Median price trend for houses
Based on 49 sales in the preceding 12 months
$815,000
Up 15.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $420k
- 3 bed
- $732k
- 4 bed
- $909k
- 5+ bed
- $1.23m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
McCracken
SA 5211 · Victor Harbor
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $815,000
- Population
- 2,076
- Postcode
- 5211
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
McCracken, South Australia
Property market insights for McCracken
Median sale price and rental income of properties in McCracken SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 36 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 McCracken, SA is currently $815,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. McCracken has a 12-month growth rate of 15.6% for houses and -4.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $420,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $732,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $909,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,230,000 in McCracken.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in McCracken is $575 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $165,000 in McCracken. The median rent for units and apartments in McCracken is $400 per week and has increased 45.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is McCracken safe?
The overall rate for McCracken is 4,943 offences per 100,000 residents — 62% above the Rest of SA 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 McCracken.
Overall crime rate
4,943
offences per 100,000 residents
62% aboveRest of SA
McCrackenRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in McCracken?
McCracken SA 5211 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
2,076 people call McCracken home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $1,006 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,076
- Median age
- 64 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,250 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $300 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.5%Below
15–3411.2%Below
35–5417.0%Below
55–7436.6%Above
75 and over24.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses87.6%Below
Townhouses12.1%Above
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright55.3%Above
Paying a mortgage24.4%Below
Renting20.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.3%In line
One car46.3%Above
Two cars36.7%In line
Three or more11.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.2%Above
Drove to work61.3%Below
Train, tram or bus0.5%In line
Walked or cycled3.8%Below
What stands out in McCracken
11.2% of workers in McCracken worked from home on Census day.
11.2% of McCracken residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
42.2% of people in McCracken described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about McCracken
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for McCracken SA 5211.
Is McCracken family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.5% of McCracken's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
625 family households lived in McCracken; 22.6% were couple families and 13.8% were one-parent families.
20.2% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of McCracken?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
McCracken had 2,076 residents at the 2021 Census.
13.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
61.4% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in McCracken?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 87.6% of occupied private dwellings in McCracken.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 12.1% 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 McCracken?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
55.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
24.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.3% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in McCracken?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in McCracken had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 32.5% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 47.1%, while 10.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in McCracken?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
61.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
0.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in McCracken?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
One-car households formed 46.3% of the total.
48.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to McCracken, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
60.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 39.1% reported a different address.
18.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in McCracken?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.4% of residents used only English at home.
2.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were McCracken residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.3% of McCracken's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.7% was born in Australia.
0.1% of residents were born in China.
0.0% 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 McCracken?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 51.5% of ancestry responses in McCracken.
Australian ancestry made up 38.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in McCracken?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 11.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.4% of workers, and education and training employed 6.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in McCracken?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 35.3%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
13.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.2%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of McCracken show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
42.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.7% reported asthma, 20.0% arthritis and 7.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is McCracken?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in McCracken?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,006 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,250.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does McCracken compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.2% in McCracken, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 55.3% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 20.3% in McCracken, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to McCracken
Is McCracken expensive?
The median house price is $815,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is McCracken good for families?
The Census counted 625 local families, and 10.5% 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 McCracken?
Larger houses have a median around $1,230,000, 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 McCracken
55 streets in McCracken
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adare Ave
- Adelaide Rd
- Africaine Dr
- Alexander St
- Anderson Gr
- Antrim St
- Batley St
- Beaumont St
- Bluffview Rd
- Bodman St
- Cherington Rd
- Coleman Ave
- Coromandel Dr
- Cowan Ave
- Cudmore Rd
- David St
- Dinan Rd
- Donegal St
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- Down St
- Dundalk Ave
- Emma Ct
- Endeavour Dr
- Fairway Dr
- Goshawk Ct
- Hardy St
- Hayward Ct
- Hayward St
- Heggerton St
- Hindmarsh Rd
- Honeyman Gr
- Hooghly Ct
- Isabella Ct
- Ives Cr
- John Pirie Ct
- Lamont Ct
- Lamont Rd
- Langley Rd
- Laxton St
- Links Ct
- Mary Pelham Ct
- Mccracken Dr
- Modra St
- Palm Ct
- Pearsons Rd
- Rapid Dr
- Riverway Ct
- Sarah Ct
- Schah Ct
- Tam O'Shanter Pl
- The Crescent
- The Drive
- Tyrone St
- Victor Harbor Rd
- View Rd
- Wattle Dr
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