Median price trend for houses
Based on 138 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,080,000
Up 13.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $980k
- 4 bed
- $1.16m
- 5+ bed
- $1.52m
Welcome sign with Australian flag in garden
The quick read on
Flagstaff Hill
SA 5159 · Onkaparinga
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,080,000
- Population
- 10,184
- Postcode
- 5159
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Flagstaff Hill, South Australia
Property market insights for Flagstaff Hill
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Flagstaff Hill SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 37 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$688 per week
Up 1.9% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Flagstaff Hill, SA is currently $1,080,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Flagstaff Hill has a 12-month growth rate of 13.0% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $980,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,160,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,520,000 in Flagstaff Hill.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Flagstaff Hill is $688 per week. The median house rent has increased 1.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Flagstaff Hill safe?
The overall rate for Flagstaff Hill is 1,051 offences per 100,000 residents — 72% 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 Flagstaff Hill.
Overall crime rate
1,051
offences per 100,000 residents
72% belowGreater Adelaide
Flagstaff HillGreater 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 Flagstaff Hill?
Flagstaff Hill SA 5159 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
10,184 people call Flagstaff Hill home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,080 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 10,184
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $385 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.4%In line
15–3421.8%Below
35–5427.2%Above
55–7426.4%Above
75 and over7.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.3%Above
Townhouses1.6%Below
Apartments0.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright39.0%Above
Paying a mortgage50.5%Above
Renting10.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.6%Below
One car23.9%Below
Two cars48.0%Above
Three or more26.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.0%Above
Drove to work66.5%Above
Train, tram or bus3.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.8%Below
What stands out in Flagstaff Hill
11.0% of workers in Flagstaff Hill worked from home on Census day.
9.8% of Flagstaff Hill residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
50.6% of people in Flagstaff Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Flagstaff Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Flagstaff Hill SA 5159.
Is Flagstaff Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.4% of Flagstaff Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
3,061 family households lived in Flagstaff Hill; 47.6% were couple families and 10.1% were one-parent families.
34.0% 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 Flagstaff Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Flagstaff Hill had 10,184 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Flagstaff Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.3% of occupied private dwellings in Flagstaff Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Flagstaff Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
50.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
10.5% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Flagstaff Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Flagstaff Hill had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 15.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 37.4%, while 29.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Flagstaff Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
66.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
3.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Flagstaff Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 23.9% of the total.
74.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Flagstaff Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.4% reported a different address.
27.9% 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 Flagstaff Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.1% of residents used only English at home.
13.4% used a language other than English at home.
2.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Flagstaff Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
27.9% of Flagstaff Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 72.1% was born in Australia.
1.8% of residents were born in China.
1.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Flagstaff Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.4% of ancestry responses in Flagstaff Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 32.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Flagstaff Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
26.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 14.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.0% of workers, and education and training employed 11.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Flagstaff Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
36.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Flagstaff Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.2% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 4.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Flagstaff Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Flagstaff Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,080 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 $385 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Flagstaff Hill compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.0% in Flagstaff Hill, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 39.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 10.5% in Flagstaff Hill, 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 Flagstaff Hill
Is Flagstaff Hill expensive?
The median house price is $1,080,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Flagstaff Hill good for families?
The Census counted 3,061 local families, and 17.4% 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 Flagstaff Hill?
Larger houses have a median around $1,520,000, 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 Flagstaff Hill
201 streets in Flagstaff Hill
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abberton St
- Abiona St
- Acacia Gr
- Acasta Ct
- Alkira St
- Alma Ct
- Amelio
- Angela Cl
- Annewan
- Antilla
- Arbell Cr
- Avocet Ln
- Balara Cr
- Beagle St
- Bellaview Ct
- Bellaview Rd
- Bellavista Rd
- Bellbird Gr
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- Birman Cr
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- Black Rd
- Bleng Ct
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- Bolton Ct
- Bonneyview Rd
- Botanic Ave
- Brandt St
- Brightman St
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- Broadmeadow Dr
- Brookside Rd
- Callistemon Ct
- Caroline St
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- Chelsea Ave
- Clearview Tce
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- Coromandel St
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- Coulter St
- Craigburn Ct
- Craigburn Dr
- Cuillin Gr
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- Daveys Rd
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- Dellvale Dr
- De Rose St
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- Durham Pl
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- Estate Dr
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- Flagstaff Rd
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- Gino Cl
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- Glendale Ave
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- Heath Ln
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- Hyland Ave
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- Leander Court
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- Lilford
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- Lorikeet Gr
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- Park Ln
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- Plantation Ave
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- Ponderosa
- Portia St
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- Proctor St
- Rebecca Pl
- Regano Rd
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- Reservoir Dr
- Ridgway Dr
- River Glen Pl
- Robin Ct
- Rosella Cl
- Ruby Ct
- Salvador St
- Sandalwood Cr
- Sarepta Ct
- Scotch Ave
- Seppings Ct
- Shah Ct
- Shrike Pl
- Skylark Cl
- Skyline Dr
- Solway Ct
- Songlark Gr
- Spencer Ct
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- Starlight Cr
- St Helena St
- Sturt App
- Sugar Ct
- Surrey Ct
- Swallow Drive
- Taminga
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- Tea Tree Pl
- Templar Ct
- The Boulevard
- Tolcairn Cr
- Topaz Dr
- Torresan Cr
- Torrey Rd
- Tosca Cl
- Triller Pl
- Turcan Ct
- Tyrone Ct
- Vendale Dr
- Vincent Bvd
- Vynland Dr
- Warri Parri Dr
- Whistler Gr
- Witawirra Trk
- Witton St
- York Dr
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