Median price trend for houses
Based on 2 sales in the preceding 12 months
$765,000
- 4 bed
- $765k
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The quick read on
Caveton
SA 5291 · Grant
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $765,000
- Population
- 36
- Postcode
- 5291
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Caveton, South Australia
Property market insights for Caveton
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Caveton SA
The median house price in Caveton, SA is currently $765,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $765,000 in Caveton.
Crime and safety
Is Caveton safe?
The overall rate for Caveton is 1,704 offences per 100,000 residents — 44% 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 Caveton.
Overall crime rate
1,704
offences per 100,000 residents
44% belowRest of SA
CavetonRest 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 Caveton?
Caveton SA 5291 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
36 people call Caveton home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,437 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 36
- Median age
- 52 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,311 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.9%Below
15–3416.7%Below
35–5427.8%Above
55–7419.4%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses66.7%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright55.6%Above
Paying a mortgage44.4%Above
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car17.6%Below
Two cars29.4%Below
Three or more35.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work61.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Caveton
0.0% of workers in Caveton worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of SA.
58.3% of people in Caveton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Caveton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Caveton SA 5291.
Is Caveton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.9% of Caveton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
16 family households lived in Caveton; 37.5% were couple families and 25.0% were one-parent families.
43.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Caveton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Caveton had 36 residents at the 2021 Census.
8.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
19.4% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Caveton?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 66.7% of occupied private dwellings in Caveton.
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 Caveton?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
55.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
44.4% 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 Caveton?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Caveton had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 17.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 52.9%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Caveton?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.
61.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat 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 Caveton?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 17.6% of the total.
64.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Caveton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
81.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 18.2% reported a different address.
0.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Caveton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.7% of residents used only English at home.
8.3% 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 Caveton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
0.0% of Caveton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 100.0% 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 100.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Caveton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.0% of ancestry responses in Caveton.
Australian ancestry made up 30.6% 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 Caveton?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 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
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 Caveton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.5%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
31.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 8.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.0%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Caveton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
25.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
22.2% reported asthma, 8.3% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Caveton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 0.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Caveton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,437 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,311.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Caveton compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 0.0% in Caveton, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 55.6% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Caveton, 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 Caveton
Is Caveton expensive?
The median house price is $765,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Caveton good for families?
The Census counted 16 local families, and 13.9% of residents were under 15. 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 Caveton?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $765,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
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 Caveton
20 streets in Caveton
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bones Rd
- Cameron Rd
- Caroline Headquarters Rd
- Caveton Rd
- Crouch St
- Glenelg River Rd
- Green Point Rd
- Honeysuckle Rd
- Kitty Temple Rd
- Laslett Rd
- Mount Sinai Rd
- Phillips Rd
- Picks Ln
- Roland Ln
- Sea Coast Hill Rd
- Sheathers Rd
- Whites Flat Rd
- Whites Flat Road
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- William St
- Woodlands Rd
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