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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Horsnell Gully is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 17, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 9 km from the Adelaide CBD, Horsnell Gully is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $97,448 per year.
Above-average earnings in Horsnell Gully support sustained property values. The short commute to the city centre is a key demand driver.
Official Australia Post postcode for Horsnell Gully. 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 Horsnell Gully 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.
Horsnell Gully 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. Median household income of $97,448/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. The median weekly rent of $290 translates to approximately $15,080/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. At 9 km from the Adelaide CBD, Horsnell Gully sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Separate houses make up 100% of dwellings — 27 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.
How Horsnell Gully stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Horsnell Gully sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Horsnell Gully | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 17 | 3,699 | -100% |
| Median household income | $97,448/yr | $80,964/yr | +20% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $290 | $320 | -9% |
| Distance to CBD | 9 km | 13 km | -31% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 73% | +27pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Horsnell Gully — 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 ($97,448 vs $80,964), and the 9 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.
Gross rent of $290/week (~$15,080/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
With 100% houses in a 17-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Horsnell Gully enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 20% above the South Australia suburb median of $80,964 and a population of 17 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider SA market over the next 12–18 months. Rents sit around $290/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $15,080/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 55/100 places Horsnell Gully 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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Horsnell Gully scores 55/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 17, median household income of $97,448/year and median weekly rent of $290. 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 Horsnell Gully are proximity to Adelaide (9 km), an above-state-median household income of $97,448/year, a dwelling mix that is 100% 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.
Horsnell Gully 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.
Horsnell Gully sits 9 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Adelaide employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $290 in Horsnell Gully, equating to approximately $15,080/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.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Horsnell Gully. 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 Horsnell Gully 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, 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.