Median price trend for houses
Based on 37 sales in the preceding 12 months
$499,000
Up 29.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $331k
- 3 bed
- $500k
- 4 bed
- $580k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Barmera
SA 5345 · Berri Barmera
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $499,000
- Median unit
- $352,000
- Population
- 2,884
- Postcode
- 5345
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ABS 2021
Barmera, South Australia
Property market insights for Barmera
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Barmera SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 15 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$350 per week
Down 3.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Barmera, SA is currently $499,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Barmera has a 12-month growth rate of 29.6% for houses and 19.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $331,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $500,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $580,000 in Barmera.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Barmera is $350 per week. The median house rent has decreased 3.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Barmera is $352,000, which has increased 19.4% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $352,000 in Barmera. The median rent for units and apartments in Barmera is $238 per week and has increased 19.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Barmera safe?
The overall rate for Barmera is 1,673 offences per 100,000 residents — 45% 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 Barmera.
Overall crime rate
1,673
offences per 100,000 residents
45% belowRest of SA
BarmeraRest 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 Barmera?
Barmera SA 5345 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
2,884 people call Barmera home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,037 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,884
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,028 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.5%Below
15–3420.3%In line
35–5421.4%Below
55–7428.8%In line
75 and over14.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses84.0%Below
Townhouses13.1%Above
Apartments1.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright39.5%Below
Paying a mortgage30.1%Below
Renting30.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.1%Above
One car39.0%Above
Two cars32.8%Below
Three or more21.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.1%Below
Drove to work73.2%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.2%Below
What stands out in Barmera
7.1% of workers in Barmera worked from home on Census day.
3.1% of Barmera residents were born in England.
48.6% of people in Barmera described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Barmera
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Barmera SA 5345.
Is Barmera family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.5% of Barmera's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
780 family households lived in Barmera; 30.0% were couple families and 19.9% were one-parent families.
29.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Barmera?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Barmera had 2,884 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.2% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Barmera?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 84.0% of occupied private dwellings in Barmera.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 13.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Barmera?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
30.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
30.4% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Barmera?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Barmera had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 36.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 37.6%, while 15.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Barmera?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
73.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Barmera?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
One-car households formed 39.0% of the total.
53.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Barmera, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.4% reported a different address.
13.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Barmera?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.4% of residents used only English at home.
9.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Barmera residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.1% of Barmera's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.9% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
1.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Barmera?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.2% of ancestry responses in Barmera.
Australian ancestry made up 38.5% 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 Barmera?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
12.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 14.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.4% of workers, and education and training employed 7.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Barmera?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 47.9%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
25.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.6%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Barmera show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
48.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.2% reported asthma, 17.3% arthritis and 8.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Barmera?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Barmera?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,037 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,028.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Barmera compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.1% in Barmera, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 39.5% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 30.4% in Barmera, 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 Barmera
Is Barmera expensive?
The median house price is $499,000, while units and apartments sit at $352,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Barmera good for families?
The Census counted 780 local families, and 15.5% 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 Barmera?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $580,000, 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 Barmera
111 streets in Barmera
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Amy St
- Anderson St
- Appleton Tce
- Barwell Ave
- Bassham Rd
- Bawden Rd
- Baynes St
- Bice St
- Bonnar St
- Botting Rd
- Brooke St
- Bruce Rd
- Caddy Rd
- Cant Rd
- Carmel Ct
- Carnie St
- Chabrel Rd
- Chennel Cr
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- Chiles Rd
- Coates Rd
- Cockin Rd
- Cocksedge Rd
- Collins St
- Comley Rd
- Dansie Rd
- Danvers Rd
- Davidson Rd
- Dean Dr
- De Fontenay Rd
- Dickerson St
- Draper St
- Dunstone Rd
- Easther Ct
- Elliot Dr
- English Road
- Evans Rd
- Eyre St
- Fairway Ave
- Farmer St
- Field Day Dr
- Finn Rd
- Foot Ave
- Fowles St
- Garrard St
- Gaskell Rd
- Germein Rd
- Gilchrist Cr
- Gillespie Rd
- Gilmour Rd
- Gordon Rd
- Gow Ave
- Goyder Highway
- Hague St
- Hardwick St
- Hawdon St
- Hill St
- Hunt Rd
- Ireland Rd
- James Tce
- Jones Rd
- Joyce St
- Kelly Ave
- Laffer St
- Lake Ave
- Lakeside Dr
- Langdon Tce
- Links Cr
- Loveday Rd
- Loveday Road
- Macgillivray St
- Mair Ct
- Manallack Ct
- Manning Rd
- Manuel Rd
- Maple St
- Mcbride Ave
- Mcbride St
- Mcdonald Rd
- Mckenzie Rd
- Morgan Rd
- Nookamka Tce
- Old Sturt Hwy
- Pascoe Tce
- Pike Rd
- Pommy Ave
- Puddletown Rd
- Queen Elizabeth Dr
- Renfrey Rd
- Ritchie St
- Rumbold Dr
- Scott Ave
- Shaw Rd
- Short Rd
- Short St
- Simes St
- Sims St
- Stoney Ridge Rd
- Sturt Hwy
- Sturt St
- Thelma Rd
- Thiele Rd
- Thomas Rd
- Till Rd
- Tonkin Avenue
- Trevelyan St
- Tunkin Rd
- Vasey St
- Wamsley Rd
- West Rd
- Wills Ct
- Worman Street
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