Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,420,000
Up 20.8% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.42m
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The quick read on
One Tree Hill
SA 5114 · Playford
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,420,000
- Population
- 1,043
- Postcode
- 5114
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
One Tree Hill, South Australia
Property market insights for One Tree Hill
Median sale price and rental income of properties in One Tree Hill SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Down 32.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in One Tree Hill, SA is currently $1,420,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. One Tree Hill has a 12-month growth rate of 20.8% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,420,000 in One Tree Hill.
The median house rent has decreased 32.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is One Tree Hill safe?
The overall rate for One Tree Hill is 1,171 offences per 100,000 residents — 69% 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 One Tree Hill.
Overall crime rate
1,171
offences per 100,000 residents
69% belowGreater Adelaide
One Tree HillGreater 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 One Tree Hill?
One Tree Hill SA 5114 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,043 people call One Tree Hill home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $2,317 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,043
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,863 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $305 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.2%In line
15–3421.4%Below
35–5426.0%In line
55–7430.0%Above
75 and over5.8%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 outright46.7%Above
Paying a mortgage48.6%Above
Renting4.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.2%Below
One car10.2%Below
Two cars42.7%Above
Three or more48.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.6%In line
Drove to work69.2%Above
Train, tram or bus0.7%Below
Walked or cycled0.9%Below
What stands out in One Tree Hill
9.6% of workers in One Tree Hill worked from home on Census day.
12.8% of One Tree Hill residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
48.9% of people in One Tree Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about One Tree Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for One Tree Hill SA 5114.
Is One Tree Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.2% of One Tree Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
318 family households lived in One Tree Hill; 50.0% were couple families and 6.6% were one-parent families.
29.2% 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 One Tree Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
One Tree Hill had 1,043 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.8% 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 One Tree Hill?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 One Tree Hill.
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 One Tree Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
46.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
48.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
4.7% 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 One Tree Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in One Tree Hill had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 8.7% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Two-person households represented 37.6%, while 36.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in One Tree Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
69.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
0.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in One Tree Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 10.2% of the total.
91.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to One Tree Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
77.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.7% reported a different address.
20.2% 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 One Tree Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.4% of residents used only English at home.
5.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were One Tree Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.2% of One Tree Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.8% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape One Tree Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 51.4% of ancestry responses in One Tree Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 37.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in One Tree Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
20.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 12.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 11.0% of workers, and education and training employed 12.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in One Tree Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
36.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of One Tree Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.4% reported asthma, 8.5% arthritis and 5.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is One Tree Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.5% 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 17.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 42.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in One Tree Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,317 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,863.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $305 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does One Tree Hill compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.6% in One Tree Hill, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 46.7% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 4.7% in One Tree Hill, 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 One Tree Hill
Is One Tree Hill expensive?
The median house price is $1,420,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is One Tree Hill good for families?
The Census counted 318 local families, and 17.2% 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 One Tree Hill?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,420,000, 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 One Tree Hill
29 streets in One Tree Hill
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Black Top Rd
- Blencowe Rd
- Burnett Dr
- Cornishmans Hill Rd
- Cross Hill Rd
- Gawler-One Tree Hill Rd
- Goulds Creek Rd
- Goulds Rd
- Gulf View Dr
- Johnson Rd
- Jordan Dr
- Kaiser Dr
- Kelly Rd
- Lorna Ct
- Martin Rd
- Mcgilp Rd
- Miles Rd
- One Tree Hill Rd
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- Paines Rd
- Precolumb Rd
- Riggs Ct
- Rose Ave
- Tyeka Dr
- Uley Rd
- Walters Rd
- Whitford Road
- Wood Cr
- Yelki Rd
- Yorktown Rd
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