Alexandrina Council, SA

Alexandrina Council is a local government area in the Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island region of South Australia. You can get to Adelaide in an average of one hour and thirty minutes from here. It’s just over 85 kilometres south of Adelaide airport.

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The council relies on a diverse range of industries to support the economy. These include agriculture, fishing, forestry, petit vintners and tourism. The nearby towns can all be found near Adelaide and are popular tourist destinations.

The most common occupations in Alexandrina included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Professionals 14.8%, Managers 14.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, and Labourers 12.6%.

The median personal income in Alexandrina is $522 per week for people age 15 and over.

This data shows that of the dwellings in Alexandrine, 94.3% are private houses, 2.6% are semi-detached & row or terrace houses, 1.6% are apartments or flats and 1.1% are other dwellings.

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Property Market Snapshot

This page provides an overview of the LGA real estate market. The data in this snapshot illustrates typical price, median rent and gross yield metrics for this council area. You are able to drill down to suburb-level data and charts which visualise these 3 key metrics as well as other important indicators in the dashboard section that follows.

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Typical Price for houses in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in house values. Council area house prices are calculated by averaging Typical Price of all suburbs within the area. Typical Price is a more accurate metric than Median Price.

Rent 

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Median Weekly Rent for houses in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in rental prices. Calculated via median value formula applied to rental prices from online listings.

Yield 

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Yearly Gross Yield for houses in this council area. Calculated by multiplying the Median Rent by 52 and dividing the resulting value by Typical Price. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in Gross Yield for houses.

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Typical Price for units in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in unit values. Council area house prices are calculated by averaging Typical Price of all suburbs within the area. Typical Price is a more accurate metric than Median Price.

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Median Weekly Rent for units in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in rental prices. Calculated via median value formula applied to rental prices from online listings.

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Yearly Gross Yield for units in this council area. Calculated by multiplying the Median Rent by 52 and dividing the resulting value by Typical Price. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in Gross Yield for units.

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This chart illustrates historical and projected quarterly typical price and number of sales, which are depicted as blue lines and green bars respectively. Council areas with average sales above 30/quarter and suburbs with sales above 7/quarter commonly produce high confidence forecasts.
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This chart shows historical and projected median rent and number of rentals, depicted as red lines and grey bars respectively. In many markets Rent prices lag the Typical Price by 1-2 years.
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This chart presents the gross rental yield, which is the value you generate from an investment property, represented as a percentage. The higher the percentage the better. Yield that is trending down frequently highlights a high demand market.
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Yield chart
This graph represents the dwelling demand profile for the LGA/suburb, which tends to correlate with the tenant preference for property type and number of bedrooms. Target dwelling type and number of bedrooms with the highest number of sales.
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Demand chart
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The chart below shows the proportion of units to houses in this area. Generally speaking the fewer units there are, the better.
unit to houses pie charts
The pie chart below shows the percentage of renters to owners in an area. Generally speaking the more owners the better.
Renters to owners pie chart
The chart below shows the IRSAD score for the area. IRSAD stands for the Index of Relative Advantage and Disadvantage. The higher the index, the more well off the population is in the area.
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IRSAD chart
This graph shows online search interest for sale and rent listings. The black line(s) represents the search index, which is the ratio of LGA/suburb searches to the state average. Value of 5 signifies that Buy/Rent searches are at state average. Be wary of areas with SI below 3.
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Index chart
This chart plots the annual percent change in typical prices for all suburbs in this LGA. Suburbs that cross the red (zero) line more than 3 times present poor capital growth opportunities.
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GRC chart

