Median price trend for houses
Up 17.3% over 12 months
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Edinburgh
SA 5111 · Salisbury
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 376
- Postcode
- 5111
ABS 2021
Edinburgh, South Australia
Property market insights for Edinburgh
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Edinburgh SA
Market data updated September 2023.
Edinburgh has a 12-month growth rate of 17.3% for houses and 18.9% for units.
Crime and safety
Is Edinburgh safe?
The overall rate for Edinburgh is 6,762 offences per 100,000 residents — 80% above 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 Edinburgh.
Overall crime rate
6,762
offences per 100,000 residents
80% aboveGreater Adelaide
EdinburghGreater 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 Edinburgh?
Edinburgh SA 5111 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
376 people call Edinburgh home, with an average of 1 people per household and a median household income of $1,350 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 376
- Median age
- 23 years
- Median mortgage
- $0 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $104 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 150.0%Below
15–3491.0%Above
35–549.6%Below
55–740.0%Below
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses55.6%Below
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright0.0%Below
Paying a mortgage0.0%Below
Renting100.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car88.9%Above
Two cars0.0%Below
Three or more0.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home2.5%Below
Drove to work56.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled25.8%Above
What stands out in Edinburgh
2.5% of workers in Edinburgh worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Adelaide.
2.9% of Edinburgh residents were born in India.
55.3% of people in Edinburgh described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Edinburgh
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Edinburgh SA 5111.
Is Edinburgh family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
0.0% of Edinburgh's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
0 family households lived in Edinburgh.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Edinburgh?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Edinburgh had 376 residents at the 2021 Census.
33.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
0.0% were 55 or older. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Edinburgh?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 55.6% of occupied private dwellings in Edinburgh.
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 Edinburgh?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
0.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
100.0% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Edinburgh?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Edinburgh had 1.0 people.
One-person households made up 100.0% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
Two-person households represented 0.0%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Edinburgh?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
2.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
56.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 25.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Edinburgh?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 88.9% of the total.
0.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Edinburgh, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
5.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 94.6% reported a different address.
12.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Edinburgh?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
83.5% of residents used only English at home.
12.5% used a language other than English at home.
1.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Edinburgh residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.2% of Edinburgh's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.8% was born in Australia.
0.8% of residents were born in China.
2.9% 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 Edinburgh?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.8% of ancestry responses in Edinburgh.
Australian ancestry made up 39.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Edinburgh?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Managers accounted for 7.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 2.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Edinburgh?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 95.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
86.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 4.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Edinburgh show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
85.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
2.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
3.7% reported asthma, 0.8% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Edinburgh?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Edinburgh?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,350 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $104 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Edinburgh compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 2.5% in Edinburgh, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 0.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Renting accounted for 100.0% in Edinburgh, 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 Edinburgh
Is Edinburgh expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Edinburgh good for families?
The Census counted 0 local families. 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 Edinburgh?
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 Edinburgh
22 streets in Edinburgh
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Argent Rd
- Bellchambers Rd
- Commercial Rd
- Commercial Road
- East Ave
- Edinburgh Rd
- Essington Drive
- Fourth Ave
- Gidgie Ct
- Haslam Road
- Kaurna Ave
- Kettering Road
- Mountbatten Sq
- Penfield Ave
- Purling Ave
- Sturton Road
- Tappa Rd
- Taranaki Rd
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- West Ave
- Willison Rd
- Winterslow Road
- Woomera Ave
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