Median price trend for houses
Based on 97 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,600,000
Down 0.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $756k
- 3 bed
- $1.53m
- 4 bed
- $1.85m
- 5+ bed
- $2.31m
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The quick read on
Henley Beach
SA 5022 · Charles Sturt
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,600,000
- Median unit
- $962,000
- Population
- 6,259
- Postcode
- 5022
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ABS 2021
Henley Beach, South Australia
Property market insights for Henley Beach
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Henley Beach SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 82 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 6.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Henley Beach, SA is currently $1,600,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Henley Beach has a 12-month growth rate of -0.5% for houses and 43.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $756,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,530,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,850,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,310,000 in Henley Beach.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Henley Beach is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Henley Beach is $962,000, which has increased 43.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $755,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,530,000 in Henley Beach. The median rent for units and apartments in Henley Beach is $575 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Henley Beach safe?
The overall rate for Henley Beach is 3,651 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 Henley Beach.
Overall crime rate
3,651
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Adelaide
Henley BeachGreater 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 Henley Beach?
Henley Beach SA 5022 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
6,259 people call Henley Beach home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,879 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,259
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $345 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.2%Below
15–3422.0%Below
35–5428.3%Above
55–7425.6%Above
75 and over7.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses57.7%Below
Townhouses19.8%Above
Apartments22.2%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.0%Above
Paying a mortgage31.9%Below
Renting31.2%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.1%In line
One car36.5%Below
Two cars38.5%Above
Three or more16.7%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.7%Above
Drove to work62.7%Below
Train, tram or bus4.1%Below
Walked or cycled3.1%In line
What stands out in Henley Beach
12.7% of workers in Henley Beach worked from home on Census day.
5.7% of Henley Beach residents were born in England.
43.8% of people in Henley Beach described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Henley Beach
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Henley Beach SA 5022.
Is Henley Beach family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.2% of Henley Beach's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,703 family households lived in Henley Beach; 46.6% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
33.9% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Henley Beach?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Henley Beach had 6,259 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.4% 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 Henley Beach?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 57.7% of occupied private dwellings in Henley Beach.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 19.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 22.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Henley Beach?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
31.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
31.2% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Henley Beach?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Henley Beach had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 31.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 31.9%, while 22.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Henley Beach?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
62.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
4.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Henley Beach?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
One-car households formed 36.5% of the total.
55.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Henley Beach, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
62.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 37.5% reported a different address.
20.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Henley Beach?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.5% of residents used only English at home.
11.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Henley Beach residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.1% of Henley Beach's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.9% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Henley Beach?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 39.4% of ancestry responses in Henley Beach.
Australian ancestry made up 31.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Henley Beach?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
27.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 17.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.4% of workers, and education and training employed 9.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Henley Beach?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.9%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
37.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Henley Beach show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.7% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Henley Beach?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
32.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Henley Beach?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,879 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $345 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Henley Beach compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.7% in Henley Beach, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 37.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 31.2% in Henley Beach, 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 Henley Beach
Is Henley Beach expensive?
The median house price is $1,600,000, while units and apartments sit at $962,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Henley Beach good for families?
The Census counted 1,703 local families, and 16.2% 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 Henley Beach?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,530,000, 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 Henley Beach
74 streets in Henley Beach
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Angus Ct
- Anthony St
- Atkin St
- Badenoch St
- Barry St
- Beck St
- Belfast St
- Bolingbroke Ave
- Borthwick St
- Buckingham Ave
- Chambers St
- Charles St
- Cheadle Street
- Chester St
- Clarence St
- Cluse St
- Crewe St
- Cudmore Tce
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- Durham St
- East Tce
- Esplanade
- Everest St
- Fleetwood Cr
- Foord Ave
- Franklin St
- Gaetjens St
- Grange Rd
- Griffiths St
- Harrison St
- Harvey St
- Henderson St
- Henley Ave
- Henley Beach Rd
- Hill St
- Hoy Cr
- Hughes Ave
- Jeanes St
- Kent St
- Kerrison St
- Laidlaw St
- Lawrie St
- Lawrie Street
- Main St
- Margaret St
- Marlborough St
- May St
- Menkens St
- Military Rd
- Mitchell St
- Mitton Ave
- Murray St
- Northey Avenue
- Northey Ct
- North St
- Park Ln
- Raymond St
- Reedie St
- Riverside Dr
- Sea Ave
- Seaview Rd
- Shannon St
- South St
- Stewart St
- Sussex St
- Swanwick St
- Thompson Street
- Varcoe Street
- Victoria St
- Vivian St
- Webb St
- Whibley St
- White St
- Wright St
- York St
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