Suburb brief · Bute SA 5560
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39/100
82%
5.1%
Updated May 2026
Thesis
Bute SA 5560 is summarised from maintained observations only. The call weighs market pressure, local profile, dwelling mix and risk without filling gaps from weaker substitutes.
Median household income is $869/wk.
Household income (median) · Updated May 2026Census median rent was $150/wk at the last Census.
Median rent (Census) · Updated May 20260 mapped local places sit within 1km.
Local places within 1km · Updated May 2026Gross yield is 5.1%, above the 4.0% income floor.
Gross yield · house · Updated May 2026Vacancy is 4.2%, outside the tight-rental threshold.
Vacancy rate · Updated May 2026Renter share is 13.9%, showing the depth of the tenant pool.
Renter share · Updated May 2026Overall fit is 39/100.
Overall fit · Updated May 2026Market snapshot
$40k
What this means: Use this as the local unit-price benchmark before judging an apartment or townhouse. Compare the exact property against recent nearby sales.
$519k
What this means: Use this as the local house-price benchmark. A property well above this needs a clear land, condition, school-zone or scarcity reason.
Recent news & DA activity
No recent news or DA activity in the monitoring window. This panel follows the same monthly maintenance cadence as the rest of the report.
Nearby pockets worth watching
No adjacent pockets flagged this week. Compass watches a 3-km buffer around this suburb for similar-profile catalysts and surfaces them here when they move.
Drill-down suburb report · 157 metrics across 3 research stages
The summary above gives the read first. Open a stage below only when you want the supporting numbers and how each signal is calculated.
SA · 5560
Overall fit
39
out of 100
This report shows 157 maintained signals. Updated May 2026.
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Updated May 2026 · Not financial advice. General information only.
Compass
Your read on Bute
Bute doesn't clear the overall-fit bar right now — worth understanding why before ruling in or out. 157 of 157 signals maintained.
Before you inspect
A first suburb-level screen for hazards, safety, and community signals that could change whether this area stays on your shortlist. Verify the exact address before making an offer.
4 checks
Stage 1 · Strategy
12 signals grouped into 1 profile plus 1 standalone card: 12 maintained.Numbers that set your price band, cash-flow expectations, and portfolio shape.
Stage 2 · Suburbs
132 signals grouped into 19 profiles plus 2 standalone cards: 132 maintained.The signals the Scout weighs when narrowing your shortlist.
Stage 3 · Property
13 signals grouped into 1 profile: 13 maintained.The numbers that tell you which streets and property profiles fit your criteria.
Editorial brief
Bute SA 5560 is summarised from maintained observations only. The call weighs market pressure, local profile, dwelling mix and risk without filling gaps from weaker substitutes.
The drill-down carries 157 populated metrics across 3 research stages, with thin or missing fields left explicit.
Last reviewed May 2026. Use this as the suburb screen, then confirm street, building and listing-specific facts before acting.
Other suburbs in 5560
Same-postcode suburbs often share buyer demand, rental context and local amenities, while school zones and council boundaries can still differ. Compare each brief before locking your shortlist.
Frequently asked
Bute is a suburb in SA (postcode 5560).
The median house price in Bute SA 5560 is $519k based on the most recent twelve-month sales record. Unit and apartment medians track separately and may sit materially below the house figure depending on the dwelling mix in the suburb.
Gross rental yield on houses in Bute SA 5560 sits at 5.1% based on current rents against the prevailing median sale price. That is above the income-investor threshold most buyers use as a screening floor.
The vacancy rate in Bute SA 5560 is 4.2% on the most recent observation. That is above the balanced range — tenants have choice and re-letting timeframes are longer.
Bute SA 5560 scores in the lower range for investor fit on the maintained Compass scorecard (39/100). The score weighs price growth, rental yield, vacancy, supply pressure, demographic momentum and risk overlays together, so a single suburb can sit high overall and still be the wrong fit for a specific brief — confirm against your buyer profile before acting.
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$299
What this means: Use this to sense holding comfort and tenant depth. It still needs expenses, vacancy and lending costs before it becomes a cashflow view.
4.2%
SoftWhat this means: Lower vacancy usually means tighter rental demand. Very low numbers can move quickly, so use this with rent trend and stock-on-market.
Livability