Suburb Description
Roxby Downs is a modern mining town and locality in outback South Australia, located approximately 511 to 563 kilometres north of the state capital, Adelaide. Built to service the burgeoning Olympic Dam mine, the town has a notably transient population, estimated around 4,000 people. Despite its remote desert location, Roxby Downs offers a range of modern leisure and community facilities including a cinema, cultural precinct, shopping centre, schools, TAFE, cafes, and various sporting clubs and facilities.
Suburb Details
Current median house price:
260000
Current median unit, townhouse, villa, apartment price:
170000
Current overall median rent weekly:
350
Annual rent growth rate:
-8% for houses, -2% for units
Number of properties for sale:
102
Current house rental yield:
7.61%
Current unit rental yield:
8.60%
Current vacancy rate:
3.78%
Number of houses sold in last 12 months:
64
Number of units sold in last 12 months:
9
Number of properties sold recently:
75
Time on Market
Current time on market for houses:
81
Current time on market for units:
0
Growth Information
Growth - House past 12 months:
-8.77%
Growth - House past 24 months:
-5.91%
Growth - Unit, townhouse, villa, apartment past 12 months:
30.77%
Demography
Population:
4089
Median age:
31
Gender distribution:
Male: 54.5%
Female: 45.5%
Person type:
Families - Count: 848
Families - Average children per family: 0
Married: N/A
Separated: N/A
Divorced: N/A
Not married: N/A
Salary:
Weekly household income: $3,024
Average annual income range: $81,980 (median employee income per job)
Public housing:
Percentage: Not available in the provided sources.
Street information: Not available in the provided sources.
Property ownership types:
Fully owned: 7.2%
Being purchased: 21.7%
Being rented: 71.0%
Other or not stated: 0.1%
Property types:
Separate house: 96.9%
Semi-detached: 0.0%
Flat/unit/strata: 2.8%
Other: 0.3%
Median Price History
| Type | Bedrooms | Year | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | 3 | 2025 | 222500 |
| House | 4 | 2025 | 300000 |
| Year | House | Unit |
Rent Price History
| Type | Bedrooms | Year | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | House | Unit |
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