Median price trend for houses
Based on 36 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,150,000
Up 23.3% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $855k
- 3 bed
- $1.05m
- 4 bed
- $1.22m
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The quick read on
Brooklyn Park
SA 5032 · West Torrens
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,150,000
- Median unit
- $527,000
- Population
- 5,040
- Postcode
- 5032
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ABS 2021
Brooklyn Park, South Australia
Property market insights for Brooklyn Park
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brooklyn Park SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 42 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 12.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Brooklyn Park, SA is currently $1,150,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Brooklyn Park has a 12-month growth rate of 23.3% for houses and 12.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $855,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,050,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,220,000 in Brooklyn Park.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Brooklyn Park is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 12.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Brooklyn Park is $527,000, which has increased 12.1% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $527,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $767,000 in Brooklyn Park. The median rent for units and apartments in Brooklyn Park is $475 per week and has increased 11.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Brooklyn Park safe?
The overall rate for Brooklyn Park is 1,983 offences per 100,000 residents — 47% 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 Brooklyn Park.
Overall crime rate
1,983
offences per 100,000 residents
47% belowGreater Adelaide
Brooklyn ParkGreater 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 Brooklyn Park?
Brooklyn Park SA 5032 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
5,040 people call Brooklyn Park home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,466 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,040
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,704 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $285 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.8%Below
15–3431.0%Above
35–5427.2%Above
55–7419.1%Below
75 and over8.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses56.7%Below
Townhouses13.6%Below
Apartments29.2%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright28.2%Below
Paying a mortgage30.0%Below
Renting41.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car11.1%Above
One car43.0%Above
Two cars32.0%Below
Three or more13.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.7%Below
Drove to work60.8%Below
Train, tram or bus8.6%Above
Walked or cycled3.0%In line
What stands out in Brooklyn Park
7.7% of workers in Brooklyn Park worked from home on Census day.
12.4% of Brooklyn Park residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
31.2% of people in Brooklyn Park described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brooklyn Park
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brooklyn Park SA 5032.
Is Brooklyn Park family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.8% of Brooklyn Park's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,328 family households lived in Brooklyn Park; 42.2% were couple families and 14.4% were one-parent families.
35.8% 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 Brooklyn Park?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brooklyn Park had 5,040 residents at the 2021 Census.
35.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Brooklyn Park?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 56.7% of occupied private dwellings in Brooklyn Park.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 13.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 29.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Brooklyn Park?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
28.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
30.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
41.7% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Brooklyn Park?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brooklyn Park had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 33.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 32.2%, while 18.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brooklyn Park?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
60.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
8.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Brooklyn Park?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
11.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 43.0% of the total.
45.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brooklyn Park, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.5% reported a different address.
39.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Brooklyn Park?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
56.0% of residents used only English at home.
40.2% used a language other than English at home.
2.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.2% spoke Cantonese and 2.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Brooklyn Park residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
39.0% of Brooklyn Park's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 61.0% was born in Australia.
1.8% of residents were born in China.
12.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 76.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brooklyn Park?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 22.8% of ancestry responses in Brooklyn Park.
Australian ancestry made up 22.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 4.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Brooklyn Park?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
21.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 9.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.8% of workers, and education and training employed 7.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brooklyn Park?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.6%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
35.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brooklyn Park show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.5% reported asthma, 7.8% arthritis and 5.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brooklyn Park?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
31.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brooklyn Park?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,466 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,704.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $285 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brooklyn Park compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.7% in Brooklyn Park, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 28.2% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 41.7% in Brooklyn Park, 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 Brooklyn Park
Is Brooklyn Park expensive?
The median house price is $1,150,000, while units and apartments sit at $527,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Brooklyn Park good for families?
The Census counted 1,328 local families, and 14.8% 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 Brooklyn Park?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,220,000, 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 Brooklyn Park
59 streets in Brooklyn Park
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Airport Rd
- Allen Ave
- Anna St
- Barker St
- Beachway Ave
- Bedford St
- Beverley Ave
- Brooklyn Ave
- Byrnes St
- Carnarvon Ave
- Cleo Ct
- Clifford St
- Constance St
- Drummond St
- Edwin St
- Elston St
- Everett St
- Fewings Ave
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- Frank St
- Gertrude St
- Glengowan Ave
- Guy St
- Hampton St
- Hazel St
- Helenslea Ave
- Henley Beach Rd
- James Ave
- Jeffrey St
- Kennedy St
- Kopurlo Ave
- Langdon St
- Lewis St
- Lipsett Tce
- Lyons St
- Lysle St
- Marion Rd
- Marjoram Pl
- Marles Ct
- Marshall Tce
- May Tce
- Mulga St
- Oscar St
- Paula St
- Pine St
- Press Rd
- Raws Rd
- Reynolds Ave
- Richard St
- Rushworth Ave
- Sir Donald Bradman Dr
- Stott Cr
- Thanet St
- Tolley Cr
- Tristania St
- Vincent St
- Wakefield Pl
- Western Pde
- Whaddon Rd
- Witter Pl
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