Median price trend for houses
Based on 48 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,770,000
Up 1.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $595k
- 3 bed
- $1.68m
- 4 bed
- $1.78m
- 5+ bed
- $1.89m
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The quick read on
Henley Beach South
SA 5022 · Charles Sturt
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,770,000
- Median unit
- $545,000
- Population
- 2,799
- Postcode
- 5022
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ABS 2021
Henley Beach South, South Australia
Property market insights for Henley Beach South
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Henley Beach South SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 35 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$850 per week
Up 13.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Henley Beach South, SA is currently $1,770,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Henley Beach South has a 12-month growth rate of 1.5% for houses and 5.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $595,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,680,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,780,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,890,000 in Henley Beach South.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Henley Beach South is $850 per week. The median house rent has increased 13.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Henley Beach South is $545,000, which has increased 5.4% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $545,000 in Henley Beach South. The median rent for units and apartments in Henley Beach South is $500 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Henley Beach South safe?
The overall rate for Henley Beach South is 3,967 offences per 100,000 residents — 5% above 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 Henley Beach South.
Overall crime rate
3,967
offences per 100,000 residents
5% aboveGreater Adelaide
Henley Beach 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 Henley Beach South?
Henley Beach South SA 5022 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,799 people call Henley Beach South home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,096 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,799
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $340 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.4%Below
15–3422.3%Below
35–5429.6%Above
55–7425.8%Above
75 and over5.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses63.3%Below
Townhouses17.2%Above
Apartments19.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.3%Above
Paying a mortgage35.5%Below
Renting27.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.3%Below
One car34.9%Below
Two cars39.7%Above
Three or more18.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.7%Above
Drove to work60.2%Below
Train, tram or bus4.8%In line
Walked or cycled2.2%Below
What stands out in Henley Beach South
13.7% of workers in Henley Beach South worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
6.8% of Henley Beach South residents were born in England.
47.9% of people in Henley Beach South described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Henley Beach South
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Henley Beach South SA 5022.
Is Henley Beach South family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.4% of Henley Beach South's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
794 family households lived in Henley Beach South; 47.2% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
35.8% 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 Henley Beach South?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Henley Beach South had 2,799 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.5% 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 Henley Beach South?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 63.3% of occupied private dwellings in Henley Beach South.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 17.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 19.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Henley Beach South?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
35.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
27.2% 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 South?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Henley Beach South had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 25.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 33.8%, while 25.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Henley Beach South?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
60.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
4.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Henley Beach South?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 34.9% of the total.
58.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Henley Beach South, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
59.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 40.1% reported a different address.
21.3% 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 South?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.5% of residents used only English at home.
11.3% used a language other than English at home.
0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Henley Beach South residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
21.3% of Henley Beach South's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.7% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
1.0% 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 South?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.0% of ancestry responses in Henley Beach South.
Australian ancestry made up 33.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Henley Beach South?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
28.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 19.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.6% of workers, and education and training employed 9.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Henley Beach South?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.4%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
39.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.2% 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 South 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.
7.2% reported asthma, 8.1% arthritis and 3.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Henley Beach South?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
34.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 25.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Henley Beach South?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,096 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $340 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Henley Beach South compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.7% in Henley Beach South, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 37.3% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 27.2% in Henley Beach 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 Henley Beach South
Is Henley Beach South expensive?
The median house price is $1,770,000, while units and apartments sit at $545,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Henley Beach South good for families?
The Census counted 794 local families, and 16.4% 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 Henley Beach South?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,680,000, 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 South
40 streets in Henley Beach South
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Anderson St
- Aylwin St
- Benham Pl
- Bode St
- Brownlow Court
- Burford Rd
- Burnley St
- Canberra Pl
- Canberra St
- Catalina St
- Cudmore Tce
- Esplanade
- Fletcher Rd
- Flora St
- Fraser St
- Gilmore Rd
- Halsey Rd
- Hazel Tce
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- Henley Beach Rd
- Hmas Australia Rd
- Hobart Rd
- Hoover Rd
- Kincaid Rd
- Lexington Rd
- Military Rd
- Moseley Way
- Nimitz St
- Ozone St
- Phillips St
- Rodgers Ave
- Russell St
- Seaview Rd
- Sims St
- Thornton St
- Tyler St
- Viaduct Ave
- Waldron St
- William Ave
- Yeomans Ave
- Yorktown Cr
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