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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Nairne is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 5,327, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 31 km from the Adelaide CBD, Nairne is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $92,352 per year.
Nairne benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Nairne. 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 Nairne on My School →Estimated 2 parks 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.
Nairne's population of 5,327 sits 44% above the South Australia suburb median of 3,699, giving it a wider tenant and buyer catchment than the average SA locality. Households here earn $92,352/year on average — 14% above the SA suburb median of $80,964 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Median weekly rent of $350 equates to $1,517/month — about 101% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,500/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 31 km from Adelaide, Nairne is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price. Separate houses make up 93% of dwellings — 20 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.
This suburb suits yield-focused investors who are comfortable with lower liquidity. Employment concentration and local population trends matter more here than in metro markets. Local rents consume roughly 20% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Nairne stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Nairne sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Nairne | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,327 | 3,699 | +44% |
| Median household income | $92,352/yr | $80,964/yr | +14% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $350 | $320 | +9% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,500 | $1,616 | -7% |
| Distance to CBD | 31 km | 13 km | +138% |
| Separate houses | 93% | 73% | +20pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Nairne — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Solid buy-and-hold profile: a population of 5,327 and household income close to the SA median ($92,352 vs $80,964) give the market enough depth for patient capital growth without the premium entry price of inner suburbs.
Strong rental coverage: $350/week (~$1,517/month) covers 101% of the $1,500/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (93% vs 73% SA median) combined with a population of 5,327 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
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Create free account →Property values in Nairne should track the wider South Australia market through 2026, with the $92,352/year median household income (14% above the $80,964 state median) keeping the suburb firmly mid-pack. Rental coverage runs at ~101% of the typical mortgage ($1,517/month rent vs $1,500/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 56/100 places Nairne 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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Nairne scores 56/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 5,327, median household income of $92,352/year and median weekly rent of $350. 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 Nairne are an above-state-median household income of $92,352/year, a dwelling mix that is 93% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 2 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.
Nairne has a usual resident population of approximately 5,327, compared with a South Australia suburb median of 3,699 — placing it in the upper 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.
Nairne sits 31 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 $350 in Nairne, equating to approximately $18,200/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 Nairne is $1,500, or approximately $18,000/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 $350 works out to $1,517/month, covering 101% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,500/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $17/month, so on these numbers Nairne 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 interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,500 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.