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SA 5063 · Unley
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ABS 2021
Parkside, South Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Parkside (SA) SA
Based on 83 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,500,000
Up 4.9% over 12 months
Based on 81 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$700 per week
Down 1.7% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Parkside (SA), SA is currently $1,500,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Parkside (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 4.9% for houses and 33.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,580,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,730,000 in Parkside (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Parkside (SA) is $700 per week. The median house rent has decreased 1.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Parkside (SA) is $920,000, which has increased 33.3% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $634,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $820,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,080,000 in Parkside (SA). The median rent for units and apartments in Parkside (SA) is $575 per week and has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Parkside is 6,293 offences per 100,000 residents — 67% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Parkside.
Overall crime rate
6,293
offences per 100,000 residents
67% aboveGreater Adelaide
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Parkside SA 5063 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
5,126 people call Parkside home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $2,040 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
15.1% of workers in Parkside worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
4.8% of Parkside residents were born in England.
51.1% of people in Parkside described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Parkside SA 5063.
16.5% of Parkside's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,382 family households lived in Parkside; 42.8% were couple families and 15.4% were one-parent families.
37.9% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Parkside had 5,126 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.6% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 53.7% of occupied private dwellings in Parkside.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 27.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 18.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
32.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
28.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
39.5% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Parkside had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 29.2% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 35.1%, while 19.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
15.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
48.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
5.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 12.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
8.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 44.0% of the total.
47.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
50.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 49.2% reported a different address.
27.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
76.4% of residents used only English at home.
21.0% used a language other than English at home.
3.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
27.7% of Parkside's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 72.3% was born in Australia.
3.1% of residents were born in China.
1.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 35.9% of ancestry responses in Parkside.
Australian ancestry made up 28.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 6.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
40.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 15.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.1% of workers, and education and training employed 10.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
39.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
63.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.4% reported asthma, 7.4% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
42.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $2,040 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $395 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 15.1% in Parkside, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 32.1% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Renting accounted for 39.5% in Parkside, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $1,500,000, while units and apartments sit at $920,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 1,382 local families, and 16.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,580,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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