Median price trend for houses
Based on 61 sales in the preceding 12 months
$920,000
Up 11.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $890k
- 4 bed
- $1.11m
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The quick read on
Sturt
SA 5047 · Marion
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $920,000
- Median unit
- $750,000
- Population
- 2,787
- Postcode
- 5047
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ABS 2021
Sturt, South Australia
Property market insights for Sturt (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Sturt (SA) SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 57 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 8.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Sturt (SA), SA is currently $920,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Sturt (SA) has a 12-month growth rate of 11.6% for houses and 15.4% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $890,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,110,000 in Sturt (SA).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Sturt (SA) is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Sturt (SA) is $750,000, which has increased 15.4% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $715,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $814,000 in Sturt (SA). The median rent for units and apartments in Sturt (SA) is $675 per week and has increased 80.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Sturt safe?
The overall rate for Sturt is 5,123 offences per 100,000 residents — 36% above 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 Sturt.
Overall crime rate
5,123
offences per 100,000 residents
36% aboveGreater Adelaide
SturtGreater 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 Sturt?
Sturt SA 5047 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,787 people call Sturt home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,222 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,787
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,616 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $295 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.4%Below
15–3428.7%Above
35–5424.4%Below
55–7422.0%In line
75 and over9.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses67.0%Below
Townhouses32.7%Above
Apartments0.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright29.9%Below
Paying a mortgage29.1%Below
Renting41.0%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car11.2%Above
One car41.1%Above
Two cars34.8%Below
Three or more12.8%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home8.5%Below
Drove to work63.4%In line
Train, tram or bus5.3%In line
Walked or cycled2.9%In line
What stands out in Sturt
8.5% of workers in Sturt worked from home on Census day.
5.0% of Sturt residents were born in India.
41.8% of people in Sturt described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Sturt
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Sturt SA 5047.
Is Sturt family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.4% of Sturt's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
727 family households lived in Sturt; 34.3% were couple families and 22.4% were one-parent families.
34.0% 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 Sturt?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Sturt had 2,787 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.4% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Sturt?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 67.0% of occupied private dwellings in Sturt.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 32.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Sturt?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
29.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
29.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
41.0% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Sturt?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Sturt had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 33.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 34.0%, while 16.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Sturt?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
8.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
63.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
5.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Sturt?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
11.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 41.1% of the total.
47.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Sturt, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
53.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.8% reported a different address.
34.1% 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 Sturt?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
66.6% of residents used only English at home.
29.1% used a language other than English at home.
4.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 1.1% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Sturt residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
34.1% of Sturt's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 65.9% was born in Australia.
3.6% of residents were born in China.
5.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 81.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Sturt?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 32.0% of ancestry responses in Sturt.
Australian ancestry made up 25.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 6.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Sturt?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 8.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 23.3% of workers, and education and training employed 8.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Sturt?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.0%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
27.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Sturt show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.6% reported asthma, 9.2% arthritis and 7.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Sturt?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
31.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Sturt?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,222 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,616.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $295 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Sturt compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 8.5% in Sturt, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 29.9% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 41.0% in Sturt, 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 Sturt (SA)
Is Sturt (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $920,000, while units and apartments sit at $750,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Sturt (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 727 local families, and 15.4% 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 Sturt (SA)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,110,000, 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 Sturt (SA)
41 streets in Sturt (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bradman St
- Briardale Rd
- Brolga Pl
- Carlow St
- Culver Ave
- Darling St
- Darlington St
- Day St
- Diagonal Rd
- Duncan St
- Embert St
- Franklin St
- Grandview Gr
- Greenock Dr
- Hawkesbury Ave
- Inverell Ave
- Lincoln Ave
- Lindsay St
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- Macklin St
- Maesbury Cct
- Main South Rd
- Marion Rd
- Meadowvale Rd
- Melbourne St
- Miller St
- Moss Street
- Myer Rd
- Parkmore Ave
- Parson St
- Plymouth Ave
- Portland Ave
- Ralph St
- Reen Ct
- Rosefield Ln
- Seacombe Rd
- Sherwood Ave
- Sturt Rd
- Tay Rd
- The Parkway
- Torquay Rd
- Travers St
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