Median price trend for houses
Based on 41 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,580,000
Up 17.2% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.44m
- 4 bed
- $1.62m
- 5+ bed
- $1.89m
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The quick read on
North Brighton
SA 5048 · Holdfast Bay
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,580,000
- Median unit
- $850,000
- Population
- 2,665
- Postcode
- 5048
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ABS 2021
North Brighton, South Australia
Property market insights for North Brighton
Median sale price and rental income of properties in North Brighton SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 27 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 3.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in North Brighton, SA is currently $1,580,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. North Brighton has a 12-month growth rate of 17.2% for houses and 22.3% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,440,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,620,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,890,000 in North Brighton.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in North Brighton is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in North Brighton is $850,000, which has increased 22.3% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $840,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $895,000 in North Brighton. The median rent for units and apartments in North Brighton is $500 per week and has decreased 25.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is North Brighton safe?
The overall rate for North Brighton is 1,884 offences per 100,000 residents — 50% 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 North Brighton.
Overall crime rate
1,884
offences per 100,000 residents
50% belowGreater Adelaide
North BrightonGreater 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 North Brighton?
North Brighton SA 5048 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,665 people call North Brighton home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,772 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,665
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $395 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.6%Below
15–3415.9%Below
35–5425.1%Below
55–7432.4%Above
75 and over11.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses83.4%Above
Townhouses15.4%Below
Apartments1.6%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.0%Above
Paying a mortgage37.8%Below
Renting22.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.2%Above
One car33.2%Below
Two cars40.5%Above
Three or more16.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.1%Above
Drove to work61.4%Below
Train, tram or bus3.6%Below
Walked or cycled3.3%In line
What stands out in North Brighton
13.1% of workers in North Brighton worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
7.5% of North Brighton residents were born in England.
50.9% of people in North Brighton described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about North Brighton
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for North Brighton SA 5048.
Is North Brighton family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.6% of North Brighton's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
680 family households lived in North Brighton; 41.3% were couple families and 13.7% were one-parent families.
34.7% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of North Brighton?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
North Brighton had 2,665 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.5% 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 North Brighton?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 83.4% of occupied private dwellings in North Brighton.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 15.4% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.6% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in North Brighton?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
37.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
22.2% rented their home. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in North Brighton?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in North Brighton had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 26.1% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 36.4%, while 23.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in North Brighton?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
13.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
61.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
3.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in North Brighton?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 33.2% of the total.
57.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to North Brighton, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.7% reported a different address.
20.6% 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 North Brighton?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
84.8% of residents used only English at home.
9.0% used a language other than English at home.
1.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were North Brighton residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.6% of North Brighton's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.4% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
0.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape North Brighton?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.6% of ancestry responses in North Brighton.
Australian ancestry made up 34.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in North Brighton?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
31.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 15.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.5% of workers, and education and training employed 14.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in North Brighton?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 52.4%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
27.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.2%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of North Brighton show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.0% reported asthma, 9.4% arthritis and 4.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is North Brighton?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
30.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 23.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in North Brighton?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,772 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $395 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does North Brighton compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.1% in North Brighton, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 40.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 22.2% in North Brighton, 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 North Brighton
Is North Brighton expensive?
The median house price is $1,580,000, while units and apartments sit at $850,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is North Brighton good for families?
The Census counted 680 local families, and 15.6% 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 North Brighton?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,440,000, 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 North Brighton
38 streets in North Brighton
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Balmoral Ave
- Berriman St
- Bonython
- Bowker St
- Bright
- Brighton Rd
- Brimble St
- Cecelia St
- Day St
- Esplanade
- Fassina
- Francis St
- Gladstone Rd
- Gourlay Street
- Holder Rd
- Hopkins Cr
- Ilfracombe Ave
- Jack Fox Dr
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- King George Ave
- Lynmouth Ave
- Lynton Ave
- Macarthur Ave
- Maple Ave
- Margaret Ave
- Mclaughlan Ave
- Olive St
- Paterson St
- Quandong St
- Read St
- Repton Rd
- Somers Ct
- Somers St
- Trim Ave
- Vincent Ave
- Walsh St
- Warwick Ave
- Warwick Ct
- Woolacombe Ave
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