Median price trend for houses
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,600,000
Down 8.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.53m
- 4 bed
- $1.78m
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The quick read on
Rosslyn Park
SA 5072 · Burnside
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,600,000
- Median unit
- $775,000
- Population
- 1,469
- Postcode
- 5072
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ABS 2021
Rosslyn Park, South Australia
Property market insights for Rosslyn Park
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Rosslyn Park SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$775 per week
Down 13.9% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Rosslyn Park, SA is currently $1,600,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Rosslyn Park has a 12-month growth rate of -8.5% for houses and 18.3% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,530,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,780,000 in Rosslyn Park.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Rosslyn Park is $775 per week. The median house rent has decreased 13.9% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Rosslyn Park is $775,000, which has increased 18.3% since the same time last year. The median rent for units and apartments in Rosslyn Park is $525 per week and has decreased 27.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Rosslyn Park safe?
The overall rate for Rosslyn Park is 1,000 offences per 100,000 residents — 73% 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 Rosslyn Park.
Overall crime rate
1,000
offences per 100,000 residents
73% belowGreater Adelaide
Rosslyn ParkGreater 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 Rosslyn Park?
Rosslyn Park SA 5072 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,469 people call Rosslyn Park home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,220 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,469
- Median age
- 49 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $398 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.6%Below
15–3419.9%Below
35–5423.9%Below
55–7429.1%Above
75 and over12.9%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses84.1%Above
Townhouses10.6%Below
Apartments6.7%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright56.8%Above
Paying a mortgage29.3%Below
Renting13.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.2%Below
One car31.3%Below
Two cars40.5%Above
Three or more24.6%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home14.2%Above
Drove to work62.9%In line
Train, tram or bus4.4%In line
Walked or cycled3.0%In line
What stands out in Rosslyn Park
14.2% of workers in Rosslyn Park worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
6.1% of Rosslyn Park residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
36.6% of people in Rosslyn Park described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Rosslyn Park
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Rosslyn Park SA 5072.
Is Rosslyn Park family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.6% of Rosslyn Park's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
450 family households lived in Rosslyn Park; 45.1% were couple families and 9.3% were one-parent families.
24.0% 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 Rosslyn Park?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Rosslyn Park had 1,469 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
42.1% 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 Rosslyn Park?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 84.1% of occupied private dwellings in Rosslyn Park.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 10.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 6.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Rosslyn Park?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
56.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
29.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
13.9% 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 Rosslyn Park?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Rosslyn Park had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 21.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 37.8%, while 22.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Rosslyn Park?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
14.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
62.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
4.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Rosslyn Park?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 31.3% of the total.
65.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Rosslyn Park, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
65.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.5% reported a different address.
38.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Rosslyn Park?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
66.9% of residents used only English at home.
30.8% used a language other than English at home.
8.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 4.0% spoke Cantonese and 1.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Rosslyn Park residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
38.5% of Rosslyn Park's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 61.5% was born in Australia.
6.1% of residents were born in China.
4.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Rosslyn Park?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 26.5% of ancestry responses in Rosslyn Park.
Australian ancestry made up 21.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 16.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Rosslyn Park?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
38.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 18.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 22.4% of workers, and education and training employed 9.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Rosslyn Park?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.6%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
31.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Rosslyn Park show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
5.9% reported asthma, 8.8% arthritis and 6.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Rosslyn Park?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
40.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Rosslyn Park?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,220 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $398 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Rosslyn Park compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 14.2% in Rosslyn Park, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 56.8% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 13.9% in Rosslyn Park, 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 Rosslyn Park
Is Rosslyn Park expensive?
The median house price is $1,600,000, while units and apartments sit at $775,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Rosslyn Park good for families?
The Census counted 450 local families, and 13.6% 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 Rosslyn Park?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,530,000, 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 Rosslyn Park
23 streets in Rosslyn Park
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Angove Ct
- Ayr St
- Coach Rd
- Dalwood Ct
- Edgcumbe Tce
- Gillard Dr
- Gordon Tce
- Grange Ave
- Hyland Tce
- Inez Ct
- Kadonga Ave
- Kensington Rd
- Lanark St
- Mary Penfold Dr
- Park Ave
- Penfold Rd
- Primrose Tce
- Rawson Penfold Dr
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- Schubert Ct
- Taylor Tce
- The Parade
- Wattle Ct
- Wilson Ct
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