Median price trend for houses
Based on 41 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,160,000
Up 12.4% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.1m
- 4 bed
- $1.27m
- 5+ bed
- $1.12m
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The quick read on
Bellevue Heights
SA 5050 · Mitcham
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,160,000
- Median unit
- $705,000
- Population
- 2,712
- Postcode
- 5050
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ABS 2021
Bellevue Heights, South Australia
Property market insights for Bellevue Heights
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bellevue Heights SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 19 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$700 per week
Up 16.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Bellevue Heights, SA is currently $1,160,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bellevue Heights has a 12-month growth rate of 12.4% for houses and 19.4% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,100,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,270,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,120,000 in Bellevue Heights.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bellevue Heights is $700 per week. The median house rent has increased 16.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Bellevue Heights is $705,000, which has increased 19.4% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $705,000 in Bellevue Heights. The median rent for units and apartments in Bellevue Heights is $425 per week and has decreased 26.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Bellevue Heights safe?
The overall rate for Bellevue Heights is 1,942 offences per 100,000 residents — 48% 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 Bellevue Heights.
Overall crime rate
1,942
offences per 100,000 residents
48% belowGreater Adelaide
Bellevue HeightsGreater 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 Bellevue Heights?
Bellevue Heights SA 5050 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,712 people call Bellevue Heights home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,662 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,712
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,750 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $370 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.1%Below
15–3419.0%Below
35–5424.1%Below
55–7423.5%Above
75 and over18.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses86.0%Above
Townhouses14.3%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright46.1%Above
Paying a mortgage41.3%Above
Renting12.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.7%Below
One car31.4%Below
Two cars43.9%Above
Three or more20.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home14.1%Above
Drove to work60.5%Below
Train, tram or bus3.5%Below
Walked or cycled2.9%In line
What stands out in Bellevue Heights
14.1% of workers in Bellevue Heights worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
6.2% of Bellevue Heights residents were born in England.
49.2% of people in Bellevue Heights described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Bellevue Heights
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bellevue Heights SA 5050.
Is Bellevue Heights family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.1% of Bellevue Heights's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
769 family households lived in Bellevue Heights; 41.4% were couple families and 11.2% were one-parent families.
31.2% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Bellevue Heights?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Bellevue Heights had 2,712 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
42.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Bellevue Heights?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 86.0% of occupied private dwellings in Bellevue Heights.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 14.3% 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 Bellevue Heights?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
46.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
41.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.6% 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 Bellevue Heights?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Bellevue Heights had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 23.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 38.6%, while 24.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Bellevue Heights?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
14.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
60.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
3.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Bellevue Heights?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 31.4% of the total.
64.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Bellevue Heights, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
65.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.3% reported a different address.
26.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Bellevue Heights?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
81.9% of residents used only English at home.
15.4% used a language other than English at home.
3.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Bellevue Heights residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
26.4% of Bellevue Heights's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.6% was born in Australia.
2.4% of residents were born in China.
1.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Bellevue Heights?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.6% of ancestry responses in Bellevue Heights.
Australian ancestry made up 33.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Bellevue Heights?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
33.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 14.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 20.2% of workers, and education and training employed 13.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Bellevue Heights?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 54.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
29.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Bellevue Heights show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.1% reported asthma, 12.2% arthritis and 5.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Bellevue Heights?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
33.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 21.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bellevue Heights?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,662 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,750.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $370 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Bellevue Heights compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 14.1% in Bellevue Heights, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 46.1% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 12.6% in Bellevue Heights, 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 Bellevue Heights
Is Bellevue Heights expensive?
The median house price is $1,160,000, while units and apartments sit at $705,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Bellevue Heights good for families?
The Census counted 769 local families, and 15.1% 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 Bellevue Heights?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,270,000, 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 Bellevue Heights
36 streets in Bellevue Heights
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adam Ave
- Adare
- Alpha Rd
- Argyll
- Ashmore Rd
- Bellevue Dr
- Bushland Dr
- College Ave
- Deepdene Ave
- Donnybrook Rd
- Eden Ave
- Eve Rd
- Federation Ct
- Flinders Rd
- Glenwood Dr
- Gorge Rd
- Gothic Rd
- Heathfield Rd
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- Highland Dr
- Jennifer Ave
- Mountbatten Rd
- Offler Ave
- Ridgehaven Dr
- Sargent Pde
- Shepherds Hill Rd
- Sherwood Ave
- Silverdale Cr
- Springvale Rd
- St Georges Tce
- Sturtbrae Cr
- The Boulevard
- Toolangie Pl
- Toorak Ave
- University
- Vaucluse Cr
- Yurilla Dr
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