Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,450,000
Up 7.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.45m
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The quick read on
Blewitt Springs
SA 5171 · Onkaparinga
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,450,000
- Population
- 346
- Postcode
- 5171
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Blewitt Springs, South Australia
Property market insights for Blewitt Springs
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Blewitt Springs SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Blewitt Springs, SA is currently $1,450,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Blewitt Springs has a 12-month growth rate of 7.4% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,450,000 in Blewitt Springs.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Blewitt Springs is $625 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Blewitt Springs safe?
The overall rate for Blewitt Springs is 1,084 offences per 100,000 residents — 71% 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 Blewitt Springs.
Overall crime rate
1,084
offences per 100,000 residents
71% belowGreater Adelaide
Blewitt SpringsGreater 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 Blewitt Springs?
Blewitt Springs SA 5171 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
346 people call Blewitt Springs home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,050 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 346
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $205 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.6%Above
15–3417.6%Below
35–5425.7%In line
55–7432.4%Above
75 and over7.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses104.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright39.5%Above
Paying a mortgage47.9%Above
Renting12.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car13.1%Below
Two cars33.6%Below
Three or more50.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.1%Above
Drove to work61.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.6%Below
What stands out in Blewitt Springs
21.1% of workers in Blewitt Springs worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
9.5% of Blewitt Springs residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
58.1% of people in Blewitt Springs described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Blewitt Springs
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Blewitt Springs SA 5171.
Is Blewitt Springs family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.6% of Blewitt Springs's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
98 family households lived in Blewitt Springs; 43.9% were couple families and 6.1% were one-parent families.
28.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Blewitt Springs?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Blewitt Springs had 346 residents at the 2021 Census.
15.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.9% 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 Blewitt Springs?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 104.2% of occupied private dwellings in Blewitt Springs.
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 Blewitt Springs?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 well above the Greater Adelaide average.
47.9% 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 Blewitt Springs?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Blewitt Springs had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 17.7% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 35.5%, while 25.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Blewitt Springs?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
61.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Blewitt Springs?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 Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 13.1% of the total.
83.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Blewitt Springs, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.7% reported a different address.
19.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Blewitt Springs?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.5% of residents used only English at home.
7.2% 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 Blewitt Springs residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
19.1% of Blewitt Springs's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 80.9% 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 93.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Blewitt Springs?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.7% of ancestry responses in Blewitt Springs.
Australian ancestry made up 46.0% 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 Blewitt Springs?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
20.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 20.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.7% of workers, and education and training employed 8.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Blewitt Springs?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
34.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Blewitt Springs show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.0% reported asthma, 11.8% arthritis and 2.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Blewitt Springs?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
20.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Blewitt Springs?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,050 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $205 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Blewitt Springs compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.1% in Blewitt Springs, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 39.5% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 12.6% in Blewitt Springs, 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 Blewitt Springs
Is Blewitt Springs expensive?
The median house price is $1,450,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Blewitt Springs good for families?
The Census counted 98 local families, and 17.6% 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 Blewitt Springs?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,450,000, 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 Blewitt Springs
19 streets in Blewitt Springs
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams Rd
- Amery Rd
- Bell Rd
- Beltunga Cl
- Blewitt Springs Rd
- Blythmans Rd
- Brookmans Rd
- Brooks Road
- Brunato Rd
- Chapel Hill Rd
- Clayton Rd
- Douglas Gully Rd
- Franceschinis Rd
- Kays Rd
- Moritz Rd
- Ronald Rd
- Schuller Rd
- Springs Ln
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- Whitings Rd
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