Median price trend for houses
Based on 113 sales in the preceding 12 months
$849,000
Up 13.6% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $740k
- 3 bed
- $838k
- 4 bed
- $895k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Reynella
SA 5161 · Marion
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $849,000
- Median unit
- $670,000
- Population
- 4,836
- Postcode
- 5161
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ABS 2021
Reynella, South Australia
Property market insights for Reynella
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Reynella SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 52 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Up 8.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Reynella, SA is currently $849,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Reynella has a 12-month growth rate of 13.6% for houses and 15.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $740,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $838,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $895,000 in Reynella.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Reynella is $625 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Reynella is $670,000, which has increased 15.3% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $645,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $690,000 in Reynella. The median rent for units and apartments in Reynella is $475 per week and has increased 11.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Reynella safe?
The overall rate for Reynella is 2,201 offences per 100,000 residents — 41% 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.
Overall crime rate
2,201
offences per 100,000 residents
41% belowGreater Adelaide
ReynellaGreater 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?
Reynella SA 5161 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
4,836 people call Reynella home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,346 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,836
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $320 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.1%Above
15–3426.2%In line
35–5426.3%In line
55–7422.0%In line
75 and over7.4%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses91.2%Above
Townhouses8.7%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright32.3%In line
Paying a mortgage48.1%Above
Renting19.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.9%Below
One car36.2%Below
Two cars41.0%Above
Three or more18.3%In line
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.9%Below
Drove to work68.8%Above
Train, tram or bus2.6%Below
Walked or cycled0.7%Below
What stands out in Reynella
6.9% of workers in Reynella worked from home on Census day.
6.0% of Reynella residents were born in England.
55.0% of people in Reynella described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Reynella
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Reynella SA 5161.
Is Reynella family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.1% of Reynella's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,379 family households lived in Reynella; 40.0% were couple families and 20.5% were one-parent families.
37.2% 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 Reynella?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Reynella had 4,836 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
29.4% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Reynella?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 91.2% of occupied private dwellings in Reynella.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.7% 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 Reynella?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
32.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
48.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
19.6% 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 Reynella?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Reynella had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 28.8% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 34.1%, while 20.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Reynella?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
68.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
2.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Reynella?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 36.2% of the total.
59.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Reynella, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
67.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.2% reported a different address.
18.6% 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 Reynella?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.4% of residents used only English at home.
9.1% used a language other than English at home.
0.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Reynella residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.6% of Reynella's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.4% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
1.1% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Reynella?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 47.7% of ancestry responses in Reynella.
Australian ancestry made up 39.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Reynella?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
14.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 8.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.5% of workers, and education and training employed 6.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Reynella?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 62.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
33.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.6% 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 show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.0% reported asthma, 11.1% arthritis and 7.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Reynella?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
19.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Reynella?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,346 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $320 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Reynella compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.9% in Reynella, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 32.3% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Renting accounted for 19.6% in Reynella, 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
Is Reynella expensive?
The median house price is $849,000, while units and apartments sit at $670,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Reynella good for families?
The Census counted 1,379 local families, and 18.1% 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?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $895,000, 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
105 streets in Reynella
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allan Pl
- Amanda
- Angela St
- Aralia Ct
- Baroona Crescent
- Bimbadene Rd
- Blackburn St
- Bonnin St
- Boronia Ct
- Breckenridge Dr
- Brodie Road
- Cambridge St
- Capel Pl
- Castle St
- Chardonnay Bvd
- Cheam Dr
- Cochrane Ave
- Days Rd
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- Douglas Ave
- Elder St
- Elizabeth St
- Eton Rd
- Evelyn Court
- Field St
- George St
- Grandview Gr
- Grant Rd
- Hampton Ct
- Harrow Rd
- Hillier Rd
- Holly Rd
- Hutchinson Ave
- Hylton Ct
- Ibis Ct
- James St
- Jersey Ct
- Jessamine Ave
- Jonwyn Cl
- Karalee Gr
- Kareela Rd
- Karyn Cr
- Kay Ct
- Kenna Ct
- Knight Ct
- Laffers Cr
- Lana St
- Longwood Cl
- Lucas St
- Magnolia Rd
- Main South Rd
- Mcbean St
- Mirrimar Cr
- Moffatt St
- Moore Rd
- Mornington Pl
- Muscat Ct
- Naturi St
- Newfield Dr
- Oliver St
- Orchid Ct
- Oxford St
- Pacy Ct
- Panorama Cr
- Parklands Crescent
- Parsons Rd
- Pembroke Dr
- Pett St
- Pimelea Rd
- Pocock Pl
- Pultney Rd
- Pyalla Cl
- Quambi Ct
- Quay Ct
- Red Cedar Dr
- Robertson St
- Robert St
- Rockley Rd
- Ross Ct
- Runyon Ct
- Sandgate St
- Sarah Cl
- Semillon Cct
- Sergej Ct
- Sheraton Ct
- Sherriffs Rd
- Somerfield Ave
- Southern
- Sugarbush Rd
- Summerhill Cl
- Tamarac Pl
- Taylor St
- Thames Dr
- The Point
- The Strand
- Thirlstane Ct
- Thomas Cr
- Tickie Ave
- Trinity St
- Victoria Ave
- View St
- Vista Ct
- William Rd
- Young St
- Zelda Cl
- Zinnia Ct
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