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ABS 2021
West Lakes, South Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in West Lakes SA
Based on 85 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,360,000
Up 6.6% over 12 months
Based on 65 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 3.4% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in West Lakes, SA is currently $1,360,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. West Lakes has a 12-month growth rate of 6.6% for houses and 8.5% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $855,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,350,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,510,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,080,000 in West Lakes.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in West Lakes is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in West Lakes is $800,000, which has increased 8.5% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $570,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $774,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,000,000 in West Lakes. The median rent for units and apartments in West Lakes is $662 per week and has increased 10.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for West Lakes is 5,209 offences per 100,000 residents — 38% 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 West Lakes.
Overall crime rate
5,209
offences per 100,000 residents
38% aboveGreater Adelaide
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
West Lakes SA 5021 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
6,768 people call West Lakes home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,548 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.
11.5% of workers in West Lakes worked from home on Census day.
5.7% of West Lakes residents were born in England.
33.2% of people in West Lakes 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 West Lakes SA 5021.
11.2% of West Lakes's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
2,044 family households lived in West Lakes; 32.6% were couple families and 11.4% were one-parent families.
22.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
West Lakes had 6,768 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
50.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 58.0% of occupied private dwellings in West Lakes.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 32.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 9.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
54.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
28.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.9% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in West Lakes had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 30.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 42.5%, while 15.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
11.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
66.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
3.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
5.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 39.4% of the total.
55.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
61.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.8% reported a different address.
26.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
78.9% of residents used only English at home.
18.7% used a language other than English at home.
1.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.8% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
26.1% of West Lakes's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.9% was born in Australia.
1.7% of residents were born in China.
0.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 37.4% of ancestry responses in West Lakes.
Australian ancestry made up 28.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
23.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Managers accounted for 16.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.6% of workers, and education and training employed 10.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 53.1%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
30.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
56.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.7% reported asthma, 13.3% arthritis and 6.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
27.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,548 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,788.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $370 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 11.5% in West Lakes, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 54.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 16.9% in West Lakes, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $1,360,000, while units and apartments sit at $800,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 2,044 local families, and 11.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,510,000, 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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