Median price trend for houses
Based on 50 sales in the preceding 12 months
$960,000
Up 14.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $920k
- 4 bed
- $1.06m
- 5+ bed
- $1.24m
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The quick read on
Hillcrest
SA 5086 · Port Adelaide Enfield
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $960,000
- Median unit
- $551,000
- Population
- 3,659
- Postcode
- 5086
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ABS 2021
Hillcrest, South Australia
Property market insights for Hillcrest (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hillcrest (SA) SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 56 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 8.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Hillcrest (SA), SA is currently $960,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hillcrest (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 14.0% for houses and -16.9% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $920,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,060,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,240,000 in Hillcrest (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hillcrest (SA) is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Hillcrest (SA) is $551,000, which has decreased 16.9% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $465,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $740,000 in Hillcrest (SA). The median rent for units and apartments in Hillcrest (SA) is $538 per week and has decreased 23.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Hillcrest safe?
The overall rate for Hillcrest is 5,593 offences per 100,000 residents — 49% 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 Hillcrest.
Overall crime rate
5,593
offences per 100,000 residents
49% aboveGreater Adelaide
HillcrestGreater 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 Hillcrest?
Hillcrest SA 5086 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,659 people call Hillcrest home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,599 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,659
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,602 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $319 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.4%Above
15–3428.5%Above
35–5428.2%Above
55–7415.9%Below
75 and over6.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses80.6%Above
Townhouses16.1%In line
Apartments3.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright23.7%Below
Paying a mortgage41.5%Above
Renting34.8%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car10.2%Above
One car37.6%In line
Two cars37.8%Above
Three or more14.3%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.8%Below
Drove to work64.5%Above
Train, tram or bus7.7%Above
Walked or cycled1.0%Below
What stands out in Hillcrest
8.8% of workers in Hillcrest worked from home on Census day.
15.9% of Hillcrest residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
33.3% of people in Hillcrest described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hillcrest
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hillcrest SA 5086.
Is Hillcrest family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.4% of Hillcrest's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
993 family households lived in Hillcrest; 48.1% were couple families and 17.1% were one-parent families.
44.8% 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 Hillcrest?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hillcrest had 3,659 residents at the 2021 Census.
34.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
22.8% 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 Hillcrest?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 80.6% of occupied private dwellings in Hillcrest.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 16.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 3.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Hillcrest?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
23.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
41.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
34.8% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Hillcrest?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hillcrest had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 26.9% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 29.6%, while 26.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hillcrest?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
64.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
7.7% 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 Hillcrest?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
10.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 37.6% of the total.
52.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hillcrest, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
57.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.0% reported a different address.
41.2% 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 Hillcrest?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
51.5% of residents used only English at home.
44.0% used a language other than English at home.
5.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.1% spoke Cantonese and 3.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Hillcrest residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
41.2% of Hillcrest's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 58.8% was born in Australia.
4.0% of residents were born in China.
15.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 79.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hillcrest?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 25.4% of ancestry responses in Hillcrest.
Australian ancestry made up 21.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 8.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Hillcrest?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 10.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.4% of workers, and education and training employed 8.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hillcrest?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.9%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
35.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.8% 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 Hillcrest show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.0% reported asthma, 7.8% arthritis and 5.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hillcrest?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
35.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 21.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hillcrest?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,599 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,602.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $319 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Hillcrest compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.8% in Hillcrest, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 23.7% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 34.8% in Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest (SA)
Is Hillcrest (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $960,000, while units and apartments sit at $551,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Hillcrest (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 993 local families, and 20.4% 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 Hillcrest (SA)?
Larger houses have a median around $1,240,000, 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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Hillcrest (SA)
61 streets in Hillcrest (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alliance Road
- Augusta St
- Balmoral St
- Beatty Ave
- Blacks Rd
- Bristol Tce
- Bromley Court
- Burdekin Ave
- Chaplin Ave
- Compass Road
- Condamine St
- County St
- Culgoa St
- Dauntless St
- Delhi Ave
- Douglas Ave
- Dragon St
- Dunedin Ave
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- Duthie St
- Earle St
- Education Way
- Emery St
- Fleet Avenue
- Flinders Rd
- Forbes St
- Fosters Rd
- Gascoyne Ave
- Gilles Cr
- Gray St
- Grenville Ave
- Hall Street
- Harman St
- Hawkins Ave
- Hood St
- John St
- Kelham St
- Llewen St
- Lord Howe Ave
- Macquarie Ave
- Melville St
- Moreton St
- Napier St
- Nepal St
- Nestor St
- Nizam St
- Norman St
- Norseman Ave
- North East Rd
- Oxford St
- Patricia Ave
- Penrith Avenue
- Preston St
- Queensborough Ave
- Ramsay Ave
- Shropshire Ave
- Snell St
- Stuart St
- Treweck Ave
- Tribal St
- Voss St
- Yelland St
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