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Suburb Insights · SA 5650

Warramboo, SA 5650 Property Profile

ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026

Suburb Overview

Warramboo is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 104, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 334 km from the Adelaide CBD, Warramboo is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $87,724 per year.

Investment Score

38 / 100 Weak

Warramboo has a solid income profile that supports reliable occupancy rates. Regional positioning means lower entry costs but potentially longer hold periods for capital gains.

Location

Adelaide
Warramboo
South Australia · 5650
334 km from Adelaide CBD
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Key Indicators

Postcode
5650

Official Australia Post postcode for Warramboo. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.

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Population
104

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
$87,724/yr

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

Distance to CBD
334 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
$867/mo

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

Home type
68% houses

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

Investment Insight

Warramboo is a smaller community of 104 — about 3% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Households here earn $87,724/year on average — 8% above the SA suburb median of $80,964 — a modest premium that supports resilient owner-occupier demand. Warramboo is 334 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand.

Warramboo vs South Australia Median

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

MetricWarrambooSA medianΔ vs state
Population1043,699-97%
Median household income$87,724/yr$80,964/yr+8%
Median mortgage (monthly)$867$1,616-46%
Distance to CBD334 km13 km+2469%
Separate houses68%73%-5pp

Investor Checklist

Pre-inspection briefing for Warramboo — 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 104 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 Warramboo. 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 68% houses in a 104-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 Warramboo are modest for 2026 — incomes 8% above the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 104 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 Warramboo. The EquitySight investment score of 38/100 places Warramboo 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 Warramboo a good suburb for investment?

Warramboo scores 38/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 104, median household income of $87,724/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 Warramboo?

The main demand drivers in Warramboo are an above-state-median household income of $87,724/year, a dwelling mix that is 68% 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 Warramboo?

Warramboo has a usual resident population of approximately 104, 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 Warramboo from the Adelaide CBD?

Warramboo sits 334 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 Warramboo?

A reliable median rent was not captured for Warramboo. 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 Warramboo?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Warramboo is $867, or approximately $10,404/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 Warramboo cash-flow positive for investors?

Census data was not complete enough in Warramboo 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 Warramboo?

The main risks are a thin buyer pool (104 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $867 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 Warramboo 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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