DC of Robe, SA

The Robe District Council is a local government area in South Australia’s Limestone Coast region. The council’s main headquarters are in Robe, the town named for it. Agriculture, fishing, and tourism are all important components of the district’s economy.

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Cereal crops, beef cattle, and sheep are all important agricultural enterprises in the region. The Mount Benson wine area is also part of the district’s wine industry.

With up to 15,000 visitors visiting each year, tourism has become an increasingly significant element of the economy. There are several historic structures in the town, as well as natural attractions. The Heritage Conservation Branch’s Master Interpretation Plan lists the town as one of the state’s historical towns.

Managers are the most common jobs in Robe, accounting for 28.8%, Labourers 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Professionals 9.1%, and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%.

In Robe, the typical weekly personal income for persons aged 15 and up is $634.

Separate homes account for 93.7 % of occupied private dwellings in Robe, 3.1 % for semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses, etc., 1.1 % for flats or apartments, and 1.6 % for other housing.

Robe LGA offers a lot of opportunities and is one of the most affordable places to live in South Australia. Find out more about its’ property market by exploring the data on this page.

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Capital Growth Heatmap

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.

Rent

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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.

Yield

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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
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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How to use this Dashboard

This interactive dashboard illustrates the trends for key real estate metrics in the area. Use these metrics to determine potential return on investment from this property market and its’ sub-markets.

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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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Property Market in DC of Robe, SA

What other property markets are there near DC of Robe, SA?

DC of Robe is surrounded by 3 other council areas – Kingston, Wattle Range and Naracoorte Lucindale.


How many people live DC of Robe, SA?

There are approximately 1500 people living in roughly 1500 dwellings in total, with an average household size of 2.1.

What major retailers are there in DC of Robe, SA?

There are main retailers such as Transmutation, Wilson’s at Robe, Governor Robe Wines – The Attic House, White Lily of Robe.

What is the main industry in DC of Robe, SA?

Such sectors as Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Accommodation and Food Services, Construction take the largest part of the employment.

What are the dominant demographic groups in DC of Robe, SA?

Among approximately 1500 people in Robe (DC) males and females make roughly51 % and 49% respectively. The median age of people is 50 years. Children aged 0-14 years account for approximately 14% of the population, and those aged 65+ years account for 26%.

How is unemployment rate trading in DC of Robe, SA?

Among approximately 700 people employed, roughly 51% work full-time, 36% work part-time, and an estimated 2.9% are unemployed.

Suburbs/localities in this Local Government Area: Robe 5276, Boatswain Point 5275, Greenways 5272, Mount Benson 5275

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