Median price trend for houses
Based on 24 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,100,000
Up 29.4% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $915k
- 4 bed
- $1.35m
- 5+ bed
- $2.5m
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The quick read on
Balhannah
SA 5242 · Adelaide Hills
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,100,000
- Median unit
- $630,000
- Population
- 1,756
- Postcode
- 5242
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ABS 2021
Balhannah, South Australia
Property market insights for Balhannah
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Balhannah SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 5 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Down 9.9% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Balhannah, SA is currently $1,100,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Balhannah has a 12-month growth rate of 29.4% for houses and -11.1% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $915,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,350,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,500,000 in Balhannah.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Balhannah is $575 per week. The median house rent has decreased 9.9% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Balhannah is $630,000, which has decreased 11.1% since the same time last year.
Crime and safety
Is Balhannah safe?
The overall rate for Balhannah is 1,445 offences per 100,000 residents — 62% 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 Balhannah.
Overall crime rate
1,445
offences per 100,000 residents
62% belowGreater Adelaide
BalhannahGreater 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 Balhannah?
Balhannah SA 5242 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,756 people call Balhannah home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,851 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,756
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,647 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $335 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.5%Above
15–3419.9%Below
35–5426.8%Above
55–7425.8%Above
75 and over9.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.5%Above
Townhouses4.7%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.4%Above
Paying a mortgage44.4%Above
Renting14.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.6%Below
One car26.1%Below
Two cars40.9%Above
Three or more32.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.9%Above
Drove to work65.1%Above
Train, tram or bus0.9%Below
Walked or cycled1.7%Below
What stands out in Balhannah
12.9% of workers in Balhannah worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
6.3% of Balhannah residents were born in England.
51.2% of people in Balhannah described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Balhannah
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Balhannah SA 5242.
Is Balhannah family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.5% of Balhannah's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
497 family households lived in Balhannah; 47.7% were couple families and 12.7% were one-parent families.
36.2% 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 Balhannah?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Balhannah had 1,756 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.1% 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 Balhannah?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.5% of occupied private dwellings in Balhannah.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 4.7% 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 Balhannah?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
44.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.1% 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 Balhannah?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Balhannah had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 19.8% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 36.2%, while 26.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Balhannah?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
65.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
0.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Balhannah?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 26.1% of the total.
73.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Balhannah, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.8% reported a different address.
12.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Balhannah?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.3% of residents used only English at home.
2.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Balhannah residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.6% of Balhannah's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Balhannah?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.1% of ancestry responses in Balhannah.
Australian ancestry made up 36.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Balhannah?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
27.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 17.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.4% of workers, and education and training employed 11.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Balhannah?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.6%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
32.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Balhannah show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.0% reported asthma, 9.1% arthritis and 3.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Balhannah?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
25.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 31.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Balhannah?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,851 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,647.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $335 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Balhannah compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.9% in Balhannah, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 41.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 14.1% in Balhannah, 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 Balhannah
Is Balhannah expensive?
The median house price is $1,100,000, while units and apartments sit at $630,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Balhannah good for families?
The Census counted 497 local families, and 18.5% 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 Balhannah?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,350,000, 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 Balhannah
61 streets in Balhannah
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Altmanns Rd
- Arrawa Ct
- Balhannah Rd
- Beasley Rd
- Beaumont Rd
- Birchmore Rd
- Bridge St
- Camac Rd
- Carawa Ave
- Church St
- Corana Ct
- Cross St
- Daniels Rd
- Darkana Rd
- Fenwick Rd
- Filsell Ct
- Gallasch Rd
- Gilleston Ct
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- Glebe Rd
- Grasby Rd
- Greenhill Rd
- Harben Ln
- Ilinga Ave
- Ilinga Ct
- James St
- Johnsons Rd
- Jones Rd
- Junction Rd
- Kareda Cl
- Kerr Rd
- Kurla Rd
- Lutana Gr
- Malanilla Ct
- Mamara Ct
- Mattners Rd
- Mimosa Gr
- Murray Rd
- Nairne Rd
- Nitschke Road
- Oakwood Rd
- Onkaparinga Valley Rd
- Ostigh Road
- Paech Brothers Rd
- Pain Rd
- Paringa Cl
- Pugh Rd
- Pye Rd
- Ravenswood Ln
- River St
- Shady Grove Rd
- Spoehr Rd
- Sunningdale Ct
- Swamp Rd
- Talbu Ct
- Tanahmerah Rd
- Unkuala Ave
- Wenzel Rd
- West Tce
- Wicks Cl
- Wicks Rd
- Woodcock Rd
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