Median price trend for houses
Based on 85 sales in the preceding 12 months
$952,000
Up 12.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $870k
- 4 bed
- $1.04m
- 5+ bed
- $1.26m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Sheidow Park
SA 5158 · Marion
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $952,000
- Population
- 6,731
- Postcode
- 5158
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Sheidow Park, South Australia
Property market insights for Sheidow Park
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Sheidow Park SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 43 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 3.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Sheidow Park, SA is currently $952,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Sheidow Park has a 12-month growth rate of 12.9% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $870,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,040,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,260,000 in Sheidow Park.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Sheidow Park is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.8% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Sheidow Park safe?
The overall rate for Sheidow Park is 982 offences per 100,000 residents — 74% 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 Sheidow Park.
Overall crime rate
982
offences per 100,000 residents
74% belowGreater Adelaide
Sheidow 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 Sheidow Park?
Sheidow Park SA 5158 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
6,731 people call Sheidow Park home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,024 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 6,731
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,560 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1521.5%Above
15–3423.3%Below
35–5430.9%Above
55–7421.1%Below
75 and over3.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.4%Above
Townhouses0.5%Below
Apartments0.1%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright28.4%Below
Paying a mortgage60.0%Above
Renting11.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.2%Below
One car27.2%Below
Two cars46.6%Above
Three or more25.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.1%Below
Drove to work67.9%Above
Train, tram or bus2.4%Below
Walked or cycled0.3%Below
What stands out in Sheidow Park
9.1% of workers in Sheidow Park worked from home on Census day.
8.2% of Sheidow Park residents were born in England.
50.9% of people in Sheidow Park described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Sheidow Park
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Sheidow Park SA 5158.
Is Sheidow Park family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
21.5% of Sheidow Park's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
1,991 family households lived in Sheidow Park; 53.5% were couple families and 13.8% were one-parent families.
42.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Sheidow Park?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Sheidow Park had 6,731 residents at the 2021 Census.
27.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
24.3% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Sheidow Park?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.4% of occupied private dwellings in Sheidow Park.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Sheidow Park?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
28.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
60.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.6% 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 Sheidow Park?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Sheidow Park had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 16.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 31.1%, while 33.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Sheidow Park?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
67.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
2.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Sheidow Park?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 27.2% of the total.
71.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Sheidow Park, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
74.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.8% reported a different address.
23.5% 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 Sheidow Park?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
85.7% of residents used only English at home.
12.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.1% spoke Cantonese and 0.8% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Sheidow Park residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
23.5% of Sheidow Park's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.5% was born in Australia.
0.7% of residents were born in China.
1.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Sheidow Park?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.2% of ancestry responses in Sheidow Park.
Australian ancestry made up 37.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Sheidow Park?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
19.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 10.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.0% of workers, and education and training employed 9.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Sheidow Park?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 74.4%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
41.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 27.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Sheidow Park show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
62.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.2% reported asthma, 7.5% arthritis and 4.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Sheidow Park?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
25.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 6.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Sheidow Park?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,024 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,560.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Sheidow Park compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.1% in Sheidow Park, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 28.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 11.6% in Sheidow 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 Sheidow Park
Is Sheidow Park expensive?
The median house price is $952,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Sheidow Park good for families?
The Census counted 1,991 local families, and 21.5% 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 Sheidow Park?
Larger houses have a median around $1,260,000, 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 Sheidow Park
132 streets in Sheidow Park
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams Rd
- Alder Ct
- Alia Dr
- Alkira Rd
- Amaroo Rd
- Attunga St
- Austin Ct
- Ayers Ct
- Balee Ave
- Ballast Ct
- Bathbank Cr
- Bella Dr
- Berrima Rd
- Blacksmith Cr
- Blanche Ct
- Branch St
- Bremer Ct
- Bryans St
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- Cabin St
- Captain Pl
- Caroline Cl
- Carriage Ave
- Carya Ct
- Charles Tank Dr
- Clare Ave
- Clare Ct
- Colonial Ct
- Commercial Rd
- Coolalie Rd
- Copper
- Cornish Ln
- Cornwall St
- Curlew St
- Currie Ct
- Eaton Ct
- Edison Ct
- Education Ct
- Edward Beck Dr
- Elgata Rd
- Elura Ave
- Elura Ct
- Encounter Rd
- Enginehouse Dr
- Eurelia Rd
- Field Ct
- Franklin Ct
- Ghan Ln
- Gold Pl
- Great Eastern Ave
- Hallett Cl
- Hamilton Ct
- Harbour St
- Heritage Dr
- Heysen Dr
- Historic Cl
- Hobbs Ct
- Holdfast Dr
- Hugh Johnson Bvd
- Hutt Cl
- Islington Dr
- Kandra Rd
- Kew Ct
- Kiah Cr
- Lander Rd
- Leeward Ct
- Levi Ct
- Liberty Street
- Locomotive Dr
- Lonsdale Rd
- Mariner Dr
- Mathoura St
- Merriwa Rd
- Middle Gully Ave
- Miners Ct
- Montague Dr
- Morford Cr
- Nari Dr
- Navigator Ave
- Nolte St
- Norris Ct
- Oakbank Cr
- Ochre Ct
- Overland Cr
- Panache Ct
- Parari St
- Patpa Dr
- Philipson Cr
- Phillips Ct
- Platform Ave
- Platten St
- Pryor
- Putland Dr
- Quartz Pl
- Railway Ct
- Reef Pl
- Rees Ct
- Rees St
- Richards Ct
- Robinia Ct
- Robinson St
- Sanctuary Ave
- Sandford Pl
- Sandy Glass Ct
- Sarah Ct
- Serenity Drive
- Signal Ct
- Southbank Bvd
- Spinnaker Cct
- Station Cr
- Steamranger Dr
- Stern Cl
- Stonework Cct
- St Vincent Cct
- Tapley Ct
- Tindall Cr
- Tindall Ct
- Tramway Cr
- Unity Dr
- Valley Ct
- Warakila Ct
- Warakila Rd
- Weanda Ct
- Werlinga Rd
- Westall
- Westall Ct
- Whitehill Ct
- William Webb Dr
- Woodend Rd
- Woodford Ct
- Workmaster Ave
- Worthing Dr
- Young St
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