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Supply

Stock on Market

Inventory

Hold Period

The most important metric for understanding the supply of homes in a given market. Stock on Market (SoM) is represented by bars which show the number of listings per month, and by a line which indicates the percentage of listed homes compared to the total number of dwellings in the area (SoM Percentage). A higher stock on market indicates a greater supply of properties.
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SOM chart
Inventory levels indicate the amount of stock available in relation to average monthly sales. Inventory levels above 3 months indicate a sizeable amount of stock available, while lower levels indicate diminishing supply. Decreasing inventory level trend can signal that prices may increase in the future.
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Inventory chart
Average number of years properties are re-sold in the area. The higher the value, the lower is the supply in the property market. Changing trend can act as a lead indicator to price increases / decreases.
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Hold chart
Demand

Days on Market

Vacancy Rate

Clearance Rate

The Days on Market metric shows how long, on average, it takes for listed properties to be sold. A higher number of days means that there is less demand for properties. Measured in days.
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Monthly vacancies (bar) and Vacancy Rates (line) in the area. Vacancy rates serve as a rental market demand indicator. Lower vacancy rates point to greater demand in the rental market. Decreasing vacancy rates can act as a lead indicator to both rental and sale price increases.
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Inventory chart
Auction clearance rates in the area. The higher the clearance rate, the greater is the demand in the market. This metric is most useful at LGA level. Some high density suburbs with active markets can also have good quality clearance rate data. However, this metric is somewhat sparse for 80% of suburbs.
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Auction chart

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Property Market in Alexandrina Council, SA

What other property markets are there near Alexandrina Council, SA?

Alexandrina Council is surrounded by 3 other council areas – Coorong, Yankalilla, Onkaparinga.

How many people live in Alexandrina Council, SA?

There are approximately 26000 people living in roughly 15500 dwellings in total, with an average household size of 2.3.

What are current and planned infrastructure projects in Alexandrina Council, SA?

Among the main projects there are Goolwa Oval Sporting Precinct, Strathalbyn Town Centre Revitalisation, Goolwa Wharf Precinct, Goolwa Beach Car Park & Environs Master Plan, Beacon 19 Boat Ramp.

What major retailers are there in Alexandrina Council, SA?

There are main retailers such as Goolwa Village Shopping Centre, Coorong Clothing, Browse In & Save, Your Finishing Touch.

What is the main industry in Alexandrina Council, SA?

Such sectors as Health Care and Social Assistance, Retail Trade, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing take the largest part of the employment.

What are the dominant demographic groups in Alexandrina Council, SA?

Among approximately 26000 people in Alexandrina Council males and females make roughly 49% and 51% respectively. The median age of people is 51 years. Children aged 0-14 years account for approximately 17% of the population, and those aged 65+ years account for 29 %.

How is unemployment rate trending in Alexandrina Council, SA?

Among approximately 11000 people employed, roughly 49% work full-time,40 % work part-time, and an estimated 6% are unemployed.

Suburbs/localities in this Local Government Area: Nurragi 5256, Paris Creek 5201, Blackfellows Creek 5201, Point Sturt 5256, Port Elliot 5212, Prospect Hill 5201, Red Creek 5255, Bletchley 5255, Salem 5255, Sandergrove 5255, Strathalbyn 5255, The Range 5172, Tolderol 5256, Tooperang 5255, Willunga Hill 5172, Willyaroo 5255, Woodchester 5255, Yundi 5172, Clayton Bay 5256, Bull Creek 5157, Lake Alexandrina 5259, Chiton 5211, Angas Plains 5255, Currency Creek 5214, Dingabledinga 5172, Ashbourne 5157, Finniss 5255, Gemmells 5255, Goolwa 5214, Goolwa Beach 5214, Goolwa North 5214, Goolwa South 5214, Hartley 5255, Highland Valley 5255, Hindmarsh Island 5214, Hope Forest 5172, Kuitpo 5201, Kuitpo Colony 5172, Kyeema 5172, Lake Plains 5255, Langhorne Creek 5255, Mcharg Creek 5157, Middleton 5213, Milang 5256, Montarra 5172, Mosquito Hill 5214, Belvidere 5255, Mount Jagged 5211, Mount Magnificent 5210, Mount Observation 5255, Mundoo Island 5214, Nangkita 5210

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