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Bower, SA 5374

Property data updated July 202641 residents

Last 12 months snapshot

1 sale · 0 leases · Small sample · Refreshed July 2026

Bower, SA 5374 — a quiet year

Bower, SA 5374 recorded one house sold in the last 12 months — too little to read a wider market from.

Beyond that, the clearest read on Bower is the most recent Census — the resident profile below.

House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.

Census · ABS 2021

Bower demographics & population

Population

Median age

56yrs

Avg household

2.3people

Male · Female

63% · 37%

Owner-occupied

Renting

Lone person

Couples, no kids

Born overseas

Year 12+ⓘ

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Census · ABS 2021

Who lives in Bower?

The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.

Age & sex25 residentsMaleFemale

Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split

Life stage

50%

Children0–1450%Youth15–2450%Young adults25–3450%Midlife35–5450%Mature55–6450%Seniors65+50%

Household composition

50%

Lone person50%Couples, no kids50%Families with kids50%Other families50%Group / share50%

1.3 people / household0.7 persons / bedroom50% are 5+ person

Household sizepersons per dwelling

50%1

50%2

50%3

50%4

50%5

50%6+

Cultural make-upshare of residents · diversity = odds two differ

Born overseas50%

Other language at home50%

Limited English50%

Both parents overseas50%

Australian citizens50%

Birthplace diversity28%

Chance two random residents were born in different countries

Language diversity18%

Chance two random residents speak different languages at home

Religious diversity29%

Chance two random residents follow different religions

Where residents were borntop birthplaces

Afghanistan50%

Australia50%

Bangladesh50%

Bosnia & Herzegovina50%

Brazil50%

Cambodia50%

Canada50%

Chile50%

Languages at hometop languages

English only50%

Afrikaans50%

Arabic50%

Australian Indigenous50%

Cantonese50%

Mandarin50%

Other Chinese50%

Croatian50%

Ancestry% reporting · multi-response

Australian50%

Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander50%

Chinese50%

Croatian50%

Dutch50%

English50%

Faith & belieftap Christianity

No religion50%

Christianity50%

Islam50%

Buddhism50%

Hinduism50%

Judaism50%

Other religions50%

Family originsparents’ birthplace

50%

Both parents overseas50%One parent overseas50%Both parents in Australia50%

A strongly multicultural community with deep migrant heritage.

When migrants arrivedshare of overseas-born

Arrival timeline not available yet.

Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.

Census · ABS 2021

Housing & affordability in Bower

What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.

Affordability at a glance

LowMedianHighPercentile

Median weekly rent—

Median monthly mortgage—

Rent stress (rent ÷ income)—

Mortgage stress (repay ÷ income)—

High mortgage (≥$3k/mo)—

Social housing—

Unoccupied on census night—

Large dwellings (4+ bed)—

This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Bedrooms per dwellingshare of dwellings

50%0

50%1

50%2

50%3

50%4

50%5

50%6+

Who owns vs rentsoccupied dwellings

50%

Owned outright50%Mortgage50%Renting50%Other50%

What’s built heredwelling types

50%

House50%Townhouse50%Apartment50%Other50%

50% separate houses50% apartments50% high-rise

Census · ABS 2021

Income & employment in Bower

Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.

Income & work at a glance

LowMedianHighPercentile

Median personal income—

Median family income—

Managers & professionals—

High earners (≥$2k/wk)—

This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Occupations

LowMedianHighPercentile

Managers & professionals—

Clerical & admin—

Community & personal service—

Sales workers—

Technicians, trades & labourers—

Household incomeheight = share of households · weekly

Personal incomeheight = share of residents 15+ · weekly

A typical household pulls in about 1.9× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.

Labour forceemployment status · residents 15+

50%

Employed full-time50%Employed part-time50%Employed (away/other)50%Unemployed50%Not in labour force50%

LowMedianHighPercentile

Full-time workers—

Part-time workers—

Unemployment rate—

Not in labour force—

Labour-force participation—

This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Census · ABS 2021

Getting around Bower

How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.

Transport at a glance

LowMedianHighPercentile

Public transport to work—

Walked or cycled to work—

Worked from home—

No motor vehicle—

Vehicles per dwelling—

This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Journey to workamong commuters · top modes

Car (driver)100%

Car (passenger)50%

Train50%

Bus50%

Tram/light rail50%

Ferry50%

Walked50%

Vehicles per dwellingshare of households

50%0

50%1

50%2

50%3

50%4+

Census · ABS 2021

Turnover

How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.

