Median price trend for houses
Based on 24 sales in the preceding 12 months
$756,000
Down 2.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.15m
- 3 bed
- $700k
- 4 bed
- $820k
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The quick read on
Birdwood
SA 5234 · Adelaide Hills
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $756,000
- Population
- 1,376
- Postcode
- 5234
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Birdwood, South Australia
Property market insights for Birdwood (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Birdwood (SA) SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 8 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
Up 26.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Birdwood (SA), SA is currently $756,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Birdwood (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of -2.2% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $700,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $820,000 in Birdwood (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Birdwood (SA) is $600 per week. The median house rent has increased 26.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Birdwood safe?
The overall rate for Birdwood is 10,912 offences per 100,000 residents — 190% above 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 Birdwood.
Overall crime rate
10,912
offences per 100,000 residents
190% aboveGreater Adelaide
BirdwoodGreater 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 Birdwood?
Birdwood SA 5234 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,376 people call Birdwood home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,754 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,376
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,602 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $320 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.5%Above
15–3421.7%Below
35–5425.4%Below
55–7427.0%Above
75 and over6.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.5%Above
Townhouses2.5%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.9%Above
Paying a mortgage47.9%Above
Renting11.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.1%Below
One car19.5%Below
Two cars38.2%Above
Three or more42.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.2%Above
Drove to work65.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.7%Below
Walked or cycled4.1%Above
What stands out in Birdwood
13.2% of workers in Birdwood worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
8.8% of Birdwood residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
55.2% of people in Birdwood described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Birdwood
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Birdwood SA 5234.
Is Birdwood family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.5% of Birdwood's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
379 family households lived in Birdwood; 46.7% were couple families and 10.8% were one-parent families.
37.2% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Birdwood?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Birdwood had 1,376 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.1% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Birdwood?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.5% of occupied private dwellings in Birdwood.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.5% 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 Birdwood?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
47.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.2% 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 Birdwood?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Birdwood had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 19.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 35.4%, while 28.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Birdwood?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
65.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Birdwood?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 19.5% of the total.
80.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Birdwood, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
68.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.2% reported a different address.
13.3% 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 Birdwood?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.5% of residents used only English at home.
1.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Birdwood residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
13.3% of Birdwood's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.7% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Birdwood?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 52.4% of ancestry responses in Birdwood.
Australian ancestry made up 39.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Birdwood?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 15.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.2% of workers, and education and training employed 10.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Birdwood?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
36.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Birdwood show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.3% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 4.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Birdwood?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
20.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 20.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Birdwood?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,754 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,602.
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 Birdwood compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.2% in Birdwood, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 40.9% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 11.2% in Birdwood, 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 Birdwood (SA)
Is Birdwood (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $756,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Birdwood (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 379 local families, and 19.5% 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 Birdwood (SA)?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,150,000, 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 Birdwood (SA)
50 streets in Birdwood (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Angas Creek Rd
- Astia Pl
- August St
- Black Snake Rd
- Bleeze St
- Blocks Ln
- Blocks Rd
- Blumel Rd
- Burton Rd
- Church St
- Codgers Ln
- Cranes Rd
- Cromer Rd
- Edward Street
- Fox Rd
- Goanna Dr
- Harms Ave
- Lange Cr
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- Leske Rd
- Lucky Hit Rd
- Martha St
- Mclean Rd
- Mcqueen Ln
- Mcvitties Rd
- Muellers Rd
- Mylkappa Rd
- Narcoonah Rd
- Neumann Ln
- Number Four Rd
- Olivedale St
- Onkaparinga Valley Rd
- Peake Rd
- Pflaum St
- Pipe Ln
- Pool St
- Posen Rd
- Randell Rd
- Rathjen Rd
- Schubert Ln
- Shannon St
- Stuckey Rd
- Talunga St
- Theel Ave
- Thiele Rd
- Topham Ln
- Torrens Valley Rd
- Warren Rd
- Wegener Rd
- William St
- Winton Rd
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