Median price trend for houses
Based on 22 sales in the preceding 12 months
$848,000
Up 6.0% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $805k
- 4 bed
- $1.05m
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The quick read on
Reynella East
SA 5161 · Onkaparinga
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $848,000
- Population
- 1,990
- Postcode
- 5161
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Reynella East, South Australia
Property market insights for Reynella East
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Reynella East SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 8.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Reynella East, SA is currently $848,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Reynella East has a 12-month growth rate of 6.0% for houses and 29.3% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $805,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,050,000 in Reynella East.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Reynella East is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Reynella East safe?
The overall rate for Reynella East is 2,073 offences per 100,000 residents — 45% 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 Reynella East.
Overall crime rate
2,073
offences per 100,000 residents
45% belowGreater Adelaide
Reynella EastGreater 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 Reynella East?
Reynella East SA 5161 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,990 people call Reynella East home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,215 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,990
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,385 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $315 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.8%Below
15–3421.1%Below
35–5425.1%Below
55–7426.3%Above
75 and over11.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses85.8%Above
Townhouses12.0%Below
Apartments1.6%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.4%Above
Paying a mortgage47.6%Above
Renting15.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.8%In line
One car40.2%Above
Two cars33.2%Below
Three or more18.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.7%Below
Drove to work68.9%Above
Train, tram or bus3.1%Below
Walked or cycled0.8%Below
What stands out in Reynella East
7.7% of workers in Reynella East worked from home on Census day.
7.5% of Reynella East residents were born in England.
54.0% of people in Reynella East described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Reynella East
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Reynella East SA 5161.
Is Reynella East family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.8% of Reynella East's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
577 family households lived in Reynella East; 34.7% were couple families and 19.6% were one-parent families.
31.9% 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 Reynella East?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Reynella East had 1,990 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
38.0% 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 Reynella East?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 85.8% of occupied private dwellings in Reynella East.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 12.0% 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 Reynella East?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
47.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
15.0% 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 Reynella East?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Reynella East had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 32.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 36.7%, while 18.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Reynella East?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
68.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
3.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Reynella East?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
One-car households formed 40.2% of the total.
52.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Reynella East, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.7% reported a different address.
18.9% 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 Reynella East?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.8% of residents used only English at home.
7.1% 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 Reynella East residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.9% of Reynella East's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.1% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Reynella East?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 49.6% of ancestry responses in Reynella East.
Australian ancestry made up 36.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Reynella East?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 8.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.9% of workers, and education and training employed 8.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Reynella East?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 55.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
29.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.7%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Reynella East show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
49.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.6% reported asthma, 13.7% arthritis and 7.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Reynella East?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Reynella East?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,215 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,385.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $315 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Reynella East compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.7% in Reynella East, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 37.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 15.0% in Reynella East, 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 Reynella East
Is Reynella East expensive?
The median house price is $848,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Reynella East good for families?
The Census counted 577 local families, and 15.8% 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 Reynella East?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,050,000, 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 Reynella East
44 streets in Reynella East
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bells Pl
- Braes Cl
- Braeside Ave
- Buchanan Gr
- Byards Rd
- Campbell Dr
- Carew St
- Chateau Ct
- Claret Pl
- Drummond Ave
- Ferguson Ave
- Fraser Pl
- Glencoe Rd
- Glengarry
- Glenrowan Cl
- Graves Ave
- Harris Dr
- Hewlett Packard St
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- Hunting St
- Kenihans Rd
- Leonore Cl
- Lydia Ct
- Malbeck Dr
- Mariane Pl
- Matheson Rd
- Mcclure Ave
- Merlot St
- Ogwell Cr
- Panalatinga Rd
- Peasy Pl
- Ramsay Ave
- Reynell Rd
- Riesling Ave
- Robbie Dr
- Sauterne Ave
- Solero Ave
- Stoneyhill St
- Sylvaner Ct
- Toledo
- Watts Ct
- Wedge Pl
- Wild Ave
- Wild Ct
- Wylpena
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