Median price trend for houses
Based on 39 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,230,000
Up 26.3% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $875k
- 3 bed
- $951k
- 4 bed
- $1.3m
- 5+ bed
- $1.66m
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The quick read on
Pasadena
SA 5042 · Mitcham
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,230,000
- Median unit
- $606,000
- Population
- 3,073
- Postcode
- 5042
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ABS 2021
Pasadena, South Australia
Property market insights for Pasadena
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Pasadena SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 23 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Pasadena, SA is currently $1,230,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Pasadena has a 12-month growth rate of 26.3% for houses and 11.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $875,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $951,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,660,000 in Pasadena.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Pasadena is $675 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Pasadena is $606,000, which has increased 11.1% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $606,000 in Pasadena. The median rent for units and apartments in Pasadena is $522 per week and has increased 9.9% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Pasadena safe?
The overall rate for Pasadena is 3,193 offences per 100,000 residents — 15% 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 Pasadena.
Overall crime rate
3,193
offences per 100,000 residents
15% belowGreater Adelaide
PasadenaGreater 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 Pasadena?
Pasadena SA 5042 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,073 people call Pasadena home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,381 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,073
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $333 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.0%Below
15–3421.2%Below
35–5422.1%Below
55–7423.4%Above
75 and over20.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses67.0%Below
Townhouses29.1%Above
Apartments3.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright42.7%Above
Paying a mortgage34.9%Below
Renting22.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.0%Below
One car42.4%Above
Two cars34.5%Below
Three or more16.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home13.1%Above
Drove to work58.8%Below
Train, tram or bus4.7%In line
Walked or cycled4.0%Above
What stands out in Pasadena
13.1% of workers in Pasadena worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
3.8% of Pasadena residents were born in England.
35.5% of people in Pasadena described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Pasadena
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Pasadena SA 5042.
Is Pasadena family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.0% of Pasadena's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
866 family households lived in Pasadena; 38.0% were couple families and 12.8% were one-parent families.
27.7% 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 Pasadena?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Pasadena had 3,073 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
43.4% 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 Pasadena?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 67.0% of occupied private dwellings in Pasadena.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 29.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 3.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Pasadena?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
42.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
34.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
22.4% 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 Pasadena?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Pasadena had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 29.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 38.2%, while 19.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Pasadena?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.
58.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
4.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Pasadena?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 42.4% of the total.
50.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Pasadena, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
62.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 37.7% reported a different address.
29.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Pasadena?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
68.9% of residents used only English at home.
27.4% used a language other than English at home.
3.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.9% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Pasadena residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.8% of Pasadena's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.2% was born in Australia.
2.3% of residents were born in China.
3.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Pasadena?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.0% of ancestry responses in Pasadena.
Australian ancestry made up 28.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 6.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Pasadena?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 12.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.4% of workers, and education and training employed 10.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Pasadena?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 50.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
26.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Pasadena show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.4% reported asthma, 14.4% arthritis and 6.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Pasadena?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
33.3% 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 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 23.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Pasadena?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,381 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $333 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Pasadena compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 13.1% in Pasadena, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 42.7% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 22.4% in Pasadena, 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 Pasadena
Is Pasadena expensive?
The median house price is $1,230,000, while units and apartments sit at $606,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Pasadena good for families?
The Census counted 866 local families, and 13.0% 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 Pasadena?
Larger houses have a median around $1,660,000, 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 Pasadena
67 streets in Pasadena
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adelaide Tce
- Auricchio Ave
- Babbage Ln
- Bain St
- Barcroft St
- Boorman Ave
- Branson Bvd
- Cashel St
- Cash Gr
- Cawthorne Ave
- Colyer St
- Cowell Cr
- Daphne Gr
- Daws Rd
- Day Dr
- Diannella Ct
- Dobson Ave
- Eyre Bvd
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- Fitzgerald Rd
- Fiveash Dr
- Forbes St
- Goodwood Rd
- Grandview Dr
- Grant Jacob Cr
- Gunther Pde
- Jamestown Ave
- Julia Ave
- Kalka Cr
- Kentish Ln
- Kimba Gr
- Kinnane Cr
- Land Cr
- Lila Ct
- Magdalene Tce
- Manse Tce
- Marschall Bvd
- Mcdiarmid Ave
- Mcintosh Ave
- Mingbool Avenue
- Mitchell Cr
- Moore St
- Mullins St
- Naomi Tce
- Pasadena Cr
- Pimbaacla Gr
- Port Lincoln Bvd
- Pritchard Gr
- Quinlan Ave
- Quinton Ct
- Redgum Dr
- Ritz Bvd
- Riviera Ct
- Rugby St
- Scott Griffiths Cr
- Sierra Nevada Bvd
- Sommer Pl
- Southern Ave
- Spiers Ave
- Tacoma Bvd
- Tapson Cr
- The Piazza
- Thiselton Cr
- Toohey Cr
- Tumby Bvd
- Western Ave
- Yorke Dr
- Yorketown Ave
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