Roxby Downs demand still centers on Olympic Dam: BHP’s mid-2030s plan to double copper output keeps employment, contractors and supply chains moving, so buyers prize proximity to that base and the related short-term work streams. Median house prices are sitting around $260,000–$274,000 with only a fractional year-on-year dip (about ‑0.4% for Feb 2025–Jan 2026) and 7%+ rental yields, so buyers see affordability, flat pricing and dependable income rather than rapid capital growth over the past six months. The biggest risk is the town’s single-industry nature and long average days on market, yet local firms such as RJ Engineering (via BHP’s C-Res pathway) keep jobs and housing absorption ticking over when the mining cycle stirs again.