Median price trend for houses
Based on 19 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,760,000
Down 8.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.59m
- 4 bed
- $2.19m
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The quick read on
Royston Park
SA 5070 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,760,000
- Median unit
- $712,000
- Population
- 1,246
- Postcode
- 5070
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ABS 2021
Royston Park, South Australia
Property market insights for Royston Park
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Royston Park SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 8 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 11.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Royston Park, SA is currently $1,760,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Royston Park has a 12-month growth rate of -8.3% for houses and 14.8% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,590,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,190,000 in Royston Park.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Royston Park is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Royston Park is $712,000, which has increased 14.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $712,000 in Royston Park. The median rent for units and apartments in Royston Park is $538 per week and has increased 2.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Royston Park safe?
The overall rate for Royston Park is 3,187 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 Royston Park.
Overall crime rate
3,187
offences per 100,000 residents
15% belowGreater Adelaide
Royston 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 Royston Park?
Royston Park SA 5070 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,246 people call Royston Park home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $2,105 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,246
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,100 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $330 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.3%In line
15–3420.1%Below
35–5426.2%In line
55–7427.5%Above
75 and over9.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses79.3%Above
Townhouses8.7%Below
Apartments11.2%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright47.4%Above
Paying a mortgage31.5%Below
Renting21.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.4%In line
One car30.9%Below
Two cars42.7%Above
Three or more18.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.3%Above
Drove to work59.1%Below
Train, tram or bus4.8%In line
Walked or cycled5.6%Above
What stands out in Royston Park
12.3% of workers in Royston Park worked from home on Census day.
3.9% of Royston Park residents were born in England.
35.8% of people in Royston Park described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Royston Park
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Royston Park SA 5070.
Is Royston Park family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.3% of Royston Park's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
343 family households lived in Royston Park; 50.7% were couple families and 11.4% were one-parent families.
36.4% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Royston Park?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Royston Park had 1,246 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.8% 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 Royston Park?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 79.3% of occupied private dwellings in Royston Park.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 11.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Royston Park?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
47.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
31.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.1% 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 Royston Park?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Royston Park had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 25.5% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 31.7%, while 26.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Royston Park?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 Greater Adelaide average.
59.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
4.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Royston Park?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
One-car households formed 30.9% of the total.
61.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Royston Park, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.2% reported a different address.
22.3% 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 Royston Park?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
79.0% of residents used only English at home.
18.8% used a language other than English at home.
2.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.8% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Royston Park residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
22.3% of Royston Park's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 77.7% was born in Australia.
2.5% of residents were born in China.
2.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Royston Park?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 33.2% of ancestry responses in Royston Park.
Australian ancestry made up 29.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 6.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Royston Park?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
39.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 15.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.8% of workers, and education and training employed 11.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Royston Park?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
36.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Royston Park show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.6% reported asthma, 8.5% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Royston Park?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
39.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 15.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Royston Park?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,105 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,100.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $330 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Royston Park compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.3% in Royston Park, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 47.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 21.1% in Royston 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 Royston Park
Is Royston Park expensive?
The median house price is $1,760,000, while units and apartments sit at $712,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Royston Park good for families?
The Census counted 343 local families, and 17.3% 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 Royston Park?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,590,000, 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 Royston Park
16 streets in Royston Park
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Battams Rd
- Bide St
- Fifth Ave
- First Ave
- Gilding Ave
- Hooking Ave
- Lambert Rd
- Ninth Ave
- Oaklands Ave
- Payneham Rd
- Salisbury Ave
- Second Ave
- Seventh Ave
- Sixth Ave
- Tenth Ave
- Third Ave
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