Settledness at a glance

LowMedianHighPercentile

Settled 5+ years—

Moved in past year—

Arrived from overseas (5 yr)—

This suburb Typical range (middle 50%) Median suburb

Where residents lived 5 years agoof those who stated

50%

Same address50%Moved within area50%From elsewhere in Australia50%From overseas50%

Residential paceshare of residents

Moved in the past year50%

Moved in the past 5 years50%

Arrived from overseas (5 yr)50%

Property market

Market snapshot

Bower median house price & rent

Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Bower — choose a property type and size below.

Active segment

Houses

Units

Median priceⓘLast 12 months

203kk

Days on marketⓘLast 12 months

↑ 53 days YoY

SoldⓘLast 12 months

↑ +0.5% YoY

Months of supplyⓘLast 12 months

1.5mo

Median rentⓘLast 12 months

—

Days to leaseⓘLast 12 months

—

LeasedⓘLast 12 months

—

Gross yieldⓘLast 12 months

—

Data confidenceSales sample0Too thinLease sample0Too thinThin samples can swing month-to-month — treat single-figure deltas with care.

Segment breakdown

House & unit prices by bedroom

Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.

Demand percentile 0–100 · last 12 months12-mo change

Segment

Sold

Price

DOM

Leased

Rent

DOM

Yield

SalesRent

Houses · 2 bed0 sales · 0 leases

—

Houses · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases

—

Houses · 4 bed0 sales · 0 leases

—

Units · 1 bed0 sales · 0 leases

—

Units · 2 bed0 sales · 0 leases

—

Units · 3 bed0 sales · 0 leases

—

All houses

1+0.5%

—

All units

—

Where each segment ranks

Bower property growth

Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.

Metric

Ranked against

Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.

Houses

0/2above median

02550 · MEDIAN75100

Percentile vs SA

Value

Units

0/4above median

02550 · MEDIAN75100

Percentile vs SA

Value

Market data

How strong is demand, and which way is it heading?

Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.

Side

View

Property

Bedrooms

Radius

Compared against

Sales market velocity

No nearby suburbs · 10km · Total house · sales

rising

DOM change YoYis demand rising or falling?

falling

median

Recoveryweak but rising

Boomstrong and rising

Troughweak and falling

Peakstrong but easing

weakSales market velocityhow strong sales demand isstrong

Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures

Sales market velocity

How strong is sales demand — and is it rising or falling?

What this shows

Each dot is one of this suburb's property segments on the sales side. Left-right shows how strong sales demand is — combining how many properties sold in the last 12 months with how quickly they sold (median days on market). Top-bottom shows whether that demand is rising or falling compared to 12 months ago.

The two axes

Sales market velocityX axis

how strong sales demand is

A composite of 12-month sales volume and median days on market. Higher means more sales completed faster — stronger sales demand right now.

Days on market change (Year-on-year)Y axis

is demand rising or falling?

How much faster (or slower) sales are completing compared to 12 months ago. Top half means sales are completing faster than a year ago (demand growing).

Market data

Bower against the neighbourhood

Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Bower in blue, peers in colour.

Pair

View

Property

Bedrooms

Radius

How fast — and is it getting faster?

3 peer suburbs · 10km · Total house

faster

DOM change YoYvs 12 months ago

slower

median

Recoveringquiet but accelerating

Boomingbusy and accelerating

Stalledquiet and slowing further

Coolingbusy but slowing

Nearby suburb

Demand index

0 / 100vs Australia

Days on market

84 days—

Median price

—▲ +27.0% YoY

Sold (last year)

—▲ +108.0% YoY

Gross yield

6.00%

Nearby suburb

Demand index

0 / 100vs Australia

Days on market

117 days—

Median price

—▲ +29.0% YoY

Sold (last year)

—▲ +110.0% YoY

Gross yield

5.00%

Nearby suburb

Demand index

0 / 100vs Australia

Days on market

92 days—

Median price

—▲ +31.0% YoY

Sold (last year)

—▲ +154.0% YoY

Gross yield

5.00%

Bower · this suburb

Demand index

—vs Australia

Days on market

10 days▼ −53 days YoY

Median price

$203k▲ +28.0% YoY

Sold (last year)

1▲ +0.5% YoY

Gross yield

5.00%

slowDays on marketmedian days to sellfast

This suburb Neighbouring suburbs · coloured by market phaseHover a point for its figures

How much is available right now?

Housing supply & months of stock

How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.

