Median price trend for houses
Based on 32 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,700,000
Up 9.7% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.82m
- 4 bed
- $2.76m
- 5+ bed
- $2.92m
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The quick read on
Toorak Gardens
SA 5065 · Burnside
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,700,000
- Median unit
- $715,000
- Population
- 2,604
- Postcode
- 5065
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ABS 2021
Toorak Gardens, South Australia
Property market insights for Toorak Gardens
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Toorak Gardens SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 20 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
Up 6.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Toorak Gardens, SA is currently $2,700,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Toorak Gardens has a 12-month growth rate of 9.7% for houses and 5.4% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,820,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,760,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,920,000 in Toorak Gardens.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Toorak Gardens is $800 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Toorak Gardens is $715,000, which has increased 5.4% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $605,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $750,000 in Toorak Gardens. The median rent for units and apartments in Toorak Gardens is $500 per week and has increased 5.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Toorak Gardens safe?
The overall rate for Toorak Gardens is 1,615 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% 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 Toorak Gardens.
Overall crime rate
1,615
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowGreater Adelaide
Toorak GardensGreater 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 Toorak Gardens?
Toorak Gardens SA 5065 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
2,604 people call Toorak Gardens home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,286 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 2,604
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,575 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $320 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.2%Below
15–3422.8%Below
35–5422.8%Below
55–7427.5%Above
75 and over11.4%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses65.6%Below
Townhouses30.5%Above
Apartments4.7%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright47.5%Above
Paying a mortgage25.9%Below
Renting26.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.2%Below
One car35.2%Below
Two cars38.1%Above
Three or more21.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.8%Above
Drove to work55.4%Below
Train, tram or bus4.3%Below
Walked or cycled6.3%Above
What stands out in Toorak Gardens
15.8% of workers in Toorak Gardens worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
4.2% of Toorak Gardens residents were born in England.
40.7% of people in Toorak Gardens described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Toorak Gardens
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Toorak Gardens SA 5065.
Is Toorak Gardens family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.2% of Toorak Gardens's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
726 family households lived in Toorak Gardens; 46.3% were couple families and 9.6% were one-parent families.
32.0% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Toorak Gardens?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Toorak Gardens had 2,604 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.0% 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 Toorak Gardens?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 65.6% of occupied private dwellings in Toorak Gardens.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 30.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 4.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Toorak Gardens?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
47.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
25.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
26.6% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Toorak Gardens?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Toorak Gardens had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 27.7% of occupied homes. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Two-person households represented 34.3%, while 24.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Toorak Gardens?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
55.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
4.3% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Toorak Gardens?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 35.2% of the total.
59.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Toorak Gardens, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.9% reported a different address.
26.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Toorak Gardens?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
78.0% of residents used only English at home.
20.1% used a language other than English at home.
4.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.7% spoke Cantonese and 0.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Toorak Gardens residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
26.5% of Toorak Gardens's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.5% was born in Australia.
3.4% of residents were born in China.
2.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Toorak Gardens?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 37.1% of ancestry responses in Toorak Gardens.
Australian ancestry made up 28.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 8.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Toorak Gardens?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
42.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 17.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 22.6% 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 Toorak Gardens?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.3%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
31.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Toorak Gardens show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.6% reported asthma, 7.8% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Toorak Gardens?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
42.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 20.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 13.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Toorak Gardens?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,286 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,575.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $320 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Toorak Gardens compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.8% in Toorak Gardens, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 47.5% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 26.6% in Toorak Gardens, 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 Toorak Gardens
Is Toorak Gardens expensive?
The median house price is $2,700,000, while units and apartments sit at $715,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Toorak Gardens good for families?
The Census counted 726 local families, and 15.2% 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 Toorak Gardens?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,820,000, 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 Toorak Gardens
30 streets in Toorak Gardens
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alexandra Ave
- Arthur St
- Barker Gr
- Bolingbroke Gr
- Chatsworth Gr
- Christie Ave
- Cudmore Ave
- Elliott St
- Fergusson Sq
- Giles St
- Grandview Gr
- Grant Ave
- Greenhill Rd
- Hewitt Ave
- Kensington Rd
- Leader Avenue
- Leighton
- Lloyd St
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- Martindale Ave
- Moore St
- Ormond Gr
- Portrush Rd
- Prescott Tce
- Raymond
- Sprod Ave
- St Albyns Ave
- Sturt Ave
- Swaine Ave
- Warwick Ave
- Watson Ave
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