Median price trend for houses
Based on 48 sales in the preceding 12 months
$775,000
Up 4.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $766k
- 3 bed
- $700k
- 4 bed
- $840k
- 5+ bed
- $1.81m
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The quick read on
Robe
SA 5276 · Robe
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $775,000
- Median unit
- $568,000
- Population
- 1,252
- Postcode
- 5276
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ABS 2021
Robe, South Australia
Property market insights for Robe
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Robe SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 13 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$475 per week
Up 18.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Robe, SA is currently $775,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Robe has a 12-month growth rate of 4.7% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $766,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $700,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $840,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,810,000 in Robe.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Robe is $475 per week. The median house rent has increased 18.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Robe is $568,000. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $350,000 in Robe. The median rent for units and apartments in Robe is $250 per week and has decreased 3.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Robe safe?
The overall rate for Robe is 1,837 offences per 100,000 residents — 40% below the Rest of SA 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 Robe.
Overall crime rate
1,837
offences per 100,000 residents
40% belowRest of SA
RobeRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Robe?
Robe SA 5276 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
1,252 people call Robe home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $1,244 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,252
- Median age
- 54 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,232 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $250 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.3%Below
15–3416.1%Below
35–5420.8%Below
55–7437.9%Above
75 and over12.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.5%Above
Townhouses2.6%Below
Apartments0.8%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright49.7%Above
Paying a mortgage27.7%Below
Renting22.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.3%Below
One car30.8%Below
Two cars44.0%Above
Three or more21.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.3%Above
Drove to work63.3%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled6.0%Above
What stands out in Robe
12.3% of workers in Robe worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of SA.
3.8% of Robe residents were born in England.
49.7% of people in Robe described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Robe
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Robe SA 5276.
Is Robe family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.3% of Robe's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
357 family households lived in Robe; 28.0% were couple families and 7.6% were one-parent families.
24.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Robe?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Robe had 1,252 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
50.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Robe?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.5% of occupied private dwellings in Robe.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Robe?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
49.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
27.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
22.6% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Robe?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Robe had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 30.4% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 46.9%, while 12.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Robe?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
63.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Robe?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
One-car households formed 30.8% of the total.
65.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Robe, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
52.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 48.0% reported a different address.
10.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Robe?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.0% of residents used only English at home.
3.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Robe residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.1% of Robe's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Robe?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.6% of ancestry responses in Robe.
Australian ancestry made up 38.6% 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 Robe?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 22.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 5.7% of workers, and education and training employed 5.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Robe?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 55.8%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
26.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.6%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Robe show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.3% reported asthma, 9.9% arthritis and 5.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Robe?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, 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 Robe?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,244 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,232.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $250 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Robe compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.3% in Robe, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 49.7% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 22.6% in Robe, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Robe
Is Robe expensive?
The median house price is $775,000, while units and apartments sit at $568,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Robe good for families?
The Census counted 357 local families, and 13.3% 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 Robe?
Larger houses have a median around $1,810,000, 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 Robe
129 streets in Robe
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia Ave
- Adam Lindsay Gordon Dr
- Albatross Cl
- Alexander Dr
- Alexander Tolmer
- Apex Ln
- Backler St
- Bagot St
- Banks Rd
- Barrowmans Dr
- Baudin Pl
- Beach Ct
- Beacon Hill Rd
- Bermingham Cr
- Boomaroo Park Rd
- Bower St
- Bowyers Way Rd
- Brewer Rd
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- Captain Underwood Way
- Cawthorne Dr
- Charles Bonney Dr
- Charles Perry St
- Christine St
- Cobb And Co Way
- Colins Ct
- Cooper Street
- Davenport St
- Dawson Dr
- De Guichen Dr
- Dening St
- Dennis Ave
- Denton Dr
- Divot Ln
- Domaschenz St
- Douglas Dawson Trk
- Elizabeth St
- Eliza Lane
- Esplanade
- Evans Cave Road
- Evergreen Court
- Fawks Dr
- Fayrefield Ln
- Fennell St
- Flint St
- Frome St
- George Ormerod Drive
- George St
- Geranium Street
- Grice Ct
- Gruschen St
- Hagen St
- Harold St
- Hateley Cr
- Hayes Ave
- Healey Ct
- Hermitage Rd
- Ivy Pl
- Jackson St
- James St
- Joy Tce
- Kangaroo Hill Rd
- Karatta Rd
- Kelham Dr
- Kokoda Dr
- Lake Rd
- Lakeside Ct
- Lakeside Tce
- Lapwing Ave
- Laurel Tce
- Lighthouse Cl
- Lily Ln
- Lipson Tce
- Lord Syleham St
- Maddison Ct
- Main Rd
- Mary Ellen Ct
- Mcfarlane St
- Mcintyre St
- Melville Ct
- Moorakyne Dr
- Morphett St
- Mundy Tce
- Myrtle St
- Newton Rd
- Nora Creina Rd
- Nunan St
- Nunga-Mia Rd
- Obelisk Rd
- O'Byrne Ave
- O'Halloran St
- Old Naracoorte Rd
- Olive Ct
- Orchid Drive
- Park Tce
- Peter Mcqueen Ave
- Powell Ave
- Powells Road
- Quinlan-Watson Dr
- Riviera Dr
- Robe St
- Robson St
- Rockpool Ln
- Royal
- Ryan Tce
- Sanders Ct
- Sandy Ln
- Sargent Cl
- Seafarers Cr
- Sheoak St
- Shipard Ct
- Smillie St
- Sneath St
- Southern Ports Hwy
- Springs Rd
- Squires Dr
- Stanhope Dr
- Sturt St
- Thompson Rd
- Ti-Tree Cl
- Tobruk Ave
- Tonkin Rd
- Union St
- Victoria St
- Wattle Street
- White St
- Wildfield Rd
- Williams Ave
- Woolundry Rd
- Wrattonbully Rd
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