Median price trend for houses
Based on 12 sales in the preceding 12 months
$895,000
Down 3.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $700k
- 4 bed
- $920k
- 5+ bed
- $1.11m
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The quick read on
Mount Torrens
SA 5244 · Adelaide Hills
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $895,000
- Population
- 768
- Postcode
- 5244
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Mount Torrens, South Australia
Property market insights for Mount Torrens
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Torrens SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 3 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$550 per week
Down 38.9% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mount Torrens, SA is currently $895,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Torrens has a 12-month growth rate of -3.2% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $700,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $920,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,110,000 in Mount Torrens.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Torrens is $550 per week. The median house rent has decreased 38.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Torrens safe?
The overall rate for Mount Torrens is 1,609 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% 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 Mount Torrens.
Overall crime rate
1,609
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowGreater Adelaide
Mount TorrensGreater 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 Mount Torrens?
Mount Torrens SA 5244 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
768 people call Mount Torrens home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,896 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 768
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,569 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $325 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.7%In line
15–3420.4%Below
35–5428.9%Above
55–7430.5%Above
75 and over5.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright43.8%Above
Paying a mortgage47.3%Above
Renting8.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.5%Below
One car20.3%Below
Two cars35.6%Below
Three or more43.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.0%Above
Drove to work64.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.1%Below
What stands out in Mount Torrens
13.0% of workers in Mount Torrens worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
4.6% of Mount Torrens residents were born in England.
49.9% of people in Mount Torrens described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Torrens
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Torrens SA 5244.
Is Mount Torrens family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.7% of Mount Torrens's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
221 family households lived in Mount Torrens; 48.4% were couple families and 7.2% were one-parent families.
32.1% 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 Mount Torrens?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Torrens had 768 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.1% 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 Mount Torrens?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Torrens.
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 Mount Torrens?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
43.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
47.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
8.8% 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 Mount Torrens?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Torrens had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 20.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 34.1%, while 33.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Torrens?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
64.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Torrens?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 20.3% of the total.
79.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Torrens, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
71.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 28.1% reported a different address.
10.7% 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 Mount Torrens?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.3% of residents used only English at home.
2.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Torrens residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.7% of Mount Torrens's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.3% 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 92.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Torrens?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.5% of ancestry responses in Mount Torrens.
Australian ancestry made up 42.8% 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 Mount Torrens?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
21.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 19.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.2% of workers, and education and training employed 6.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Torrens?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 67.3%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
35.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Torrens show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.1% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 4.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Torrens?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Torrens?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,896 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,569.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $325 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Torrens compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.0% in Mount Torrens, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 43.8% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 8.8% in Mount Torrens, 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 Mount Torrens
Is Mount Torrens expensive?
The median house price is $895,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Torrens good for families?
The Census counted 221 local families, and 16.7% 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 Mount Torrens?
Larger houses have a median around $1,110,000, 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 Mount Torrens
54 streets in Mount Torrens
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Barrett Rd
- Barton Springs Ln
- Bennetts Rd
- Black Heath Rd
- Bleeze St
- Borehamwood Rd
- Boundary Farm Rd
- Burfords Hill Rd
- Burton Rd
- Clark Court
- Cyanide Rd
- Dunnfield Dr
- Fife Rd
- Foote Rd
- Fox Rd
- Gladigau Rd
- Hammer Rd
- Hammerwood Ln
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- Hanham Rd
- Herrmanns Rd
- Hirthes Rd
- Hoad Range Rd
- Hollows Rd
- James Rd
- Klose Rd
- Lenger Rd
- Lewis Rd
- Lucas Rd
- Magarey Rd
- Maidment Rd
- Mount Torrens Rd
- Mount View Rd
- Old Mount Rd
- Onkaparinga Valley Rd
- Onkaparinga Valley Road
- Oval Rd
- Peake Rd
- Posen Rd
- Prescott St
- R Hicks Rd
- Sheoak Hill Rd
- Sinkinson Ct
- Sinkinson Rd
- Springhead Rd
- Sumner Ct
- Terlinga Rd
- Thomas Street
- Townsend St
- Tuckers Road
- Tuck Street
- Turner Rd
- Warmington
- Wilhelm Rd
- Woolshed Rd
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