Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,320,000
Up 10.0% over 12 months
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Cherry Gardens
SA 5157 · Onkaparinga
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,320,000
- Population
- 633
- Postcode
- 5157
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Cherry Gardens, South Australia
Property market insights for Cherry Gardens
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Cherry Gardens SA
Median rent trend for houses
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Cherry Gardens, SA is currently $1,320,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Cherry Gardens has a 12-month growth rate of 10.0% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Cherry Gardens safe?
The overall rate for Cherry Gardens is 640 offences per 100,000 residents — 83% 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 Cherry Gardens.
Overall crime rate
640
offences per 100,000 residents
83% belowGreater Adelaide
Cherry GardensGreater 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 Cherry Gardens?
Cherry Gardens SA 5157 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
633 people call Cherry Gardens home, with an average of 2.9 people per household and a median household income of $2,016 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 633
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.5%In line
15–3417.4%Below
35–5427.5%Above
55–7429.9%Above
75 and over8.4%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright54.6%Above
Paying a mortgage43.0%Above
Renting2.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car10.4%Below
Two cars40.6%Above
Three or more49.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.2%Above
Drove to work58.0%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.7%In line
What stands out in Cherry Gardens
16.2% of workers in Cherry Gardens worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
9.2% of Cherry Gardens residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
56.7% of people in Cherry Gardens described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Cherry Gardens
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Cherry Gardens SA 5157.
Is Cherry Gardens family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.5% of Cherry Gardens's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
191 family households lived in Cherry Gardens; 46.6% were couple families and 7.9% were one-parent families.
28.8% 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 Cherry Gardens?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Cherry Gardens had 633 residents at the 2021 Census.
14.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.2% 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 Cherry Gardens?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.6% of occupied private dwellings in Cherry Gardens.
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 Cherry Gardens?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
54.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
43.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
2.4% 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 Cherry Gardens?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Cherry Gardens had 2.9 people.
One-person households made up 12.7% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Two-person households represented 42.3%, while 30.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Cherry Gardens?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
58.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Cherry Gardens?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 10.4% of the total.
89.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Cherry Gardens, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
80.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 19.1% reported a different address.
17.5% 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 Cherry Gardens?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.3% of residents used only English at home.
3.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Cherry Gardens residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.5% of Cherry Gardens's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.5% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Cherry Gardens?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.4% of ancestry responses in Cherry Gardens.
Australian ancestry made up 40.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Cherry Gardens?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
23.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Managers accounted for 14.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.1% of workers, and education and training employed 9.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Cherry Gardens?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.1%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
31.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 27.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Cherry Gardens show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.3% reported asthma, 9.6% arthritis and 4.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Cherry Gardens?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
34.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Cherry Gardens?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,016 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Cherry Gardens compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.2% in Cherry Gardens, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 54.6% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 2.4% in Cherry Gardens, 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 Cherry Gardens
Is Cherry Gardens expensive?
The median house price is $1,320,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Cherry Gardens good for families?
The Census counted 191 local families, and 17.5% 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 Cherry Gardens?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Cherry Gardens
20 streets in Cherry Gardens
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ackland Hill Rd
- Boko Rd
- Brandwood Dr
- Brumby St
- Cherry Gardens Road
- Dorset Vale Rd
- Edialta Rd
- Frith Rd
- Hicks Hill Rd
- Ironbank Rd
- Jacobs Rd
- Lewis St
- Mahar Rd
- Main Rd
- Marshall Rd
- Orchard Rd
- Scott Creek Rd
- Star And Arrow Rd
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- Vicks Rd
- Weymouth Rd
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