Median price trend for houses
Based on 52 sales in the preceding 12 months
$565,000
Up 10.8% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $525k
- 3 bed
- $585k
- 4 bed
- $565k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Elizabeth South
SA 5112 · Playford
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $565,000
- Population
- 2,933
- Postcode
- 5112
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Elizabeth South, South Australia
Property market insights for Elizabeth South
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Elizabeth South SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 46 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
Up 5.6% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Elizabeth South, SA is currently $565,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Elizabeth South has a 12-month growth rate of 10.8% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $525,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $585,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $565,000 in Elizabeth South.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Elizabeth South is $475 per week. The median house rent has increased 5.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Elizabeth South safe?
The overall rate for Elizabeth South is 3,629 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Adelaide.
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 South.
Overall crime rate
3,629
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Adelaide
Elizabeth SouthGreater 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 South?
Elizabeth South SA 5112 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,933 people call Elizabeth South home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $774 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,933
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $867 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $220 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.8%Above
15–3428.8%Above
35–5423.7%Below
55–7419.8%Below
75 and over6.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses41.4%Below
Townhouses57.6%Above
Apartments0.6%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright16.4%Below
Paying a mortgage17.8%Below
Renting65.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car25.3%Above
One car43.6%Above
Two cars22.5%Below
Three or more8.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home3.3%Below
Drove to work64.3%Above
Train, tram or bus5.5%Above
Walked or cycled1.5%Below
What stands out in Elizabeth South
3.3% of workers in Elizabeth South worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Adelaide.
5.0% of Elizabeth South residents were born in England.
44.4% of people in Elizabeth South described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Elizabeth South
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Elizabeth South SA 5112.
Is Elizabeth South family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.8% of Elizabeth South's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
659 family households lived in Elizabeth South; 29.1% were couple families and 43.6% were one-parent families.
44.5% 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 South?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Elizabeth South had 2,933 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
26.2% 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 South?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 41.4% of occupied private dwellings in Elizabeth South.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 57.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Elizabeth South?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
16.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
17.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
65.8% 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 South?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Elizabeth South had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 39.8% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 26.3%, while 18.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Elizabeth South?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
3.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
64.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
5.5% 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 South?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
25.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 43.6% of the total.
31.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Elizabeth South, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
60.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.0% reported a different address.
24.6% 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 Elizabeth South?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
69.3% of residents used only English at home.
20.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Elizabeth South residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
24.6% of Elizabeth South's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.4% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 81.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Elizabeth South?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.4% of ancestry responses in Elizabeth South.
Australian ancestry made up 31.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Elizabeth South?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
5.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Managers accounted for 5.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.6% of workers, and education and training employed 2.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Elizabeth South?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 39.3%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
15.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 12.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 20.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Elizabeth South show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
47.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
17.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
12.8% reported asthma, 12.0% arthritis and 9.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Elizabeth South?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
8.5% 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 8.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 47.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Elizabeth South?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $774 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $867.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $220 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Elizabeth South compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 3.3% in Elizabeth South, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 16.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Renting accounted for 65.8% in Elizabeth South, 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 South
Is Elizabeth South expensive?
The median house price is $565,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Elizabeth South good for families?
The Census counted 659 local families, and 20.8% 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 South?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $585,000, 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 South
52 streets in Elizabeth South
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bagot Rd
- Bayer Rd
- Bice Ct
- Blake Rd
- Bubner St
- Cavanagh St
- Chivell St
- Chute St
- Coglin Rd
- Commercial Rd
- Deverill St
- Dyke Ct
- Fairfield Rd
- Goodman Rd
- Grainger Rd
- Griffiths St
- Hannan St
- Harvey Rd
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- Hewitt Rd
- Hill St
- Hogarth Rd
- Jarvis Rd
- Jeffries Rd
- John Rice Ave
- Kettering Rd
- Keysley St
- Knoyle St
- Loller Ct
- Manningford Rd
- Manston St
- Mark Road
- Oldham Rd
- O'Leary St
- Pegglome Ct
- Penfold Rd
- Philip Hwy
- Porter St
- Richardson Rd
- Ridley Rd
- Russell Ct
- Smyth Pl
- Styles Ct
- Swan Cr
- Thompson St
- Tregenza Ave
- Trimmer Rd
- Underdown Rd
- Virgo St
- Walsh St
- Whitford Rd
- Wiley St
- Willison Rd
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