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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Kyeema is a coastal suburb in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 21, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 39 km from the Adelaide CBD, Kyeema is a coastal area in South Australia. The median household income is $116,948 per year.
Strong household incomes in Kyeema underpin solid property demand. Coastal lifestyle appeal adds a premium that supports long-term demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Kyeema. 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 Kyeema 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.
Kyeema is a smaller community of 21 — about 1% 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 $116,948/year runs 44% 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 $360 equates to $1,560/month — about 164% of the median mortgage repayment of $953/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 39 km from Adelaide, Kyeema is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Only 57% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 73% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Kyeema stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Kyeema sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Kyeema | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 21 | 3,699 | -99% |
| Median household income | $116,948/yr | $80,964/yr | +44% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $360 | $320 | +13% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $953 | $1,616 | -41% |
| Distance to CBD | 39 km | 13 km | +200% |
| Separate houses | 57% | 73% | -16pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Kyeema — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 21 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $360/week (~$1,560/month) covers 164% of the $953/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 57% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 73% SA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Kyeema are modest for 2026 — incomes 44% above the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 21 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~164% of the typical mortgage ($1,560/month rent vs $953/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 60/100 places Kyeema 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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Kyeema scores 60/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 21, median household income of $116,948/year and median weekly rent of $360. 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 Kyeema are an above-state-median household income of $116,948/year, a dwelling mix that is 57% 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.
Kyeema has a usual resident population of approximately 21, 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.
Kyeema sits 39 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 $360 in Kyeema, equating to approximately $18,720/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 Kyeema is $953, or approximately $11,436/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 $360 works out to $1,560/month, covering 164% of the median mortgage repayment of $953/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $607/month, so on these numbers Kyeema 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 a thin buyer pool (21 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $953 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.