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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Stirling North is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 2,793, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 278 km from the Adelaide CBD, Stirling North is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $95,212 per year.
Stirling North 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 Stirling North. 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 Stirling North 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.
Stirling North is a smaller community of 2,793 — about 76% 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 $95,212/year runs 18% 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. Rent of $250/week (83% coverage of the $1,306/month median mortgage) leaves a gap of roughly $223/month that a typical investor bridges with negative gearing, depreciation and capital growth. Stirling North is 278 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Separate houses make up 89% of dwellings — 16 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 14% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Stirling North stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Stirling North sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Stirling North | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,793 | 3,699 | -24% |
| Median household income | $95,212/yr | $80,964/yr | +18% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $250 | $320 | -22% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,306 | $1,616 | -19% |
| Distance to CBD | 278 km | 13 km | +2038% |
| Separate houses | 89% | 73% | +16pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Stirling North — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 2,793 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $250/week covers 83% of a $1,306/month mortgage, leaving a $223/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 89% houses in a 2,793-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 Stirling North are modest for 2026 — incomes 18% above the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 2,793 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~83% of the typical mortgage ($1,083/month rent vs $1,306/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 40/100 places Stirling North 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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Stirling North scores 40/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 2,793, median household income of $95,212/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 Stirling North are an above-state-median household income of $95,212/year, a dwelling mix that is 89% 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.
Stirling North has a usual resident population of approximately 2,793, 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.
Stirling North sits 278 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 Stirling North, 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 Stirling North is $1,306, or approximately $15,672/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 83% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,306/month. That leaves a $223/month shortfall (around $2,676/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. 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 (2,793 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,306 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.