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Flinders Park

SA 5025 · Charles Sturt

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house: $1,220,000
Median unit: $768,000
Population: 5,489
Postcode: 5025

Property market insights for Flinders Park

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Flinders Park SA

Median price trend for houses

Based on 82 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,220,000

Up 13.5% over 12 months

2 bed: $974k
3 bed: $1.15m
4 bed: $1.32m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 77 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$688 per week

Up 10.1% over 12 months

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Flinders Park, SA is currently $1,220,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Flinders Park has a 12-month growth rate of 13.5% for houses and 8.1% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $974,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,320,000 in Flinders Park.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Flinders Park is $688 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.1% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Flinders Park is $768,000, which has increased 8.1% since the same time last year. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $830,000 in Flinders Park. The median rent for units and apartments in Flinders Park is $462 per week and has decreased 12.0% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Flinders Park safe?

The overall rate for Flinders Park is 1,638 offences per 100,000 residents — 56% 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 Flinders Park.

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Overall crime rate

1,638

offences per 100,000 residents

56% belowGreater Adelaide

Flinders ParkGreater 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 Flinders Park?

Flinders Park SA 5025 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.

5,489 people call Flinders Park home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,754 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population: 5,489
Median age: 39 years
Median mortgage: $1,800 / month
2021 household rent: $380 / week

Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1517.4%In line

15–3426.4%In line

35–5427.5%Above

55–7419.2%Below

75 and over9.4%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses85.5%Above

Townhouses10.4%Below

Apartments3.8%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright37.7%Above

Paying a mortgage36.3%Below

Renting26.1%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car5.5%Below

One car33.4%Below

Two cars39.3%Above

Three or more21.9%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home9.5%In line

Drove to work63.8%Above

Train, tram or bus4.9%In line

Walked or cycled2.4%Below

What stands out in Flinders Park

9.5% of workers in Flinders Park worked from home on Census day.

4.2% of Flinders Park residents were born in India.

31.4% of people in Flinders Park described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Flinders Park

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Flinders Park SA 5025.

Is Flinders Park family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

17.4% of Flinders Park's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.

1,505 family households lived in Flinders Park; 47.4% were couple families and 14.2% were one-parent families.

36.7% 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 Flinders Park?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Flinders Park had 5,489 residents at the 2021 Census.

28.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

28.7% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Flinders Park?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 85.5% of occupied private dwellings in Flinders Park.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 10.4% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 3.8% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Flinders Park?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

37.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

36.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

26.1% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Flinders Park?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Flinders Park had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 23.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.

Two-person households represented 31.6%, while 27.3% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Flinders Park?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

9.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.

63.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

4.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.4% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Flinders Park?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

5.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

One-car households formed 33.4% of the total.

61.2% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Flinders Park, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

61.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.4% reported a different address.

25.8% 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 Flinders Park?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

67.7% of residents used only English at home.

29.3% used a language other than English at home.

1.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.7% spoke Cantonese and 0.9% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Flinders Park residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

25.8% of Flinders Park's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 74.2% was born in Australia.

1.0% of residents were born in China.

4.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.9%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Flinders Park?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 26.0% of ancestry responses in Flinders Park.

Australian ancestry made up 25.6% 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 Flinders Park?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

23.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.

Managers accounted for 12.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.7%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.2% of workers, and education and training employed 9.5%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Flinders Park?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 65.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.

36.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.0% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Flinders Park show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

63.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.1% reported asthma, 8.6% arthritis and 5.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Flinders Park?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

29.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.1% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.9%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Flinders Park?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,754 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,800.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Flinders Park compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 9.5% in Flinders Park, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.

Outright ownership was 37.7% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

Renting accounted for 26.1% in Flinders Park, 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 Flinders Park

Is Flinders Park expensive?

The median house price is $1,220,000, while units and apartments sit at $768,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Flinders Park good for families?

The Census counted 1,505 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 Flinders Park?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,320,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Flinders Park

75 streets in Flinders Park

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

Abelia Ave
Avalon Ave
Azalea Dr
Ballestrin Ct
Banks Ave
Barker Ave
Barwick St
Bass Pl
Baudin Ave
Beatty St
Belgrave Ave
Beltana St
Birch Ave
Blake St
Boronia St
Brentwood Rd
Captain Cook Ave
Caroline Dr

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Catherine Ave
Cedar Ave
Collingwood Ave
Craddock St
Cyprus Gr
Dampier Ave
Dillon Ave
Douglas St
Drake Ave
Eucalypt Ave
Findon Rd
Flinders Pde
Fowler Ave
Franklin Ave
Frobisher Ave
Gaskin Rd
Gerard Rd
Gould St
Grange Rd
Grant Pl
Greville Ave
Hartley Rd
Hartog St
Hawkins Ave
Holbrooks Rd
Howard St
Hume Court
Jarman Tce
Jellicoe St
John Street
Kanbara St
La Perouse Avenue
Lilac Ave
Malcolm St
Mercurio Dr
Mountbatten Tce
Nelson Ave
Parana St
Parukala St
Pine St
Raleigh Ave
Rawlings Ave
Ross Ave
Scott Ave
Shackleton Pl
Simmons Crescent
Sturdee St
Swann Ave
Tasman Ave
Teak St
Thistle Ave
Torres Ave
Tracey Ave
Van Dieman St
Weemala St
Westall Ave
Wirringga St

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