Median price trend for houses
Based on 156 sales in the preceding 12 months
$910,000
Up 16.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $872k
- 3 bed
- $846k
- 4 bed
- $1m
- 5+ bed
- $1.39m
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The quick read on
Christies Beach
SA 5165 · Onkaparinga
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $910,000
- Median unit
- $702,000
- Population
- 5,962
- Postcode
- 5165
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ABS 2021
Christies Beach, South Australia
Property market insights for Christies Beach
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Christies Beach SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 145 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
Up 4.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Christies Beach, SA is currently $910,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Christies Beach has a 12-month growth rate of 16.9% for houses and 8.2% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $872,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $846,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,390,000 in Christies Beach.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Christies Beach is $600 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Christies Beach is $702,000, which has increased 8.2% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $625,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $746,000 in Christies Beach. The median rent for units and apartments in Christies Beach is $550 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Christies Beach safe?
The overall rate for Christies Beach is 3,411 offences per 100,000 residents — 9% 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 Christies Beach.
Overall crime rate
3,411
offences per 100,000 residents
9% belowGreater Adelaide
Christies BeachGreater 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 Christies Beach?
Christies Beach SA 5165 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
5,962 people call Christies Beach home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,194 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,962
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,395 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $325 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.0%Below
15–3427.7%Above
35–5425.1%Below
55–7422.2%In line
75 and over9.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses77.2%Above
Townhouses19.1%Above
Apartments2.7%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright26.5%Below
Paying a mortgage29.2%Below
Renting44.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.4%Above
One car44.1%Above
Two cars32.9%Below
Three or more13.8%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.5%Below
Drove to work64.1%Above
Train, tram or bus3.4%Below
Walked or cycled2.5%In line
What stands out in Christies Beach
8.5% of workers in Christies Beach worked from home on Census day.
10.7% of Christies Beach residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
57.3% of people in Christies Beach described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Christies Beach
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Christies Beach SA 5165.
Is Christies Beach family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.0% of Christies Beach's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,595 family households lived in Christies Beach; 30.8% were couple families and 28.3% were one-parent families.
35.0% 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 Christies Beach?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Christies Beach had 5,962 residents at the 2021 Census.
28.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.2% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Christies Beach?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 77.2% of occupied private dwellings in Christies Beach.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 19.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Christies Beach?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
26.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
29.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
44.4% 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 Christies Beach?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Christies Beach had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 33.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 36.7%, while 15.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Christies Beach?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
64.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
3.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Christies Beach?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 44.1% of the total.
46.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Christies Beach, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
48.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 51.1% reported a different address.
24.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Christies Beach?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.3% of residents used only English at home.
7.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Christies Beach residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
24.1% of Christies Beach's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.9% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Christies Beach?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 49.0% of ancestry responses in Christies Beach.
Australian ancestry made up 34.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Christies Beach?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 9.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.9% 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 Christies Beach?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.8%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
28.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Christies Beach show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
51.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
14.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.0% reported asthma, 11.4% arthritis and 5.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Christies Beach?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 44.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Christies Beach?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,194 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,395.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $325 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Christies Beach compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.5% in Christies Beach, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 26.5% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 44.4% in Christies Beach, 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 Christies Beach
Is Christies Beach expensive?
The median house price is $910,000, while units and apartments sit at $702,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Christies Beach good for families?
The Census counted 1,595 local families, and 16.0% 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 Christies Beach?
Larger houses have a median around $1,390,000, 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 Christies Beach
109 streets in Christies Beach
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ackland Ave
- Andrew Tce
- Archerfield Ave
- Archer St
- Avenell Ave
- Bagshaw Rd
- Bammann St
- Barry St
- Beach Rd
- Beatty Ave
- Bennier St
- Benny Ave
- Brixton St
- Brodie Cr
- Brown Rd
- Bruce Ave
- Carmichael Rd
- Castle Rd
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- Christie Ave
- Claring-Bould Rd
- Claxton St
- Clement Terrace
- Clovelly Ave
- Cocking Rd
- Colbert Rd
- Dale Avenue
- David St
- Davis Ave
- Deemster Ave
- Dodd Ave
- Dorothea St
- Dover Pl
- Duke St
- Dyson Rd
- Elgin Ave
- Erin St
- Esplanade
- Fenton Ave
- Fergus Ave
- Ferris St
- Fletcher Dr
- Fowey St
- Fox Ave
- Fuller Tce
- Galloway Rd
- Gilbert Rd
- Grundy Tce
- Gulfview Rd
- Guthrie Rd
- Heather St
- Herzog Cr
- Hilton St
- Hinton St
- Holly St
- Hooper Pl
- Howe St
- Hunt Cr
- Hunter Rd
- Hyde Pl
- Kelly Rd
- Kenney St
- Kerry St
- King St
- Lambert Ave
- Lynton Ave
- Margaret St
- Marnie Ave
- Martin Pl
- Maturin Ave
- Mckay Ave
- Morrow Rd
- Neville Ave
- Nicole St
- Oceanview Rd
- O'Halloran Rd
- Old Creek Rd
- Oldfield Ave
- Overland Tce
- Pearce St
- Penzance Ave
- Perry St
- Pike St
- Prescott Ct
- Price St
- Ramsgate Ave
- Robertson St
- Roy Tce
- Saltash Ave
- Salter Cr
- Saxon Ave
- Seavista Gr
- Shepherd Rd
- Short St
- Sismey Rd
- Smith Ave
- Smyth St
- Sydney Cr
- Taunton Pde
- Taylor Tce
- Torquay St
- Torr St
- Trevor St
- Vincent St
- William Rd
- Wilson St
- Winkie St
- Winnerah Rd
- Witton Rd
- Wootoona Ave
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