Median price trend for houses
Based on 55 sales in the preceding 12 months
$900,000
Up 4.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $771k
- 3 bed
- $902k
- 4 bed
- $1.22m
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The quick read on
Ascot Park
SA 5043 · Marion
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $900,000
- Median unit
- $737,000
- Population
- 3,588
- Postcode
- 5043
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ABS 2021
Ascot Park, South Australia
Property market insights for Ascot Park
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Ascot Park SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 46 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Ascot Park, SA is currently $900,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Ascot Park has a 12-month growth rate of 4.7% for houses and 14.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $771,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $902,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,220,000 in Ascot Park.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Ascot Park is $600 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Ascot Park is $737,000, which has increased 14.1% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $716,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $751,000 in Ascot Park. The median rent for units and apartments in Ascot Park is $525 per week and has increased 10.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Ascot Park safe?
The overall rate for Ascot Park is 2,782 offences per 100,000 residents — 26% 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 Ascot Park.
Overall crime rate
2,782
offences per 100,000 residents
26% belowGreater Adelaide
Ascot ParkGreater 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 Ascot Park?
Ascot Park SA 5043 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,588 people call Ascot Park home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,381 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,588
- Median age
- 34 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $320 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.3%Below
15–3435.9%Above
35–5425.8%In line
55–7416.9%Below
75 and over7.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses42.3%Below
Townhouses23.2%Above
Apartments34.3%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright23.8%Below
Paying a mortgage31.3%Below
Renting44.9%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car11.7%Above
One car50.0%Above
Two cars29.1%Below
Three or more9.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.4%Below
Drove to work59.1%Below
Train, tram or bus8.0%Above
Walked or cycled2.4%Below
What stands out in Ascot Park
7.4% of workers in Ascot Park worked from home on Census day.
4.9% of Ascot Park residents were born in India.
41.2% of people in Ascot Park described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Ascot Park
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Ascot Park SA 5043.
Is Ascot Park family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.3% of Ascot Park's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
913 family households lived in Ascot Park; 34.3% were couple families and 19.7% were one-parent families.
35.9% 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 Ascot Park?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Ascot Park had 3,588 residents at the 2021 Census.
37.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.2% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Ascot Park?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 42.3% of occupied private dwellings in Ascot Park.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 23.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 34.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Ascot Park?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
23.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
31.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
44.9% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Ascot Park?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Ascot Park had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 37.3% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 32.5%, while 16.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Ascot Park?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
59.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
8.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Ascot Park?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
11.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 50.0% of the total.
38.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Ascot Park, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
47.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 52.5% reported a different address.
37.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Ascot Park?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
61.3% of residents used only English at home.
34.1% used a language other than English at home.
4.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.2% spoke Cantonese and 1.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Ascot Park residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
37.4% of Ascot Park's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 62.6% was born in Australia.
3.7% of residents were born in China.
4.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 76.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Ascot Park?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 29.3% of ancestry responses in Ascot Park.
Australian ancestry made up 24.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 6.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Ascot Park?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
24.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Managers accounted for 7.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 24.5% of workers, and education and training employed 7.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Ascot Park?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.1%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
35.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.7%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Ascot Park show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.4% reported asthma, 8.4% arthritis and 5.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Ascot Park?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
33.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Ascot Park?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,381 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $320 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Ascot Park compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.4% in Ascot Park, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 23.8% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 44.9% in Ascot Park, 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 Ascot Park
Is Ascot Park expensive?
The median house price is $900,000, while units and apartments sit at $737,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Ascot Park good for families?
The Census counted 913 local families, and 14.3% 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 Ascot Park?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,220,000, 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 Ascot Park
30 streets in Ascot Park
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adelaide Tce
- Albert St
- Allison St
- Audrey St
- Beaconsfield Tce
- Charles St
- Clifford St
- Daws Rd
- Deloraine Ct
- Deloraine Rd
- Dunorlan Rd
- Fifth Ave
- First Ave
- Fourth Ave
- Hazel St
- John St
- Joy St
- Linda St
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- Marion Rd
- Railway Tce
- Robert St
- Second Ave
- Seventh Ave
- Seymour Tce
- Sixth Ave
- Skinner St
- Third Ave
- West St
- Wolseley Tce
- Wood St
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