Northgate - Northfield

Northgate - Northfield is a growing region in SA with 19,797 residents.

SA2 code: 402031175
State: SA

Population

19,797

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+10.7%

3yr: +5.0% · 10yr: +36.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$360/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,759/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Northgate - Northfield (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +5.0%5yr: +10.7%10yr: +36.9%Total: +175.5%

Population grew from 7,185 to 19,797 over 24 years, averaging 4.3% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 2.9%

Predominantly detached houses (69.9%), mixed tenure (64.2% own or mortgage), built for families (58% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 69.9%

Townhouses 25.5%

4,542 houses1,659 townhouses296 apartments

Tenure

Owned 21.4%

Mortgage 42.8%

Renting 32.4%

Owned 21.4%Mortgage 42.8%Renting 32.4%Other / NS 3.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

104 (1.6%)

2 bed

1,167 (18.1%)

3 bed

3,739 (58.1%)

4 bed

1,212 (18.8%)

5 bed

185 (2.9%)

6+ bed

27 (0.4%)