Average rent in Outback, SA — 2026
Outback is part of the Unincorporated SA council area and sits 545km out from the Adelaide CBD, with around 2,030 residents at the 2021 ABS Census. Renters here typically pay $95/week, which is below the South Australia median of $283/week. About 32% of households rent — the rest are owners or paying down a mortgage.
$95/wk
ABS 2021 Census median
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Suburb at a glance
- Population
- 2,030
- Median age
- 43
- Distance to Adelaide
- 545 km
- Households renting
- 32%
- Separate houses
- 79%
- Flats / apartments
- 1%
- Born overseas
- 10%
- Top occupation
- Managers
- LGA
- Unincorporated SA
ABS 2021
Renting in Outback
Outback sits below the South Australia median, with the typical renter paying $95/week — 66% less than the state-wide $283/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 45% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 32% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (79%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 2,030, the median age is 43, and the most common occupation is Managers. 10% of residents were born overseas. Outback is 545km from Adelaide, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.
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