Median price trend for houses
Based on 37 sales in the preceding 12 months
$880,000
Up 7.1% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $855k
- 4 bed
- $1.06m
- 5+ bed
- $1.2m
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The quick read on
Gilles Plains
SA 5086 · Port Adelaide Enfield
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $880,000
- Median unit
- $660,000
- Population
- 4,101
- Postcode
- 5086
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ABS 2021
Gilles Plains, South Australia
Property market insights for Gilles Plains
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Gilles Plains SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 69 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 4.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Gilles Plains, SA is currently $880,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Gilles Plains has a 12-month growth rate of 7.1% for houses and 3.5% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $855,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,060,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,200,000 in Gilles Plains.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Gilles Plains is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Gilles Plains is $660,000, which has increased 3.5% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $606,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $802,000 in Gilles Plains. The median rent for units and apartments in Gilles Plains is $462 per week and has increased 27.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Gilles Plains safe?
The overall rate for Gilles Plains is 2,602 offences per 100,000 residents — 31% 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 Gilles Plains.
Overall crime rate
2,602
offences per 100,000 residents
31% belowGreater Adelaide
Gilles PlainsGreater 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 Gilles Plains?
Gilles Plains SA 5086 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
4,101 people call Gilles Plains home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,446 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,101
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,536 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $295 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.8%Above
15–3428.2%Above
35–5428.5%Above
55–7418.1%Below
75 and over6.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses77.4%Above
Townhouses9.1%Below
Apartments13.3%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright21.2%Below
Paying a mortgage37.7%Below
Renting41.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car10.6%Above
One car38.6%Above
Two cars36.6%In line
Three or more13.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.9%Below
Drove to work63.7%In line
Train, tram or bus8.4%Above
Walked or cycled1.6%Below
What stands out in Gilles Plains
7.9% of workers in Gilles Plains worked from home on Census day.
11.0% of Gilles Plains residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
29.2% of people in Gilles Plains described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Gilles Plains
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Gilles Plains SA 5086.
Is Gilles Plains family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.8% of Gilles Plains's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,069 family households lived in Gilles Plains; 47.0% were couple families and 18.0% were one-parent families.
43.0% 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 Gilles Plains?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Gilles Plains had 4,101 residents at the 2021 Census.
33.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.3% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Gilles Plains?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 77.4% of occupied private dwellings in Gilles Plains.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 9.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 13.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Gilles Plains?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
21.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
37.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
41.1% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Gilles Plains?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Gilles Plains had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 26.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 31.3%, while 25.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Gilles Plains?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
63.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
8.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Gilles Plains?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
10.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 38.6% of the total.
50.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Gilles Plains, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
55.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 44.7% reported a different address.
42.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Gilles Plains?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
52.0% of residents used only English at home.
43.0% used a language other than English at home.
3.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.3% spoke Cantonese and 2.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Gilles Plains residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
42.0% of Gilles Plains's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 58.0% was born in Australia.
3.1% of residents were born in China.
11.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 80.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Gilles Plains?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 22.5% of ancestry responses in Gilles Plains.
Australian ancestry made up 22.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Gilles Plains?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
20.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 9.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.6% of workers, and education and training employed 7.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Gilles Plains?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.0%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
32.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Gilles Plains show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.5% reported asthma, 9.1% arthritis and 6.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Gilles Plains?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 13.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 27.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Gilles Plains?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,446 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,536.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $295 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Gilles Plains compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.9% in Gilles Plains, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 21.2% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 41.1% in Gilles Plains, 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 Gilles Plains
Is Gilles Plains expensive?
The median house price is $880,000, while units and apartments sit at $660,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Gilles Plains good for families?
The Census counted 1,069 local families, and 18.8% 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 Gilles Plains?
Larger houses have a median around $1,200,000, 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 Gilles Plains
60 streets in Gilles Plains
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alton Ave
- Anita Ave
- Blacks Rd
- Bracken Ave
- Brenda Ave
- Brookdale Cl
- Burman Ave
- Cambridge St
- Cameron Ave
- Carona Ave
- Cowra Ave
- Dally Rd
- Diamond Ave
- Edwards Ct
- Erong Avenue
- Feature Ct
- Fulton St
- Gay Ave
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- Glenroy Ave
- Grand Junction Rd
- Grant Ave
- Harvey Ave
- Hawker Ave
- Hendry Ct
- Kanowna St
- Karratta St
- Kooline Cr
- Kopoola Cr
- Lee St
- Lewis Ct
- Lurline Ave
- Lynton Ave
- Manberry Rd
- Marcia Avenue
- Marvin Ave
- Mary Ave
- Mckinlay Ave
- Milbank Ave
- Milgun Ct
- Morawa Ave
- Newcombe Dr
- North East Rd
- Oakdale Dr
- Osmond Tce
- Padbury Rd
- Park Tce
- Powell St
- Rex Ave
- Stanley
- Strathmont Ave
- Sudholz Rd
- Swanson Ave
- Tamala Cr
- Tasman Ave
- Terry Cr
- Union Ct
- Vicar St
- Wandana Ave
- Weebo St
- Willson Rd
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