ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Gulnare is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 80, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 163 km from the Adelaide CBD, Gulnare is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $68,224 per year.
Lower income levels in Gulnare typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Gulnare. 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 Gulnare 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.
Gulnare is a smaller community of 80 — about 2% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $68,224/year is 16% below the South Australia median of $80,964, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Gulnare is 163 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Gulnare stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Gulnare sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Gulnare | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 80 | 3,699 | -98% |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $80,964/yr | -16% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $400 | $1,616 | -75% |
| Distance to CBD | 163 km | 13 km | +1154% |
| Separate houses | 80% | 73% | +7pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Gulnare — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 80 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 Gulnare. 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 80% houses in a 80-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Gulnare property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Gulnare are modest for 2026 — incomes 16% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 80 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 Gulnare. The EquitySight investment score of 29/100 places Gulnare 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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Gulnare scores 29/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 80, median household income of $68,224/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 Gulnare are a median household income of $68,224/year, a dwelling mix that is 80% 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.
Gulnare has a usual resident population of approximately 80, 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.
Gulnare sits 163 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 Gulnare. 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.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Gulnare is $400, or approximately $4,800/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.
Census data was not complete enough in Gulnare 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 (80 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $400 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($68,224 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.