Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$402,000
Up 23.8% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Melrose
SA 5483 · Mount Remarkable
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $402,000
- Population
- 342
- Postcode
- 5483
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Melrose, South Australia
Property market insights for Melrose (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Melrose (SA) SA
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Melrose (SA), SA is currently $402,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Melrose (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 23.8% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Melrose safe?
The overall rate for Melrose is 13,931 offences per 100,000 residents — 356% 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 Melrose.
Overall crime rate
13,931
offences per 100,000 residents
356% aboveRest of SA
MelroseRest 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 Melrose?
Melrose SA 5483 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
342 people call Melrose home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,416 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 342
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,230 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $180 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.4%Above
15–3417.0%Below
35–5423.1%In line
55–7430.1%Above
75 and over12.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright57.1%Above
Paying a mortgage30.2%Below
Renting12.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car19.5%Below
Two cars50.0%Above
Three or more29.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home21.0%Above
Drove to work49.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled10.2%Above
What stands out in Melrose
21.0% of workers in Melrose worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
2.3% of Melrose residents were born in New Zealand, about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
41.5% of people in Melrose described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Melrose
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Melrose SA 5483.
Is Melrose family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.4% of Melrose's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
89 family households lived in Melrose; 40.4% were couple families and 7.9% were one-parent families.
33.7% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Melrose?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Melrose had 342 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
42.1% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Melrose?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.6% of occupied private dwellings in Melrose.
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 Melrose?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
57.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
30.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.7% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Melrose?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Melrose had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 26.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 41.1%, while 27.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Melrose?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
21.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
49.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 10.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Melrose?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 19.5% of the total.
79.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Melrose, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
74.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.9% reported a different address.
5.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Melrose?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.6% of residents used only English at home.
1.2% used a language other than English at home.
1.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Melrose residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
5.8% of Melrose's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 94.2% 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 89.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Melrose?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.1% of ancestry responses in Melrose.
Australian ancestry made up 41.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Melrose?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
Managers accounted for 32.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 7.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.6% of workers, and education and training employed 9.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Melrose?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.5%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
35.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.8%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Melrose show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.0% reported asthma, 9.9% arthritis and 0.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Melrose?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
11.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Melrose?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,416 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,230.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $180 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Melrose compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 21.0% in Melrose, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 57.1% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 12.7% in Melrose, 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 Melrose (SA)
Is Melrose (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $402,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Melrose (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 89 local families, and 18.4% 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 Melrose (SA)?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Melrose (SA)
60 streets in Melrose (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Arthur Rd
- Bishop Rd
- Bishop St
- Blieschke Rd
- Brewery St
- Brooklyn Rd
- Carey Rd
- Challinger St
- Church St
- Clarke Rd
- Collins Rd
- Coonatto Rd
- Cordon Rd
- Cowin Rd
- Creeper Rd
- Crits Rd
- Deer Park Rd
- Dickson Rd
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- Diocesan Rd
- Dorrington Rd
- Dust Bowl Rd
- Fiebig Rd
- Foot St
- Fuller St
- Gander Rd
- Giles St
- Girdham Rd
- Gray Cl
- Hills Trk
- Hogans Rd
- Horrocks Hwy
- Jacka St
- Joes Rd
- Lambert St
- Mccallum Rd
- Moorhouse St
- Mount St
- Mulberry Rd
- Mungola Hut Trk
- Nott Street
- Paragums Rd
- Perroomba Rd
- Perroomba Road
- Pinda Rd
- Racecourse Trk
- Reichstein Rd
- Rosslyn Rd
- Sanders Rd
- Searle St
- Shanks Rd
- Spratt St
- Spring Creek Mine Rd
- Spring Creek Rd
- Stuart St
- Survey Rd
- Whim Rd
- Whitby St
- Willochra Rd
- Willow Dam Rd
- Willowie Rd
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