Median price trend for houses
Based on 74 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,450,000
Up 13.7% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.3m
- 4 bed
- $1.78m
- 5+ bed
- $1.93m
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The quick read on
Lockleys
SA 5032 · West Torrens
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,450,000
- Median unit
- $570,000
- Population
- 5,987
- Postcode
- 5032
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ABS 2021
Lockleys, South Australia
Property market insights for Lockleys
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Lockleys SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 65 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 16.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Lockleys, SA is currently $1,450,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Lockleys has a 12-month growth rate of 13.7% for houses and -4.2% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,780,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,930,000 in Lockleys.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Lockleys is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 16.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Lockleys is $570,000, which has decreased 4.2% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $570,000 in Lockleys. The median rent for units and apartments in Lockleys is $550 per week and has increased 10.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Lockleys safe?
The overall rate for Lockleys is 1,483 offences per 100,000 residents — 61% 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 Lockleys.
Overall crime rate
1,483
offences per 100,000 residents
61% belowGreater Adelaide
LockleysGreater 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 Lockleys?
Lockleys SA 5032 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
5,987 people call Lockleys home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,869 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,987
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.0%Below
15–3421.6%Below
35–5426.0%In line
55–7423.7%Above
75 and over12.9%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses79.9%Above
Townhouses10.1%Below
Apartments9.5%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright43.1%Above
Paying a mortgage35.2%Below
Renting21.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.5%Below
One car34.1%Below
Two cars40.1%Above
Three or more18.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.7%Above
Drove to work62.6%Below
Train, tram or bus4.5%In line
Walked or cycled2.6%In line
What stands out in Lockleys
11.7% of workers in Lockleys worked from home on Census day.
3.6% of Lockleys residents were born in England.
31.1% of people in Lockleys described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Lockleys
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Lockleys SA 5032.
Is Lockleys family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.0% of Lockleys's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,629 family households lived in Lockleys; 48.5% were couple families and 12.7% were one-parent families.
34.6% 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 Lockleys?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Lockleys had 5,987 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.6% 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 Lockleys?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 79.9% of occupied private dwellings in Lockleys.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 10.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 9.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Lockleys?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
43.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
35.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.6% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Lockleys?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Lockleys had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 27.8% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Two-person households represented 32.2%, while 24.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Lockleys?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
62.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
4.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Lockleys?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 34.1% of the total.
59.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Lockleys, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.9% reported a different address.
23.0% 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 Lockleys?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
75.7% of residents used only English at home.
22.0% used a language other than English at home.
1.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.9% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Lockleys residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
23.0% of Lockleys's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.0% was born in Australia.
0.8% of residents were born in China.
2.4% 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 Lockleys?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 30.5% of ancestry responses in Lockleys.
Australian ancestry made up 27.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Lockleys?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
27.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 16.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.7% of workers, and education and training employed 10.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Lockleys?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.3%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
35.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Lockleys show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.3% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 4.5% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Lockleys?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
32.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Lockleys?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,869 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 $350 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Lockleys compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.7% in Lockleys, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 43.1% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 21.6% in Lockleys, 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 Lockleys
Is Lockleys expensive?
The median house price is $1,450,000, while units and apartments sit at $570,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Lockleys good for families?
The Census counted 1,629 local families, and 16.0% 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 Lockleys?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,300,000, 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 Lockleys
91 streets in Lockleys
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Ave
- Anthus St
- Arcoona Ave
- Arden Avenue
- Autumn Ave
- Azalea Dr
- Balmoral St
- Barrow Cr
- Boston Ave
- Brecon Ct
- Brecon St
- Brian St
- Broughton St
- Cairns Ave
- Carlow Ave
- Castlebar Rd
- Chester St
- Clyde Ave
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- Cornwall St
- Corona Ave
- Corso Ave
- Counter Ave
- Cross St
- Dartmoor St
- Darwin St
- David Ct
- Diosma Cr
- Douglas St
- Duncan St
- Dunrobin St
- Durham Ave
- Elba Ave
- Eringa Ave
- Fern Ave
- Franciscan Ave
- Frontage Rd
- Fulham Park Dr
- Garden Tce
- Grallina St
- Grant Ave
- Hank St
- Harold St
- Hawthorne St
- Henley Beach Rd
- Hereford St
- Horsley St
- Huelin St
- James Pl
- Kellett Ave
- Kenton St
- Kent Tce
- Kingswood Cr
- Lancaster St
- Lasscock Ave
- Lorraine Ave
- Macumba Ave
- Main St
- Malurus Ave
- Mamande Cr
- Manning St
- Matt St
- Mawson Cr
- May Tce
- Mellor Ave
- Michael St
- Miranda Ave
- Moresby St
- Myzantha St
- Netley Ave
- Noble Ave
- Peter St
- Pierson St
- Prettejohn Ct
- Riverview Dr
- Roeburn St
- Ron Wait Ct
- Rostrata St
- Rowells Rd
- Rundle Ave
- Rutland Ave
- Sandilands St
- Sir Donald Bradman Dr
- Southerly Ave
- Strathmore Ave
- Taylor Ave
- Torrens Ave
- Tracey Cr
- Veronica Cr
- Wentworth St
- White Ave
- Willingale Ave
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