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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Laura Bay is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 11, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 534 km from the Adelaide CBD, Laura Bay is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $68,224 per year.
Laura Bay's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.
Official Australia Post postcode for Laura Bay. 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 Laura Bay 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.
Laura Bay is a smaller community of 11 — 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. 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. Laura Bay is 534 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Laura Bay stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Laura Bay sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Laura Bay | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11 | 3,699 | -100% |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr | $80,964/yr | -16% |
| Distance to CBD | 534 km | 13 km | +4008% |
| Separate houses | 78% | 73% | +5pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Laura Bay — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 11 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 Laura Bay. 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 78% houses in a 11-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 Laura Bay property
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Laura Bay are modest for 2026 — incomes 16% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 11 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 Laura Bay. The EquitySight investment score of 31/100 places Laura Bay 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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Laura Bay scores 31/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 11, 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 Laura Bay are a median household income of $68,224/year, a dwelling mix that is 78% 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.
Laura Bay has a usual resident population of approximately 11, 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.
Laura Bay sits 534 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 Laura Bay. 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.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Laura Bay. 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 Laura Bay 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 (11 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, 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.