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Suburb Insights · SA 5351

Pewsey Vale, SA 5351 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Pewsey Vale is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 84, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 47 km from the Adelaide CBD, Pewsey Vale is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $117,000 per year.

Investment Score

55 / 100 Moderate

Pewsey Vale 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.

Location

Adelaide
Pewsey Vale
South Australia · 5351
47 km from Adelaide CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
5351

Official Australia Post postcode for Pewsey Vale. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
84

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
$117,000/yr

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

Distance to CBD
47 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
$2,492/mo

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

Home type
79% houses

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

Investment Insight

Pewsey Vale is a smaller community of 84 — about 2% 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 $117,000/year runs 45% 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. At 47 km from Adelaide, Pewsey Vale is an outer-metro location where buyers are typically trading commute time for floor space and a lower entry price.

Pewsey Vale vs South Australia Median

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

MetricPewsey ValeSA medianΔ vs state
Population843,699-98%
Median household income$117,000/yr$80,964/yr+45%
Median mortgage (monthly)$2,492$1,616+54%
Distance to CBD47 km13 km+262%
Separate houses79%73%+6pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Pewsey Vale — 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 84 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 Pewsey Vale. 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.

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Renovation / Flip

With 79% houses in a 84-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.

Risk Factors

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2026 Outlook

Growth: Low Rental Demand: Low Investor Sentiment: Moderate

Capital-growth expectations for Pewsey Vale are modest for 2026 — incomes 45% above the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 84 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 Pewsey Vale. The EquitySight investment score of 55/100 places Pewsey Vale 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pewsey Vale a good suburb for investment?

Pewsey Vale scores 55/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 84, median household income of $117,000/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 Pewsey Vale?

The main demand drivers in Pewsey Vale are an above-state-median household income of $117,000/year, a dwelling mix that is 79% 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.

What is the population of Pewsey Vale?

Pewsey Vale has a usual resident population of approximately 84, 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 Pewsey Vale from the Adelaide CBD?

Pewsey Vale sits 47 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.

What is the median rent in Pewsey Vale?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Pewsey Vale. 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 Pewsey Vale?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Pewsey Vale is $2,492, or approximately $29,904/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.

Is Pewsey Vale cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Pewsey Vale 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 Pewsey Vale?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (84 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,492 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.

How we built this Pewsey Vale 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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