Suburb profile
Palmer SA 5237
Palmer is located in the South East South Australia region of South Australia, postcode 5237. It has 132 properties across 19 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Palmer, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Palmer
Palmer, SA 5237, sits in the South East South Australia region and neighbours Apamurra, Mannum, Milendella and Rockleigh. Its 19 streets hold 132 properties, all of them houses.
Census figures are for the Mannum area, which covers the whole suburb. Mannum had 6,594 residents, a median age of 55 and an average household of 2.1 people. Median household income was $901 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month and the median rent $215 a week. Of 2,801 dwellings, 2,631 were separate houses, 60 semi-detached, 13 flats and 89 other; 1,370 were owned outright, 835 owned with a mortgage and 473 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Palmer
- 6,594Peoplelive in the area
- 55Median ageyears
- $901Median household incomea week
- $215Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses2,631
- Townhouses and semis60
- Flats and apartments13
- Other89
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,083a month
- Household size2.1people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Palmer
Palmer Primary School
GovernmentPrimary
No secondary schools in Palmer.
Streets in Palmer
- Abraham Road2 properties
- Adelaide Road22 properties
- Bottroff Hill Road1 property
- Camel Hump Road1 property
- Church Crescent19 properties
- Davenport Road11 properties
- Dohnt Road3 properties
- Education Avenue8 properties
- Gap Road2 properties
- Hartmans Road3 properties
- Kubenk Road1 property
- Lindner Avenue9 properties
- Mine Road7 properties
- Randell Road14 properties
- Rathjen Road8 properties
- Reedy Creek Road17 properties
- Reservoir Road1 property
- Tepko School Road1 property
- Western Boundary Road2 properties
Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.