Median price trend for houses
Based on 54 sales in the preceding 12 months
$648,000
Up 17.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $510k
- 3 bed
- $660k
- 4 bed
- $640k
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The quick read on
Elizabeth Grove
SA 5112 · Playford
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $648,000
- Median unit
- $660,000
- Population
- 2,531
- Postcode
- 5112
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ABS 2021
Elizabeth Grove, South Australia
Property market insights for Elizabeth Grove
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Elizabeth Grove SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 65 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$488 per week
Up 2.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Elizabeth Grove, SA is currently $648,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Elizabeth Grove has a 12-month growth rate of 17.7% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $510,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $660,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $640,000 in Elizabeth Grove.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Elizabeth Grove is $488 per week. The median house rent has increased 2.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Elizabeth Grove is $660,000.
Crime and safety
Is Elizabeth Grove safe?
The overall rate for Elizabeth Grove is 2,365 offences per 100,000 residents — 37% 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 Elizabeth Grove.
Overall crime rate
2,365
offences per 100,000 residents
37% belowGreater Adelaide
Elizabeth GroveGreater 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 Elizabeth Grove?
Elizabeth Grove SA 5112 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,531 people call Elizabeth Grove home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $825 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,531
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,075 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $225 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1521.3%Above
15–3427.3%Above
35–5423.3%Below
55–7421.8%In line
75 and over6.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses43.2%Below
Townhouses56.2%Above
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright17.7%Below
Paying a mortgage21.8%Below
Renting60.5%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car22.0%Above
One car44.0%Above
Two cars22.9%Below
Three or more11.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home1.8%Below
Drove to work66.1%Above
Train, tram or bus2.9%Below
Walked or cycled1.5%Below
What stands out in Elizabeth Grove
1.8% of workers in Elizabeth Grove worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Adelaide.
6.1% of Elizabeth Grove residents were born in England.
42.9% of people in Elizabeth Grove described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Elizabeth Grove
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Elizabeth Grove SA 5112.
Is Elizabeth Grove family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
21.3% of Elizabeth Grove's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
574 family households lived in Elizabeth Grove; 35.0% were couple families and 31.7% were one-parent families.
43.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Elizabeth Grove?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Elizabeth Grove had 2,531 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
28.1% 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 Elizabeth Grove?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 43.2% of occupied private dwellings in Elizabeth Grove.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 56.2% 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 Elizabeth Grove?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
17.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
21.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
60.5% 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 Elizabeth Grove?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Elizabeth Grove had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 40.0% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 26.8%, while 20.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Elizabeth Grove?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
1.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
66.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
2.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Elizabeth Grove?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
22.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 44.0% of the total.
34.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Elizabeth Grove, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
58.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 41.4% reported a different address.
26.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Elizabeth Grove?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
68.3% of residents used only English at home.
21.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Elizabeth Grove residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
26.9% of Elizabeth Grove's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.1% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 77.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Elizabeth Grove?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.3% of ancestry responses in Elizabeth Grove.
Australian ancestry made up 32.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Elizabeth Grove?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
6.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Managers accounted for 4.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.7% of workers, and education and training employed 4.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Elizabeth Grove?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 39.4%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
16.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 16.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Elizabeth Grove show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
45.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
16.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.6% reported asthma, 12.8% arthritis and 8.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Elizabeth Grove?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
8.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Elizabeth Grove?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $825 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,075.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $225 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Elizabeth Grove compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 1.8% in Elizabeth Grove, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 17.7% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 60.5% in Elizabeth Grove, 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 Elizabeth Grove
Is Elizabeth Grove expensive?
The median house price is $648,000, while units and apartments sit at $660,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Elizabeth Grove good for families?
The Census counted 574 local families, and 21.3% 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 Elizabeth Grove?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $660,000, 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 Elizabeth Grove
35 streets in Elizabeth Grove
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Afford St
- Allington St
- Argent St
- Blencowe St
- Burdett St
- Burgate St
- Clark Ct
- Deptford St
- Fairfield Rd
- Fatchen St
- Frith St
- Grateley St
- Gunther St
- Hale St
- Harvey Rd
- Haydown Rd
- Haynes St
- Hecker St
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- Hogarth Road
- Mahood St
- Main North Rd
- Marnhull St
- Milston St
- Mofflin Rd
- Murphy St
- Nitschke St
- Patney Street
- Porton Street
- Ridley Rd
- Sampson Rd
- Sandleheath Rd
- Secombe St
- Sidbury St
- Smitham St
- Twyford St
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