $15,600/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 Craigmore is $1,300, or approximately $15,600/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 $300 works out to $1,300/month, covering 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,300/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $-0/month, so on these numbers Craigmore leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. 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 interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,300 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.
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.