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Stone Hut, SA 5480 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Stone Hut is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 30, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 205 km from the Adelaide CBD, Stone Hut is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $43,316 per year.

Investment Score

27 / 100 Weak

Stone Hut's income profile suggests a value-oriented market with competitive purchase prices. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.

Location

Adelaide
Stone Hut
South Australia · 5480
205 km from Adelaide CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
5480

Official Australia Post postcode for Stone Hut. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
30

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
$43,316/yr

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

Distance to CBD
205 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
$477/mo

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

Home type
78% houses

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

Investment Insight

Stone Hut is a smaller community of 30 — about 1% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Stone Hut's median household income of $43,316/year is 46% 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. Stone Hut is 205 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Stone Hut vs South Australia Median

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

MetricStone HutSA medianΔ vs state
Population303,699-99%
Median household income$43,316/yr$80,964/yr-46%
Median mortgage (monthly)$477$1,616-70%
Distance to CBD205 km13 km+1477%
Separate houses78%73%+5pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Stone Hut — 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 30 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 Stone Hut. 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 78% houses in a 30-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: Low

Capital-growth expectations for Stone Hut are modest for 2026 — incomes 46% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 30 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 Stone Hut. The EquitySight investment score of 27/100 places Stone Hut 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Stone Hut a good suburb for investment?

Stone Hut scores 27/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 30, median household income of $43,316/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 Stone Hut?

The main demand drivers in Stone Hut are a median household income of $43,316/year, a dwelling mix that is 78% 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 Stone Hut?

Stone Hut has a usual resident population of approximately 30, 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 Stone Hut from the Adelaide CBD?

Stone Hut sits 205 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.

What is the median rent in Stone Hut?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Stone Hut. 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 Stone Hut?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Stone Hut is $477, or approximately $5,724/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 Stone Hut cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Stone Hut 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 Stone Hut?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (30 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $477 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($43,316 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.

How we built this Stone Hut 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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