Median price trend for houses
Based on 82 sales in the preceding 12 months
$900,000
Up 16.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $738k
- 3 bed
- $860k
- 4 bed
- $988k
- 5+ bed
- $1.05m
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The quick read on
Ridgehaven
SA 5097 · Tea Tree Gully
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $900,000
- Median unit
- $660,000
- Population
- 4,304
- Postcode
- 5097
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Ridgehaven, South Australia
Property market insights for Ridgehaven
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Ridgehaven SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 57 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$620 per week
Up 7.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Ridgehaven, SA is currently $900,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Ridgehaven has a 12-month growth rate of 16.5% for houses and 16.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $738,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $860,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $988,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,050,000 in Ridgehaven.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Ridgehaven is $620 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Ridgehaven is $660,000, which has increased 16.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $610,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $700,000 in Ridgehaven. The median rent for units and apartments in Ridgehaven is $512 per week and has increased 7.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Ridgehaven safe?
The overall rate for Ridgehaven is 3,208 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 Ridgehaven.
Overall crime rate
3,208
offences per 100,000 residents
15% belowGreater Adelaide
RidgehavenGreater 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 Ridgehaven?
Ridgehaven SA 5097 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
4,304 people call Ridgehaven home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,307 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,304
- Median age
- 43 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,436 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $320 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.2%Below
15–3423.3%Below
35–5424.8%Below
55–7420.8%Below
75 and over15.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses73.3%Below
Townhouses6.0%Below
Apartments20.5%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright33.6%Above
Paying a mortgage42.7%Above
Renting23.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.8%In line
One car41.8%Above
Two cars35.1%Below
Three or more14.9%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.4%Below
Drove to work63.1%In line
Train, tram or bus8.5%Above
Walked or cycled2.1%Below
What stands out in Ridgehaven
7.4% of workers in Ridgehaven worked from home on Census day.
7.7% of Ridgehaven residents were born in England.
43.9% of people in Ridgehaven described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Ridgehaven
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Ridgehaven SA 5097.
Is Ridgehaven family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.2% of Ridgehaven's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
1,200 family households lived in Ridgehaven; 37.3% were couple families and 17.4% were one-parent families.
34.6% 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 Ridgehaven?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Ridgehaven had 4,304 residents at the 2021 Census.
26.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.9% 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 Ridgehaven?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 73.3% of occupied private dwellings in Ridgehaven.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 20.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Ridgehaven?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
33.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
42.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.7% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Ridgehaven?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Ridgehaven had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 31.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 35.5%, while 18.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Ridgehaven?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
63.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
8.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Ridgehaven?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 41.8% of the total.
50.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Ridgehaven, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
62.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 37.1% reported a different address.
24.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Ridgehaven?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
82.6% of residents used only English at home.
14.4% used a language other than English at home.
1.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Ridgehaven residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
24.2% of Ridgehaven's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.8% was born in Australia.
1.0% of residents were born in China.
3.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Ridgehaven?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.8% of ancestry responses in Ridgehaven.
Australian ancestry made up 34.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 2.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Ridgehaven?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
19.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 10.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.6% of workers, and education and training employed 9.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Ridgehaven?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 56.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
31.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Ridgehaven show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.0% reported asthma, 12.2% arthritis and 6.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Ridgehaven?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
22.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Ridgehaven?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,307 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,436.
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 Ridgehaven compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.4% in Ridgehaven, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 33.6% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 23.7% in Ridgehaven, 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 Ridgehaven
Is Ridgehaven expensive?
The median house price is $900,000, while units and apartments sit at $660,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Ridgehaven good for families?
The Census counted 1,200 local families, and 16.2% 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 Ridgehaven?
Larger 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 Ridgehaven
85 streets in Ridgehaven
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Albion St
- Alfred Rd
- Anne St
- Araluen St
- Arthur St
- Ashley Ave
- Bayvue Cr
- Blackwood Ct
- Blanche St
- Brian St
- Carter St
- Chinner St
- Claire St
- Crescent Ct
- Dale Ave
- Danum St
- Dawn Ct
- Dewer Ave
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- Douglas St
- Edward Road
- Elm St
- Eric St
- Far View Cr
- Faye Ave
- Fleming Ave
- Glen Avon Tce
- Golden Grove Rd
- Goodes Rd
- Grant Ave
- Gregory St
- Hancock Rd
- Hastings St
- Haven St
- Hawke St
- Hazel Gr
- Heather Dr
- Highland Dr
- Hilltop Ave
- Jack High Lane
- Jennifer Ave
- Jordan St
- Kames St
- Karyn Pl
- Keith St
- Kerrison Ave
- Leane Ave
- Lee Ave
- Lines St
- Lois Ave
- Lumsden Ave
- Lynore Rd
- Mattinson Rd
- Mavis St
- Miller Ave
- Milne Rd
- Mulkarra St
- Murray St
- Naturi Ct
- Newland Ave
- Norma Ave
- North East Rd
- Oak St
- Oakwood Ct
- Old Mill St
- Oval Ave
- Patricia St
- Paul St
- Penny St
- Peter Pl
- Randell St
- Roy Ave
- Sandland Ave
- Scenic
- Scenic East
- Selby Ave
- Sharon Rd
- Shepherd Street
- Stevens Dr
- Sunnyview Cr
- Sydney St
- Tareena St
- Trim Dr
- Tulip St
- View St
- Woodbury Pl
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