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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Mount Light is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 155, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 303 km from the Adelaide CBD, Mount Light is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $100,724 per year.
Strong household incomes in Mount Light underpin solid property demand. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Mount Light. 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 Mount Light 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.
Mount Light is a smaller community of 155 — about 4% 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 $100,724/year runs 24% 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 $250 equates to $1,083/month — about 108% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,000/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. Mount Light is 303 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.
How Mount Light stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Mount Light sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Mount Light | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 155 | 3,699 | -96% |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr | $80,964/yr | +24% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $250 | $320 | -22% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,000 | $1,616 | -38% |
| Distance to CBD | 303 km | 13 km | +2231% |
| Separate houses | 86% | 73% | +13pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Mount Light — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 155 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $250/week (~$1,083/month) covers 108% of the $1,000/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 86% houses in a 155-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 →Capital-growth expectations for Mount Light are modest for 2026 — incomes 24% above the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 155 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~108% of the typical mortgage ($1,083/month rent vs $1,000/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 43/100 places Mount Light in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Mount Light scores 43/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 155, median household income of $100,724/year and median weekly rent of $250. 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 Mount Light are an above-state-median household income of $100,724/year, a dwelling mix that is 86% 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.
Mount Light has a usual resident population of approximately 155, 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.
Mount Light sits 303 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.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $250 in Mount Light, equating to approximately $13,000/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 Mount Light is $1,000, or approximately $12,000/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 $250 works out to $1,083/month, covering 108% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,000/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $83/month, so on these numbers Mount Light 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 (155 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,000 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.