Colonel Light Gardens

Colonel Light Gardens is a stable region in SA with 16,212 residents.

SA2 code: 403031068
State: SA

Population

16,212

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+0.9%

3yr: +1.6% · 10yr: +1.8%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$320/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,006/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Colonel Light Gardens (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.6%5yr: +0.9%10yr: +1.8%Total: +8.1%

Population grew from 14,997 to 16,212 over 24 years, averaging 0.3% 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 1.2%

Predominantly detached houses (73.8%), owner-occupied (74.2%), built for families (44% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 73.8%

Apartments 15.5%

4,350 houses636 townhouses912 apartments

Tenure

Owned 34.4%

Mortgage 39.8%

Renting 22.2%

Owned 34.4%Mortgage 39.8%Renting 22.2%Other / NS 3.7%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

228 (3.9%)

2 bed

1,458 (24.8%)

3 bed

2,595 (44.2%)

4 bed

1,351 (23.0%)

5 bed

212 (3.6%)

6+ bed

32 (0.5%)