Median price trend for houses
Based on 40 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,620,000
Up 0.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.2m
- 4 bed
- $1.62m
- 5+ bed
- $1.7m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Aldgate
SA 5154 · Adelaide Hills
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,620,000
- Population
- 3,471
- Postcode
- 5154
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Aldgate, South Australia
Property market insights for Aldgate
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Aldgate SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 11 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$700 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Aldgate, SA is currently $1,620,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Aldgate has a 12-month growth rate of 0.9% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,620,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,700,000 in Aldgate.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Aldgate is $700 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Aldgate safe?
The overall rate for Aldgate is 2,715 offences per 100,000 residents — 28% below 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 Aldgate.
Overall crime rate
2,715
offences per 100,000 residents
28% belowGreater Adelaide
AldgateGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Aldgate?
Aldgate SA 5154 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,471 people call Aldgate home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,561 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,471
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,200 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $500 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.5%Above
15–3417.1%Below
35–5427.3%Above
55–7428.2%Above
75 and over7.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.8%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright46.0%Above
Paying a mortgage47.9%Above
Renting6.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.3%Below
One car21.8%Below
Two cars46.7%Above
Three or more30.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home18.8%Above
Drove to work59.6%Below
Train, tram or bus3.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.5%Below
What stands out in Aldgate
18.8% of workers in Aldgate worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
8.2% of Aldgate residents were born in England.
58.8% of people in Aldgate described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Aldgate
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Aldgate SA 5154.
Is Aldgate family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.5% of Aldgate's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,034 family households lived in Aldgate; 49.6% were couple families and 10.2% were one-parent families.
36.7% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Aldgate?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Aldgate had 3,471 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Aldgate?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.8% of occupied private dwellings in Aldgate.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Aldgate?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
46.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
47.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
6.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Aldgate?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Aldgate had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 13.4% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Two-person households represented 37.2%, while 32.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Aldgate?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
18.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
59.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
3.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Aldgate?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 21.8% of the total.
76.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Aldgate, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.7% reported a different address.
18.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Aldgate?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
94.3% of residents used only English at home.
4.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Aldgate residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.3% of Aldgate's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.7% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Aldgate?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.7% of ancestry responses in Aldgate.
Australian ancestry made up 38.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Aldgate?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
38.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 19.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.8% of workers, and education and training employed 12.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Aldgate?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.1%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
33.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 26.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Aldgate show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.0% reported asthma, 7.9% arthritis and 2.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Aldgate?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
40.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 16.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Aldgate?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,561 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,200.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $500 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Aldgate compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 18.8% in Aldgate, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 46.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 6.0% in Aldgate, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Aldgate
Is Aldgate expensive?
The median house price is $1,620,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Aldgate good for families?
The Census counted 1,034 local families, and 19.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Aldgate?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,620,000, 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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Streets and suburbs around Aldgate
102 streets in Aldgate
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alderley Rd
- Aldgate Valley Rd
- Anderson Rd
- Andrewartha Pl
- Arbury Park Road
- Arkaba Rd
- Arundel Rd
- Ashenden Rd
- Azalea Pl
- Beverley Rd
- Blackwood Ln
- Bogaduck Rd
- Boomerang Cr
- Bracken Rd
- Brecon Rd
- Brogan Pl
- Cambridge Rd
- Cherry Pine Pl
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- Churinga Road
- Conifer Cl
- Coromandel Rd
- Cricklewood Rd
- Cumberland Ave
- Dalton Ave
- Devonshire Rd
- Dillon Rd
- Edgeware Rd
- Elura Pl
- Emery Rd
- Eton Rd
- Euston Rd
- Exeter Rd
- Fairview Rd
- Fenchurch Rd
- Finlayson Dr
- Forbes Rd
- Gibb Rd
- Glades Ln
- Halleday St
- Hampstead Hill Rd
- Hawker Rd
- Heather Rd
- Hillside Rd
- Holborn Hill Rd
- Kain Ave
- Kanmantoo Rd
- Kanyaka Rd
- Kemp Rd
- Kent Rd
- Keroma Dr
- Kiley Rd
- Kingsland Rd
- Kyle Rd
- Leamington Rd
- Lewis Ave
- Linwood Ave
- Lionel Dr
- Ludgate Hill Rd
- Madurta Ave
- Milan Tce
- Mi Mi Rd
- Monarto Rd
- Montrose St
- Mount Barker Road
- Nation Ridge Rd
- Old Mount Barker Rd
- Oxford Rd
- Paratoo Rd
- Penola Rd
- Pindari Pl
- Pine St
- Reserve Tce
- Rogers Ct
- Rubida Gr
- Rugby Rd
- Shanks Rd
- Sharon Ct
- Snows Rd
- Somerset Rd
- Springwood Ln
- St Margaret Dr
- Stock Rd
- Strathalbyn Rd
- Suffolk Rd
- Sunnyspring Glen Rd
- Surrey Rd
- Theodore Ln
- The Vines Court
- Torode Pl
- Twin St
- Village Ct
- Wait Rd
- Wakefield Ct
- Wattle Rd
- Williams Rd
- Wilpena Tce
- Woodland Cl
- Wycombe Rd
- Yacka Rd
- Yam St
- Yappo Rd
- Yatina Rd
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