Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$835,000
Down 31.8% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Barabba
SA 5460 · Adelaide Plains
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $835,000
- Population
- 135
- Postcode
- 5460
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Barabba, South Australia
Property market insights for Barabba
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Barabba SA
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Barabba, SA is currently $835,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Barabba has a 12-month growth rate of -31.8% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Barabba safe?
The overall rate for Barabba is 2,466 offences per 100,000 residents — 19% below the Rest of SA 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 Barabba.
Overall crime rate
2,466
offences per 100,000 residents
19% belowRest of SA
BarabbaRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Barabba?
Barabba SA 5460 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
135 people call Barabba home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,125 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 135
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,651 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.7%Above
15–3423.7%Above
35–5423.0%In line
55–7423.0%Below
75 and over5.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses91.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.6%Below
Paying a mortgage61.4%Above
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car7.0%Below
Two cars30.2%Below
Three or more48.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home17.7%Above
Drove to work64.6%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled7.6%Above
What stands out in Barabba
17.7% of workers in Barabba worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
2.2% of Barabba residents were born in England, about half the rate across Rest of SA.
56.3% of people in Barabba described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Barabba
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Barabba SA 5460.
Is Barabba family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.7% of Barabba's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
37 family households lived in Barabba; 64.9% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
32.4% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Barabba?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Barabba had 135 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.1% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Barabba?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 91.5% of occupied private dwellings in Barabba.
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 Barabba?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
38.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
61.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Barabba?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Barabba had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 23.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 27.9%, while 20.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Barabba?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
17.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
64.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 7.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Barabba?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 7.0% of the total.
79.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Barabba, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
74.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.8% reported a different address.
4.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Barabba?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.9% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% 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 Barabba residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
4.4% of Barabba's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.6% 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 90.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Barabba?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.1% of ancestry responses in Barabba.
Australian ancestry made up 40.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Barabba?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Managers accounted for 27.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 7.6% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Barabba?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 76.5%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
47.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Barabba show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.4% reported asthma, 6.7% arthritis and 5.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Barabba?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
9.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Barabba?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,125 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,651.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Barabba compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 17.7% in Barabba, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 38.6% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Barabba, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Barabba
Is Barabba expensive?
The median house price is $835,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Barabba good for families?
The Census counted 37 local families, and 20.7% 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 Barabba?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Barabba
20 streets in Barabba
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Barabba Rd
- Boundary Rd
- Brady Rd
- Collins Rd
- Davies Rd
- Davies Road
- Dows Rd
- Edward Rd
- Fidge Rd
- Finch Rd
- Hamley Bridge Rd
- Harkness Rd
- Hawes Rd
- Kain Rd
- Marshman Rd
- Murphy Rd
- Sorrell Rd
- Tank Rd
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- Wasleys Rd
- Wilson Rd
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