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Middleback Range, SA 5609 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Middleback Range is a coastal suburb in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 3, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 239 km from the Adelaide CBD, Middleback Range is a coastal area in South Australia. The median household income is $72,000 per year.

Investment Score

39 / 100 Weak

Middleback Range has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Seaside positioning attracts both owner-occupiers and holiday rental demand.

Location

Adelaide
Middleback Range
South Australia · 5609
239 km from Adelaide CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
5609

Official Australia Post postcode for Middleback Range. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
3

Usual resident population at the most recent census.

Median weekly rent
N/A

Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.

Median household income
$72,000/yr

Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.

Distance to CBD
239 km

Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.

Lifestyle & Amenities

Schools nearby
1

Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.

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Parks & green spaces
1

Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.

Median monthly mortgage
N/A

Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.

Home type
N/A

Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.

Investment Insight

Middleback Range is a smaller community of 3 — 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 $72,000/year is 11% below the South Australia median of $80,964, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Middleback Range is 239 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Middleback Range vs South Australia Median

How Middleback Range stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Middleback Range sits above the state median; negative means below.

MetricMiddleback RangeSA medianΔ vs state
Population33,699-100%
Median household income$72,000/yr$80,964/yr-11%
Distance to CBD239 km13 km+1738%

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Middleback Range — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.

Investment Strategy

Buy & Hold

Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 3 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.

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Rental Yield

Median rental data was not captured for Middleback Range. 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.

Renovation / Flip

With a population of 3, the resale market in Middleback Range may not reliably reward cosmetic renovations — a longer hold is typically a better strategy at this scale, letting land-value appreciation do the work instead.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Middleback Range are modest for 2026 — incomes 11% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 3 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 Middleback Range. The EquitySight investment score of 39/100 places Middleback Range 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Middleback Range a good suburb for investment?

Middleback Range scores 39/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 3, median household income of $72,000/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.

What drives property demand in Middleback Range?

The main demand drivers in Middleback Range are a median household income of $72,000/year, 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.

What is the population of Middleback Range?

Middleback Range has a usual resident population of approximately 3, 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.

How far is Middleback Range from the Adelaide CBD?

Middleback Range sits 239 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.

What is the median rent in Middleback Range?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Middleback Range. 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.

What is the typical mortgage repayment in Middleback Range?

A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Middleback Range. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.

Is Middleback Range cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Middleback Range 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.

What are the main risks of investing in Middleback Range?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (3 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.

How we built this Middleback Range profile

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.

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