Median price trend for houses
Based on 63 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,020,000
Up 13.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $927k
- 3 bed
- $982k
- 4 bed
- $1.15m
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The quick read on
Dover Gardens
SA 5048 · Marion
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,020,000
- Median unit
- $800,000
- Population
- 3,062
- Postcode
- 5048
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ABS 2021
Dover Gardens, South Australia
Property market insights for Dover Gardens
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Dover Gardens SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 61 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 8.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Dover Gardens, SA is currently $1,020,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Dover Gardens has a 12-month growth rate of 13.7% for houses and -0.6% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $927,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $982,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000 in Dover Gardens.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Dover Gardens is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Dover Gardens is $800,000, which has decreased 0.6% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $779,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $858,000 in Dover Gardens. The median rent for units and apartments in Dover Gardens is $688 per week and has increased 19.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Dover Gardens safe?
The overall rate for Dover Gardens is 2,610 offences per 100,000 residents — 31% 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 Dover Gardens.
Overall crime rate
2,610
offences per 100,000 residents
31% belowGreater Adelaide
Dover 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 Dover Gardens?
Dover Gardens SA 5048 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,062 people call Dover Gardens home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,423 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,062
- Median age
- 39 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $339 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.1%Below
15–3427.4%Above
35–5425.6%In line
55–7423.1%Above
75 and over8.1%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses68.0%Below
Townhouses31.0%Above
Apartments1.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright27.4%Below
Paying a mortgage37.3%Below
Renting35.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.6%Above
One car41.7%Above
Two cars36.1%Below
Three or more13.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.2%Below
Drove to work62.2%Below
Train, tram or bus5.6%Above
Walked or cycled2.2%Below
What stands out in Dover Gardens
9.2% of workers in Dover Gardens worked from home on Census day.
6.2% of Dover Gardens residents were born in England.
49.4% of people in Dover Gardens described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Dover Gardens
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Dover Gardens SA 5048.
Is Dover Gardens family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.1% of Dover Gardens's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
858 family households lived in Dover Gardens; 37.2% were couple families and 19.8% were one-parent families.
36.4% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Dover Gardens?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Dover Gardens had 3,062 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.8% 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 Dover Gardens?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 68.0% of occupied private dwellings in Dover Gardens.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 31.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Dover Gardens?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
27.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
37.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
35.4% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Dover Gardens?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Dover Gardens had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 30.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 35.1%, while 17.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Dover Gardens?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
62.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
5.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Dover Gardens?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 41.7% of the total.
49.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Dover Gardens, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.1% reported a different address.
27.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Dover Gardens?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
77.1% of residents used only English at home.
19.4% used a language other than English at home.
3.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.7% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Dover Gardens residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
27.8% of Dover Gardens's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 72.2% was born in Australia.
2.8% of residents were born in China.
2.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Dover Gardens?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.2% of ancestry responses in Dover Gardens.
Australian ancestry made up 31.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Dover Gardens?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
24.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 11.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.7% 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 Dover Gardens?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
32.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Dover Gardens show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.3% reported asthma, 11.1% arthritis and 5.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Dover Gardens?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
28.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Dover Gardens?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,423 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $339 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Dover Gardens compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.2% in Dover Gardens, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 27.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 35.4% in Dover 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 Dover Gardens
Is Dover Gardens expensive?
The median house price is $1,020,000, while units and apartments sit at $800,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Dover Gardens good for families?
The Census counted 858 local families, and 16.1% 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 Dover Gardens?
4-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 Dover Gardens
40 streets in Dover Gardens
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bessie St
- Branksome Tce
- Bristol St
- Clacton Rd
- Clifford St
- Crown St
- Dalkeith Ave
- Danae St
- Dover Ct
- Dunedin St
- Ella St
- Felix St
- Folkestone Rd
- Gemmell St
- Hampton Ct
- Harrow St
- Hope St
- Howard St
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- Joyner St
- Kathleen St
- Laurence St
- Maitland St
- Mary St
- Mckay St
- Morphett Rd
- Neath Avenue
- Quintus Tce
- Rugby St
- Scarborough Tce
- Seacombe Rd
- Seaforth Ave
- Seaview Cr
- Sherbourne Tce
- Shinnick St
- Sturt Rd
- Vinall St
- Vinall St West
- Winchester St
- Yarmouth Rd
- Yarmouth Street
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