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Hide thin-sample rows

Sales market

Segment	Band	Months of supply left	YoY	Listed	Sold	Per month

median

Rental market

Segment	Band	Months of supply left	YoY	Listed	Leased	Per month

median

Severe

Very Tight

Tight

Balanced

Loose

Very Loose

Saturated

Under-suppliedOver-supplied

Market data

Who's transacting — buyers or tenants?

Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.

Property

Bower — Units & Houses, all bedrooms

Jul 2021 – Jun 2026 · each point = a 12-month window

Sales · buyer transactions

Leases · tenant transactions

Five-year arc

Bower median house price & rent history

Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.

Property

Bedrooms

Median price (trailing year)

Jun 2026

$223k+33.7%

5y median $172kvs last year $167k

Total sales (trailing year)

Jun 2026

1+0.0%

5y median 1vs last year 1

Days on market (trailing year)

Jun 2026

9 days-78

5y median 57 daysvs last year 87 days

Median rent

No data

Total leases

No data

Days on market (rental)

No data

Gross yield (trailing year)

Mar 2026

2.62%+0.47 pt

5y median 2.52%vs last year 2.15%

Months of supply

Jun 2026

7.0 months+Infinity%

5y median 0.0 monthsvs last year 0.0 months

Months of supply (rental)

No data

Nearby markets

Suburbs near Bower: prices compared

The nearest suburbs to Bower, ranked by distance — each lined up against Bower on the same measures, so the differences jump out at a glance.

Market

Property

Bedrooms

Radius

Colour by

No markets within 5km · expanded to 10km

This marketBowerSA 5374 · Houses · Total

Price$203k

DOM10 days

Sold1

5 markets within 10kmLast 12 months

Australia PlainsSA 53746.2kmHouses · Total

Mount MarySA 53747.6kmHouses · Total

Price$97k

DOM113 days

Sold2

much cheapermuch slower

SutherlandsSA 53747.9kmHouses · Total

Price$519k

DOM94 days

Sold1

much priciermuch slower

Rocky PlainSA 53819.2kmHouses · Total

Geranium PlainsSA 53819.9kmHouses · Total

Stat colourHow each suburb's stat compares to Bower

Much lowerLowerSimilarHigherMuch higher

Market data

Frequently asked · Bower

14 data-driven answers about Bower's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.

What things cost

Prices, rent, yield, ownership cost

What is the median house price in Bower?

The median house price in Bower, SA 5374 is $203k as of June 2026. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.

How much is a 2 bedroom house in Bower?

As of June 2026, Bower medians by bedroom count:

How much is a 2 bedroom house in Bower?
Property	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	Total
Houses	—	$203k	—	—	$203k

Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.

How the market is moving

Speed, supply, growth, cycle phase

How quickly do houses sell in Bower?

Houses in Bower sell in a median 10 days on market as of June 2026. Days on market have tightened by 53 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.

Is Bower a tight or loose property market right now?

Bower's sales market sits at 1.5 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.

How it compares

Vs state, vs nearby, vs popular

How does Bower compare to other SA suburbs?

Bower's median house price ($203k) is 71% below the SA median ($700k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 10 days vs 15 days state median.

What's the most popular property type in Bower?

The most-transacted segment in Bower over the 12 months to June 2026 is 2 bed houses with 1 sale. The buying-versus-renting section above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.

How many properties were sold and leased in Bower last year?

Bower recorded 1 house sale and 0 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 1 transaction. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.

About the area

Population, income, who lives here, schools

What postcode is Bower in?

Bower is in postcode 5374, in the Barossa, Yorke & Mid North region of SA. Addresses there are written as Bower, SA 5374.

What is the population of Bower?

Bower, SA 5374 is home to 25 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 45, and the average household holds 1.3 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.

What is the median household income in Bower?

The median household in Bower earns $594 per week — roughly $31k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $317/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.

What is the unemployment rate in Bower?

The unemployment rate in Bower is 50.0% (ABS Census 2021). The rate counts people who are working or actively looking for work — not a share of all residents. Workforce participation sits at 50%. The local economy section above covers incomes, employment status and the occupation mix.

Do people own or rent in Bower?

Bower is mostly owner-occupied: about 100% of households are owner-occupiers and 50% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 50% own outright and 50% are paying off a mortgage.

Is Bower a good place to live?

Bower, SA 5374 has a population of 25, a median age of 45, a median household income around $594/week, 50% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.

About this data

Methodology and update cadence

When was this Bower market data last updated?

This Bower market data was last updated July 2026, covering the 12 months to June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.