Median price trend for houses
Based on 85 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,150,000
Up 28.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.02m
- 4 bed
- $1.18m
- 5+ bed
- $1.38m
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The quick read on
Highbury
SA 5089 · Tea Tree Gully
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,150,000
- Median unit
- $678,000
- Population
- 6,956
- Postcode
- 5089
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ABS 2021
Highbury, South Australia
Property market insights for Highbury (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Highbury (SA) SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 53 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$690 per week
Up 10.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Highbury (SA), SA is currently $1,150,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Highbury (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 28.5% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,020,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,180,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,380,000 in Highbury (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Highbury (SA) is $690 per week. The median house rent has increased 10.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Highbury (SA) is $678,000. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $676,000 in Highbury (SA). The median rent for units and apartments in Highbury (SA) is $590 per week.
Crime and safety
Is Highbury safe?
The overall rate for Highbury is 4,021 offences per 100,000 residents — 7% 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 Highbury.
Overall crime rate
4,021
offences per 100,000 residents
7% aboveGreater Adelaide
HighburyGreater 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 Highbury?
Highbury SA 5089 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
6,956 people call Highbury home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,038 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,956
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $369 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.9%Above
15–3423.4%Below
35–5426.7%Above
55–7424.2%Above
75 and over7.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.1%Above
Townhouses2.6%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright42.2%Above
Paying a mortgage45.5%Above
Renting12.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.9%Below
One car24.9%Below
Two cars45.7%Above
Three or more27.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home10.4%Above
Drove to work63.3%In line
Train, tram or bus4.8%In line
Walked or cycled1.0%Below
What stands out in Highbury
10.4% of workers in Highbury worked from home on Census day.
5.2% of Highbury residents were born in England.
38.9% of people in Highbury described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Highbury
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Highbury SA 5089.
Is Highbury family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.9% of Highbury's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
2,067 family households lived in Highbury; 46.8% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
33.5% 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 Highbury?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Highbury had 6,956 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
32.0% 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 Highbury?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.1% of occupied private dwellings in Highbury.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Highbury?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
42.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
45.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.3% 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 Highbury?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Highbury had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 16.7% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 37.4%, while 29.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Highbury?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
10.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
63.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
4.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Highbury?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 24.9% of the total.
73.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Highbury, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.9% reported a different address.
22.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Highbury?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
81.3% of residents used only English at home.
16.2% used a language other than English at home.
1.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.4% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Highbury residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
22.8% of Highbury's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.2% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
1.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Highbury?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 36.9% of ancestry responses in Highbury.
Australian ancestry made up 31.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Highbury?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 13.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.4% of workers, and education and training employed 11.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Highbury?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 66.2%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
36.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Highbury show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.9% reported asthma, 8.5% arthritis and 4.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Highbury?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
30.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Highbury?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,038 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 $369 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Highbury compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 10.4% in Highbury, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 42.2% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 12.3% in Highbury, 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 Highbury (SA)
Is Highbury (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $1,150,000, while units and apartments sit at $678,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Highbury (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 2,067 local families, and 17.9% 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 Highbury (SA)?
Larger houses have a median around $1,380,000, 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 Highbury (SA)
141 streets in Highbury (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Addolorata Ct
- Alister St
- Almerta St
- Amber Rd
- Andrea St
- Anson Ave
- Aqueduct
- Arnos Ave
- Ashby Ave
- Atlanta Ct
- Awoonga Rd
- Barns Ave
- Barracks Rd
- Beckman Avenue
- Bell Ct
- Beurre Ct
- Blamey Ct
- Blue Wren Ct
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- Boundy Rd
- Bradshaw Ave
- Brett Ct
- Bristol Cr
- Bruce Cr
- Buchanan Ct
- Casemate St
- Chauvel Ct
- Clarence Ct
- Colonial Ct
- Colton Ave
- Combe Pl
- Conifer Pl
- Country Ln
- Crown Rd
- Cypress Ct
- Daryl Pl
- Declivity St
- Dene Rd
- Dinham Ct
- Domain
- Donald St
- Dordoy St
- Duncan Cr
- Dunn Rd
- Edmund Rd
- Elliston Avenue
- Filippo Ct
- Freshford Ave
- Gail Ct
- Gallery Rd
- Garden Ct
- Garnet Ct
- Gaybas Ct
- Gorge Rd
- Halls Rd
- Harold St
- Highbury Dr
- Hillside Ave
- Historic Dr
- Honeysuckle Dr
- Honeysuckle Drive
- Inkster Rd
- Janet Ct
- Jet Ct
- Jones Ct
- Josephine St
- Kent Rd
- Kinnaird Cr
- Kismet Ave
- Konos Pl
- Lake View Cr
- Landscape Cr
- Lang St
- Larsen Ct
- Lavinia Gr
- Lenbar Ct
- Leonard St
- Linden Rd
- Lindsay St
- Linear Park Dr
- Lorraine Tce
- Lovelock St
- Lower North East Rd
- Macdonnell St
- Mahogany Ave
- Majestic Gr
- Michigan Dr
- Mitchell Ave
- Mitta St
- Monticle St
- Moon Cr
- Mulberry Dr
- Nalga Ct
- Nentura St
- Niquet Ave
- Nobel Ct
- Nursery
- Observation Dr
- Old Sheoak Ct
- Olive Ct
- Packers Dr
- Packham Pl
- Paradise Cl
- Paradise Gr
- Park Valley Dr
- Payne St
- Payne Street
- Pecan Cl
- Peridot Cl
- Perrin St
- Pioneer Ct
- Radiata Rd
- Rayleigh Ave
- Reids Rd
- Rhus Rd
- Rogers St
- Rosewood Rd
- Rustic Ct
- Sapphire Cr
- Sassafras Dr
- Silverlake Cr
- Stow Ct
- Sun Cr
- Teal St
- The Promenade
- Torrens Rd
- Torrens View Ct
- Trafford Rd
- Urana Ct
- Valerie Ave
- Valley Rd
- Valley View Dr
- Vasey Ct
- Vernons Dr
- Walker Pl
- Wattlebird Dr
- Wendy Ct
- Wicks Rd
- Windsor Rd
- Woodland Ct
- Xavier St
- Zircon Cr
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