Median price trend for houses
Based on 4 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,720,000
Up 27.7% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Upper Hermitage
SA 5131 · Adelaide Hills
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,720,000
- Population
- 273
- Postcode
- 5131
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Upper Hermitage, South Australia
Property market insights for Upper Hermitage
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Upper Hermitage SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Upper Hermitage, SA is currently $1,720,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Upper Hermitage has a 12-month growth rate of 27.7% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Upper Hermitage safe?
The overall rate for Upper Hermitage is 680 offences per 100,000 residents — 82% 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 Upper Hermitage.
Overall crime rate
680
offences per 100,000 residents
82% belowGreater Adelaide
Upper HermitageGreater 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 Upper Hermitage?
Upper Hermitage SA 5131 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
273 people call Upper Hermitage home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,978 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 273
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,167 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $329 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.3%Below
15–3418.7%Below
35–5428.2%Above
55–7430.8%Above
75 and over8.4%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses93.7%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright62.1%Above
Paying a mortgage34.5%Below
Renting3.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car19.1%Below
Two cars34.8%Below
Three or more44.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.2%Below
Drove to work70.6%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Upper Hermitage
9.2% of workers in Upper Hermitage worked from home on Census day.
9.2% of Upper Hermitage residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
44.0% of people in Upper Hermitage described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Upper Hermitage
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Upper Hermitage SA 5131.
Is Upper Hermitage family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.3% of Upper Hermitage's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
80 family households lived in Upper Hermitage; 38.8% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.
23.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Upper Hermitage?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Upper Hermitage had 273 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.2% 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 Upper Hermitage?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 93.7% of occupied private dwellings in Upper Hermitage.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% 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 Upper Hermitage?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
62.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
34.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
3.4% 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 Upper Hermitage?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Upper Hermitage had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 16.9% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 37.1%, while 32.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Upper Hermitage?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
70.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Upper Hermitage?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 Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 19.1% of the total.
79.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Upper Hermitage, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
77.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.5% reported a different address.
18.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Upper Hermitage?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
94.9% of residents used only English at home.
2.9% 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 Upper Hermitage residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
18.3% of Upper Hermitage's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.7% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Upper Hermitage?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.2% of ancestry responses in Upper Hermitage.
Australian ancestry made up 34.1% 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 Upper Hermitage?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
22.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 17.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.8% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Upper Hermitage?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
38.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Upper Hermitage show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.4% reported asthma, 11.7% arthritis and 2.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Upper Hermitage?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
18.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Upper Hermitage?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,978 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $329 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Upper Hermitage compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.2% in Upper Hermitage, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 62.1% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
Renting accounted for 3.4% in Upper Hermitage, 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 Upper Hermitage
Is Upper Hermitage expensive?
The median house price is $1,720,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Upper Hermitage good for families?
The Census counted 80 local families, and 14.3% 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 Upper Hermitage?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Upper Hermitage
15 streets in Upper Hermitage
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Courtyard Place
- Creekvale Court
- Grenfell Rd
- Hannaford Hump Rd
- Milne Rd
- Milperra Ave
- Neale Rd
- Norman Rd
- Pitanda Rd
- Range Rd North
- Seaview Rd
- Verrall Rd
- Waitara Rd
- Warner Rd
- Warramunda Cr
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