Median price trend for houses
Based on 14 sales in the preceding 12 months
$968,000
Down 2.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $830k
- 4 bed
- $1.04m
- 5+ bed
- $1.43m
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The quick read on
Macclesfield
SA 5153 · Alexandrina
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $968,000
- Population
- 1,413
- Postcode
- 5153
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Macclesfield, South Australia
Property market insights for Macclesfield (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Macclesfield (SA) SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 8 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 20.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Macclesfield (SA), SA is currently $968,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Macclesfield (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of -2.5% for houses and 0.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $830,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,040,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,430,000 in Macclesfield (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Macclesfield (SA) is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 20.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Macclesfield safe?
The overall rate for Macclesfield is 5,149 offences per 100,000 residents — 37% 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 Macclesfield.
Overall crime rate
5,149
offences per 100,000 residents
37% aboveGreater Adelaide
MacclesfieldGreater 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 Macclesfield?
Macclesfield SA 5153 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,413 people call Macclesfield home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,605 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,413
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $308 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.3%Below
15–3421.8%Below
35–5424.8%Below
55–7432.3%Above
75 and over5.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.4%Above
Townhouses0.5%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright39.8%Above
Paying a mortgage53.1%Above
Renting7.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.7%Below
One car23.1%Below
Two cars44.7%Above
Three or more32.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.6%Above
Drove to work66.5%Above
Train, tram or bus0.4%Below
Walked or cycled2.4%In line
What stands out in Macclesfield
11.6% of workers in Macclesfield worked from home on Census day.
7.6% of Macclesfield residents were born in England.
61.2% of people in Macclesfield described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Macclesfield
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Macclesfield SA 5153.
Is Macclesfield family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.3% of Macclesfield's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
423 family households lived in Macclesfield; 41.8% were couple families and 11.3% were one-parent families.
30.5% 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 Macclesfield?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Macclesfield had 1,413 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Macclesfield?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.4% of occupied private dwellings in Macclesfield.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.5% 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 Macclesfield?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
39.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
53.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
7.0% 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 Macclesfield?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Macclesfield had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 22.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 41.3%, while 21.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Macclesfield?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
66.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
0.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Macclesfield?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 23.1% of the total.
77.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Macclesfield, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.3% reported a different address.
12.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Macclesfield?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.9% of residents used only English at home.
2.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Macclesfield residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
12.7% of Macclesfield's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.3% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Macclesfield?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.4% of ancestry responses in Macclesfield.
Australian ancestry made up 39.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Macclesfield?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
21.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 16.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.1% of workers, and education and training employed 8.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Macclesfield?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
32.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 26.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Macclesfield show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
56.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.0% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 3.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Macclesfield?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
25.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 34.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Macclesfield?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,605 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $308 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Macclesfield compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.6% in Macclesfield, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 39.8% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 7.0% in Macclesfield, 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 Macclesfield (SA)
Is Macclesfield (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $968,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Macclesfield (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 423 local families, and 15.3% 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 Macclesfield (SA)?
Larger houses have a median around $1,430,000, 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 Macclesfield (SA)
63 streets in Macclesfield (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Rd
- Banksia Rd
- Bowey Rd
- Bracken Rd
- Broadbent Rd
- Bugle Range Rd
- Cosgrove Rd
- Cunliffe St
- Davies St
- Davis Rd
- Devereux St
- Dyer Rd
- Edmonds St
- Fincher St
- Gemmell Rd
- Greenhills-Flaxley Rd
- Handke Rd
- Hill Top Rd
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- Hillview Rd
- Kingrose St
- Leedham Ct
- Lemar Cl
- Lisa Ct
- Long Valley Rd
- Luck St
- Lutterworth St
- Macclesfield Rd
- Macgillivray Ln
- Magins Rd
- Magpie Ln
- Marriott St
- Nestor Rd
- Nunnelly St
- Nyoka Rd
- Parin St
- Passfield Rd
- Pemberton Ct
- Penna Rd
- Pochin St
- Pound Rd
- Pursell Rd
- Quarry Rd
- Roesler Rd
- Schmidt Rd
- Schofield Rd
- Searle St
- Shadygrove Rd
- Shobbrook Rd
- Strathalbyn Rd
- Tarrawatta Rd
- Todd St
- Tonkin Ct
- Venables St
- Vernon St
- Wait Ct
- Wakefield Rd
- Walker St
- Waterfall Rd
- Watson St
- Webb St
- Willodene Rd
- Wirrinilla Dr
- Yates Ln
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