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The quick read on

Mylor

SA 5153 · Adelaide Hills

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$1,500,000

latest suburb median

Population
1,067

ABS 2021

Postcode
5153

Mylor, South Australia

Property market insights for Mylor

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mylor SA

Median price trend for houses

Based on 13 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,500,000

Up 10.3% over 12 months

$1.5m$1m$500k20212023202420252026
3 bed
$1.21m
4 bed
$1.62m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

Up 17.6% over 12 months

$700$600$500$40020222023202420242025

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Mylor, SA is currently $1,500,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mylor has a 12-month growth rate of 10.3% for houses.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,210,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,620,000 in Mylor.

The median house rent has increased 17.6% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Mylor safe?

The overall rate for Mylor is 2,182 offences per 100,000 residents — 42% 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 Mylor.

Overall crime rate

2,182

offences per 100,000 residents

42% belowGreater Adelaide

MylorGreater 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 Mylor?

Mylor SA 5153 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.

1,067 people call Mylor home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,990 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
1,067
Median age
47 years
Median mortgage
$1,972 / month
2021 household rent
$350 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1515.2%Below
15–3419.6%Below
35–5428.5%Above
55–7429.8%Above
75 and over7.2%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 outright47.7%Above
Paying a mortgage44.7%Above
Renting7.5%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car2.2%Below
One car19.0%Below
Two cars41.2%Above
Three or more38.2%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home15.2%Above
Drove to work63.5%In line
Train, tram or bus0.7%Below
Walked or cycled1.5%Below

What stands out in Mylor

15.2% of workers in Mylor worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.

8.8% of Mylor residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.

54.5% of people in Mylor described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Mylor

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mylor SA 5153.

Is Mylor family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

15.2% of Mylor's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

302 family households lived in Mylor; 49.7% were couple families and 8.9% were one-parent families.

27.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Mylor?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Mylor had 1,067 residents at the 2021 Census.

18.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

37.0% 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 Mylor?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 Mylor.

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 Mylor?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

47.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

44.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

7.5% 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 Mylor?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Mylor had 2.7 people.

One-person households made up 19.5% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Two-person households represented 36.5%, while 27.8% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Mylor?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

15.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

63.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.

0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Mylor?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

2.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.

One-car households formed 19.0% of the total.

79.4% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Mylor, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

78.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 21.1% reported a different address.

16.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Mylor?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

90.3% of residents used only English at home.

3.1% 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 Mylor residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

16.0% of Mylor's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.0% 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 89.7%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Mylor?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 50.3% of ancestry responses in Mylor.

Australian ancestry made up 37.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Mylor?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

32.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Managers accounted for 17.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.6% of workers, and education and training employed 12.4%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Mylor?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 61.8%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.

30.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.6% 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 Mylor show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

60.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.1% reported asthma, 8.2% arthritis and 3.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Mylor?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

32.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.1% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 22.1%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mylor?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,990 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,972.

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 Mylor compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 15.2% in Mylor, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.

Outright ownership was 47.7% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Renting accounted for 7.5% in Mylor, 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 Mylor

Is Mylor expensive?

The median house price is $1,500,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Mylor good for families?

The Census counted 302 local families, and 15.2% 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 Mylor?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,620,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Mylor

51 streets in Mylor

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Aldgate Valley Rd
  • Bandicoot Ln
  • Bethany Rd
  • Blaser Rd
  • Boucaut Ln
  • Boyle Swamp Road
  • Bradbury Rd
  • Brogan Pl
  • Camel Hump Rd
  • Cooper Rd
  • Crossing Rd
  • Cross St
  • Dalham Rd
  • Diggers Rd
  • First St
  • Glen Bold Rd
  • Gross Rd
  • Hampton Rd
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  • Hawthorne Rd
  • Hill St
  • Hooper Rd
  • Illert Rd
  • Jacobs Ln
  • Kangaroo Reef Rd
  • Kyle Rd
  • Leslie Creek Rd
  • Mi Mi Rd
  • Orana Dr
  • Pertala Ln
  • Pillinda Ln
  • Porteous Rd
  • Ridge Rd
  • River Rd
  • River Road
  • Sawmill Gully Rd
  • Second St
  • Shanks Rd
  • Sheoak Rd
  • Silver Lake Rd
  • Smith Rd
  • South St
  • Stevens Rd
  • Stock Road
  • Strathalbyn Rd
  • Vogt Rd
  • Wallaby Rd
  • West St
  • Whitehead Rd
  • Williams Rd
  • Wilson Rd
  • Wingrove Rd

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.