Median price trend for houses
Based on 9 sales in the preceding 12 months
$570,000
Up 13.3% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $580k
- 4 bed
- $586k
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The quick read on
Truro
SA 5356 · Light
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $570,000
- Population
- 523
- Postcode
- 5356
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Truro, South Australia
Property market insights for Truro
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Truro SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$500 per week
Up 8.2% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Truro, SA is currently $570,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Truro has a 12-month growth rate of 13.3% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $580,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $586,000 in Truro.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Truro is $500 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Truro safe?
The overall rate for Truro is 2,375 offences per 100,000 residents — 22% below the Rest of SA 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 Truro.
Overall crime rate
2,375
offences per 100,000 residents
22% belowRest of SA
TruroRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Truro?
Truro SA 5356 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
523 people call Truro home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,658 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 523
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,200 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $257 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.8%In line
15–3423.3%Above
35–5429.3%Above
55–7427.0%Below
75 and over4.6%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.9%Above
Townhouses1.6%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright35.9%Below
Paying a mortgage50.3%Above
Renting13.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car18.9%Below
Two cars33.9%Below
Three or more46.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home6.9%Below
Drove to work74.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled3.5%Below
What stands out in Truro
6.9% of workers in Truro worked from home on Census day.
2.3% of Truro residents were born in England, about half the rate across Rest of SA.
44.2% of people in Truro described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Truro
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Truro SA 5356.
Is Truro family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.8% of Truro's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
153 family households lived in Truro; 45.8% were couple families and 16.3% were one-parent families.
31.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Truro?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Truro had 523 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.5% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Truro?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.9% of occupied private dwellings in Truro.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Truro?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
35.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
50.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
13.8% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Truro?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Truro had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 15.4% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Two-person households represented 42.3%, while 30.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Truro?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
6.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
74.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Truro?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 18.9% of the total.
80.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Truro, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
76.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 23.7% reported a different address.
6.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Truro?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.0% of residents used only English at home.
1.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Truro residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
6.5% of Truro's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.5% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Truro?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 37.3% of ancestry responses in Truro.
Australian ancestry made up 42.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Truro?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
7.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 14.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.4% of workers, and education and training employed 4.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Truro?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.6%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
40.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.7%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Truro show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.2% reported asthma, 9.6% arthritis and 4.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Truro?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
10.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 56.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Truro?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,658 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,200.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $257 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Truro compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 6.9% in Truro, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 35.9% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 13.8% in Truro, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Truro
Is Truro expensive?
The median house price is $570,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Truro good for families?
The Census counted 153 local families, and 16.8% 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 Truro?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $586,000, 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 Truro
60 streets in Truro
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Baldon Rd
- Barton Rd
- Bastion Hill Rd
- Berry Rd
- Brook St
- Burr St
- Cemetery Rd
- Coppermine Rd
- Corryton Park Rd
- Cross St
- Dahlia Farm Rd
- Duck Ponds Rd
- Dutton Mail Rd
- East Tce
- Eudunda Rd
- Fallands Rd
- First St
- George St
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- Glen Turret Rd
- Hart Rd
- Hawker Hill Rd
- Howards Rd
- Hundred Rd
- Jaeger Rd
- James St East
- James St West
- Jim Miller Rd
- Joy Linkes Rd
- Laroona Rd
- Loffler Rd
- Miller Rd
- Moorundie St
- Neumann Rd
- North Tce
- Obst Rd
- Oval Rd
- Phosphate Rd
- Pine Dale Rd
- Pipeline Rd
- Quarry Rd
- Railway Tce
- Red Gums Rd
- Roehr Rd
- Sandleton Road
- Second St
- Short St
- Steinert Rd
- St Kitts Rd
- Sturt Hwy
- Swamp Rd
- The Esplanade
- Three Chain Rd
- Treloar Ave
- Trial Rd
- Truro Rd
- Union Rd
- Valley Farm Rd
- West Tce
- Wild Dog Road
- Wuttke Rd
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