Median price trend for houses
Based on 2 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,800,000
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The quick read on
Caurnamont
SA 5238 · Mid Murray
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,800,000
- Population
- 35
- Postcode
- 5238
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Caurnamont, South Australia
Property market insights for Caurnamont
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Caurnamont SA
Median rent trend for houses
The median house price in Caurnamont, SA is currently $1,800,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Caurnamont safe?
The overall rate for Caurnamont is 1,455 offences per 100,000 residents — 52% below the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Caurnamont.
Overall crime rate
1,455
offences per 100,000 residents
52% belowRest of SA
CaurnamontRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Caurnamont?
Caurnamont SA 5238 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
35 people call Caurnamont home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,187 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 35
- Median age
- 65 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $46 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.0%Below
15–340.0%Below
35–5428.6%Above
55–7485.7%Above
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.8%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright100.0%Above
Paying a mortgage0.0%Below
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car26.7%Below
Two cars26.7%Below
Three or more20.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work41.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Caurnamont
0.0% of workers in Caurnamont worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of SA.
8.6% of Caurnamont residents were born in New Zealand, about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
51.4% of people in Caurnamont described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Caurnamont
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Caurnamont SA 5238.
Is Caurnamont family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Caurnamont's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
14 family households lived in Caurnamont; 0.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Caurnamont?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Caurnamont had 35 residents at the 2021 Census.
14.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
85.7% were 55 or older. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Caurnamont?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.8% of occupied private dwellings in Caurnamont.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Caurnamont?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
100.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Caurnamont?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Caurnamont had 1.9 people.
One-person households made up 33.3% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 86.7%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Caurnamont?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
41.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Caurnamont?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 26.7% of the total.
46.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Caurnamont, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
55.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.1% reported a different address.
17.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Caurnamont?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.6% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Caurnamont residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.1% of Caurnamont's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Caurnamont?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.9% of ancestry responses in Caurnamont.
Australian ancestry made up 37.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Caurnamont?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Managers accounted for 35.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 17.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Caurnamont?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 41.7%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
17.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Caurnamont show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
51.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
0.0% reported asthma, 8.6% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Caurnamont?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 63.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Caurnamont?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,187 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $46 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Caurnamont compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 0.0% in Caurnamont, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 100.0% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Caurnamont, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Caurnamont
Is Caurnamont expensive?
The median house price is $1,800,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Caurnamont good for families?
The Census counted 14 local families. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Caurnamont?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Caurnamont
7 streets in Caurnamont
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Craignook Rd
- Fromm Rd
- Hartmans Rd
- Purnong Rd
- Teal Flat Rd
- Teal Flat Road
- Thompson Rd
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