Nairne SA 5252
Nairne sits 39 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 37 minutes by car. Census data records 5,327 residents with a median age of 36 and a median household income of $92,352 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 5.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,500. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Nairne a good suburb?
Nairne scores a B (62/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 52/100 · 39.2 km · 37 min drive to Adelaide
More affordable than most
Median $837K · More affordable than 98% of SA
Low all-round risk
Fire 12/100 · Crime 24/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 36 · 5,327 residents
Liveability Rating
62 / 100 · Ranked #140 in SAEach bar is Nairne's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
62 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataNairne's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $837,000, roughly 17% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$837,000
In line with its 3 neighbours (median $821,250)
Based on 121 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 21 days — median across 44 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 52 sales $748K
- 4 bed 50 sales $889K
- 5 bed 8 sales $935K
Land
$279,500
Based on 27 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Nairne are currently listed at around $822,000 on average. Based on 21 houses listed in the past six months.
$822K
21 houses listed in the last 6 months.
22 of the suburb's 1,944 dwellings (1.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Nairne rent for around $622 a week on average, based on 20 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$622/wk
20 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
21 rentals advertised against an estimated 408 rented homes (5.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $580/wk
- 15 bonds
- +49% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202598 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5252.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$622/week ($32,000 a year) on a $822,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Nairne safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Nairne sits in the low band, with 65 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 6% on the prior year.
65 offences
5.8% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20256 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Nairne, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 399 students in one school (avg 399)
Primary
Walkability
Nairne is somewhat walkable on foot — at 52/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 4 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Nairne.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 53.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 19.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 5.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 14.7 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Nairne.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 51%
- Premises covered
- 2,295
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Mount Barker: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 14 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Nairne is home to about 5,300 residents, with a median age of 36, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $92,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
5,327
Median Age
36
Median Household Income
$92,352/yr
Census Median Rent
$350/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,500/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$44,668/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.6%
Total Dwellings
1,944
Owner-Occupier Rate
79.0%
Houses
98.0%
Rental Stress
19.7%
Mortgage Stress
19.5%
Work From Home
13.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
22 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 8 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 402 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.9%
- Employment Rate
- 68.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 42.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
30 residents (0.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 4,924 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
13% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (369 of 2,845).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 671 people work here; 2,845 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 76% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,485 a year through Mount Barker based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 84%
- Residential 14%
- Parks and recreation 1%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Mount Barker
In the year to August 2026, 657 new dwellings were approved across Mount Barker. That mix is 575 houses and 82 units. Approvals are down 7.2% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Barker, 7.5 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 380 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 36.3 km
- Annual rainfall
- 730 mm
- 100 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 27.8°C
- 16 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.7°C
- 4 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 4.6 kmWaste Remediation and Materials Recovery ServicesTop reported: Sulfuric acid · Zinc and compounds · Copper & compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 5252, 49 of 5,693 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (141 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5252, 1,933 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,659 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 151 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
4 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rebekha Sharkie | 55.0% | 45.0% | +3.4 |
| 2022 | Rebekha Sharkie | 51.6% | 48.4% | -4.1 |
| 2019 | Rebekha Sharkie | 47.5% | 52.5% | -0.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Matt Schultz Independent
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Matt Schultz IND | 60.6% |
| 2022 | Dan Cregan IND | 75.5% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 5,327 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Nairne
Is Nairne a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Nairne is low (24/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Nairne?
Nairne has a low recorded bushfire history (12/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Nairne a good place to live?
Nairne has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (62/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Nairne?
Nairne, SA had a population of 5,327 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Nairne, SA?
The postcode for Nairne, SA is 5252.
How far is Nairne from Adelaide?
Nairne is 39 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 37 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Nairne?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Nairne was $92,352 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Nairne?
The median advertised rent in Nairne is $622 a week for houses (20 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Nairne?
The median age of residents in Nairne was 36 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Nairne at risk of bushfire?
Nairne has a low recorded bushfire history (12/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Nairne?
There is 1 school inside the Nairne boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Nairne walkable?
Nairne scores 52/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Nairne?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Nairne, Mount Barker (7.5 km away), summer days average 27.8°C, winter nights 5.7°C, 730 mm of rain a year over 100 rainy days, and 16 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Nairne?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Nairne belong to?
Nairne sits within the Mount Barker local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Nairne?
The average residential rates bill through Mount Barker is $2,485 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Nairne?
Across Mount Barker, 657 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 7.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Nairne in?
Nairne sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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