Ardrossan suburb profile
Ardrossan is a coastal town on the eastern side of the Yorke Peninsula facing Gulf St Vincent, known for its weathered red cliffs, rock platforms and a working jetty that draws anglers and families alike. It services a surrounding agricultural hinterland so the town mixes farming character with holiday moods, and the main street offers basic shops and community services. Housing ranges from modest single-storey homes and beach cottages to newer properties along the foreshore, and life here revolves around fishing, boating, coastal walks and seasonal holiday crowds. It suits people wanting a quieter seaside pace with ready road links to larger regional centres.
Ardrossan property market performance
Like many smaller suburbs, Ardrossan sees relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. The figures that are available show house values rose a modest 4.8% over the last 12 months.
Over the last 3 months nine houses were sold. The median days on market for houses over the last 12 months was 58.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | 4.8% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 9 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 58 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
5 year median price trend for houses and units
Ardrossan demographics
Ardrossan is a community of 1,269 people, with a median age of 61 and a median total household income of $844 a week, roughly $43,888 a year.
Family households are dominated by couple families without children, which account for 70.3% of families, just over seven in ten. Couple families with children make up 21.7%, and one-parent families represent 8.0%.
In Ardrossan, most homes are owner-occupied: about three-quarters (74.1%) are owner-occupied, with 53.5% owned outright and 20.6% owned with a mortgage, while roughly one in four households (25.9%) are rented.
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