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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Hallett Cove is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 12,512, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 18 km from the Adelaide CBD, Hallett Cove is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $97,292 per year.
Strong household incomes in Hallett Cove underpin solid property demand. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Hallett Cove. 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 Hallett Cove on My School →Estimated 5 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 12,512 residents, Hallett Cove is one of South Australia's more populous suburbs — roughly 3.4× 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. Median household income of $97,292/year runs 20% above the South Australia suburb median of $80,964, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median weekly rent of $380 equates to $1,647/month — about 97% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,700/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 18 km from Adelaide places Hallett Cove in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Separate houses make up 91% of dwellings — 18 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 yield-focused investors who are comfortable with lower liquidity. Employment concentration and local population trends matter more here than in metro markets. Local rents consume roughly 20% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Hallett Cove stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Hallett Cove sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Hallett Cove | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,512 | 3,699 | +238% |
| Median household income | $97,292/yr | $80,964/yr | +20% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $380 | $320 | +19% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,700 | $1,616 | +5% |
| Distance to CBD | 18 km | 13 km | +38% |
| Separate houses | 91% | 73% | +18pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Hallett Cove — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 20% above the South Australia suburb median ($97,292 vs $80,964), and the 18 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In South Australia, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Strong rental coverage: $380/week (~$1,647/month) covers 97% of the $1,700/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $53/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (91% vs 73% SA median) combined with a population of 12,512 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 →Hallett Cove enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 20% above the South Australia suburb median of $80,964 and a population of 12,512 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider SA market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~97% of the typical mortgage ($1,647/month rent vs $1,700/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 61/100 places Hallett Cove in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Hallett Cove scores 61/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 12,512, median household income of $97,292/year and median weekly rent of $380. 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 Hallett Cove are proximity to Adelaide (18 km), an above-state-median household income of $97,292/year, a dwelling mix that is 91% separate houses, roughly 3 schools and 5 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.
Hallett Cove has a usual resident population of approximately 12,512, 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.
Hallett Cove sits 18 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $380 in Hallett Cove, equating to approximately $19,760/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 Hallett Cove is $1,700, or approximately $20,400/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 $380 works out to $1,647/month, covering 97% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,700/month. That leaves a $53/month shortfall (around $636/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.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,700 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.