Median price trend for houses
Based on 90 sales in the preceding 12 months
$810,000
Up 12.1% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $770k
- 4 bed
- $842k
- 5+ bed
- $990k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Hillbank
SA 5112 · Playford
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $810,000
- Population
- 5,013
- Postcode
- 5112
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Hillbank, South Australia
Property market insights for Hillbank
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hillbank SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 46 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Hillbank, SA is currently $810,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hillbank has a 12-month growth rate of 12.1% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $770,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $842,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $990,000 in Hillbank.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hillbank is $575 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Hillbank safe?
The overall rate for Hillbank is 2,143 offences per 100,000 residents — 43% 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 Hillbank.
Overall crime rate
2,143
offences per 100,000 residents
43% belowGreater Adelaide
HillbankGreater 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 Hillbank?
Hillbank SA 5112 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
5,013 people call Hillbank home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,813 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,013
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,495 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $346 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.8%Above
15–3428.8%Above
35–5425.1%Below
55–7422.9%Above
75 and over4.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.8%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright31.4%Below
Paying a mortgage55.9%Above
Renting12.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.2%Below
One car27.0%Below
Two cars44.2%Above
Three or more26.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home5.9%Below
Drove to work72.8%Above
Train, tram or bus1.8%Below
Walked or cycled0.7%Below
What stands out in Hillbank
5.9% of workers in Hillbank worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Adelaide.
9.2% of Hillbank residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
49.9% of people in Hillbank described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hillbank
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hillbank SA 5112.
Is Hillbank family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.8% of Hillbank's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,477 family households lived in Hillbank; 46.4% were couple families and 14.9% were one-parent families.
35.7% 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 Hillbank?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hillbank had 5,013 residents at the 2021 Census.
27.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
27.3% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Hillbank?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.8% of occupied private dwellings in Hillbank.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Hillbank?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
31.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
55.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.7% 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 Hillbank?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hillbank had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 18.2% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 34.2%, while 28.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hillbank?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
5.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
72.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
1.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Hillbank?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 27.0% of the total.
70.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hillbank, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
65.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.9% reported a different address.
24.7% 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 Hillbank?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.8% of residents used only English at home.
11.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Hillbank residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
24.7% of Hillbank's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.3% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hillbank?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.9% of ancestry responses in Hillbank.
Australian ancestry made up 33.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Hillbank?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 9.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.2% of workers, and education and training employed 7.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hillbank?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 69.0%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
40.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Hillbank show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.5% reported asthma, 8.9% arthritis and 6.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hillbank?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 52.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hillbank?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,813 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,495.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $346 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Hillbank compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 5.9% in Hillbank, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 31.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 12.7% in Hillbank, 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 Hillbank
Is Hillbank expensive?
The median house price is $810,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Hillbank good for families?
The Census counted 1,477 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 Hillbank?
Larger houses have a median around $990,000, 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 Hillbank
109 streets in Hillbank
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abercrombie Ct
- Adams Rd
- Alandry Ct
- Alderwood Ct
- Alex Pl
- Alice St
- Annette Rd
- Anthony Dr
- Argyle
- Ashwood Bvd
- Belmont
- Berkeley
- Berwick
- Bethany
- Birchdale Cct
- Blackburn Rd
- Black Top Rd
- Blight Cr
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- Bogan Rd
- Brackenmoor Cl
- Brooker Dr
- Bungarra St
- Cambridge Tce
- Carman Cl
- Charles
- Chesterfield
- Chestnut Gr
- Christine Ave
- Coach House
- Crestview Pl
- Dimasi Ct
- Edith Cl
- Elms Cl
- Evans Ct
- Gladman Cl
- Glenwood
- Gloaming Cl
- Grandview Dr
- Green Cr
- Greenway Cr
- Hall Ct
- Hammond Cl
- Hampton Ct
- Henryk Dr
- Highfield Dr
- Highview Dr
- Hillbank Rd
- Hilltop Bvd
- Holyoake Ct
- Homestead Dr
- Honeysuckle Dr
- Jenolan Cr
- Judith Ct
- Kareda Ct
- Kensington
- Knightsbridge Ct
- Kosmina Cr
- Kurrie St
- Kylie Cr
- Landseer Pl
- Linwood Gr
- Lomandra Cr
- Macpharlin Ct
- Main North Rd
- Marian Cr
- Marlborough Cl
- Mary Ct
- Matic Ct
- Menka St
- Michael Cr
- Modra Cct
- Norway Ave
- Oberon Ct
- Pacific Bvd
- Penarth Ct
- Perthville Ct
- Peter Pl
- Platten Ave
- Playford Ct
- Prasad Ct
- Prelude Cct
- Prominent
- Promotion Dr
- Reserve Ct
- Rhodes Ct
- Robert Rd
- Rockley Ct
- Rosebank Cr
- Ryandal Ct
- Sarah Ct
- Serenity
- Shandon Dr
- Skyline Dr
- Snell Ave
- Stanley St
- Stephen Pl
- Sunset Ct
- Tarana Ct
- Tobin Ct
- Tuglow Ct
- Victor Pl
- Vista Ct
- Wells Ct
- Whitford Rd
- Williams Rd
- Willison Rd
- Willow
- Windsor Ct
- Winston Cr
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