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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Pooraka is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Adelaide, Australia, with a population of approximately 7,583, making it a smaller community. Located approximately 12 km from the Adelaide CBD, Pooraka is a middle ring area in South Australia. The median household income is $63,700 per year.
Lower income levels in Pooraka typically translate to more affordable entry points for investors. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Pooraka. 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 2 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Pooraka on My School →Estimated 3 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.
With 7,583 residents, Pooraka is one of South Australia's more populous suburbs — roughly 2.1× the state median of 3,699 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Pooraka's median household income of $63,700/year is 21% below the South Australia suburb median ($80,964) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Median weekly rent of $300 equates to $1,300/month — about 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,300/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 12 km from Adelaide places Pooraka in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
This suburb suits long-term investors looking for a balance of rental yield and capital growth. Schools and transport underpin family demand. Local rents consume roughly 24% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Pooraka stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Pooraka sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Pooraka | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,583 | 3,699 | +105% |
| Median household income | $63,700/yr | $80,964/yr | -21% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $300 | $320 | -6% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,300 | $1,616 | -20% |
| Distance to CBD | 12 km | 13 km | -8% |
| Separate houses | 81% | 73% | +8pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Pooraka — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: household incomes 21% below the SA median ($63,700 vs $80,964) means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $300/week (~$1,300/month) covers 100% of the $1,300/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 81% houses in a 7,583-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 Pooraka are modest for 2026 — incomes 21% below the SA median of $80,964 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~100% of the typical mortgage ($1,300/month rent vs $1,300/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 57/100 places Pooraka 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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Pooraka scores 57/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 7,583, median household income of $63,700/year and median weekly rent of $300. 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 Pooraka are proximity to Adelaide (12 km), a median household income of $63,700/year, a dwelling mix that is 81% separate houses, roughly 2 schools and 3 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.
Pooraka has a usual resident population of approximately 7,583, 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.
Pooraka sits 12 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $300 in Pooraka, equating to approximately $15,600/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 Pooraka is $1,300, or approximately $15,600/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 $300 works out to $1,300/month, covering 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,300/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $-0/month, so on these numbers Pooraka 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 $1,300 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($63,700 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.