Question 1

Is Yorketown a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Yorketown is a coastal service town on the southern Yorke Peninsula beside Spencer Gulf. It acts as a hub for surrounding grain and sheep farms and nearby holiday beaches, with a compact main street of local shops, cafés and essential services supported by sporting clubs and community facilities. Housing ranges from older weatherboard and brick cottages to holiday houses and newer builds, giving a relaxed coastal-rural feel, and outdoor life centres on fishing, boating and beach walks. Regional roads link Yorketown with neighbouring towns.

The community is small, with 997 people, a median age of 53 and a median household income of $949 a week, roughly $49,300 a year. Couple families, with and without children, make up the large majority of households, and 77.4% of homes are owner-occupied while 22.6% are rented. Local services include Yorketown Hospital within the regional health network, the school community library and the SYP Community Hub, and the airstrip has received funded upgrades and council investment in its amenities. Whether Yorketown suits you will come down to whether that coastal, small-community mix fits what you’re after.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Yorketown?

Accepted Answer

There haven't been enough recent sales or rentals in Yorketown to publish reliable house or unit prices and rents. Without current price or rent figures, there isn't a clear picture of how expensive it is to live in Yorketown compared with local incomes recorded at the most recent Census.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Yorketown a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values in Yorketown climbed 14.0% over the past 12 months, a strong rise in the suburb's house capital value over the year.

For someone weighing Yorketown as an investment, that house value change is the capital growth measure to note; whether that fits your goals and circumstances is for you to decide.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	N/A	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	14.0%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	5	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	65	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

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