Median price trend for houses
Based on 16 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,260,000
Up 14.8% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.08m
- 4 bed
- $1.36m
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The quick read on
Upper Sturt
SA 5156 · Adelaide Hills
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,260,000
- Population
- 1,005
- Postcode
- 5156
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Upper Sturt, South Australia
Property market insights for Upper Sturt
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Upper Sturt SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 5 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 2.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Upper Sturt, SA is currently $1,260,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Upper Sturt has a 12-month growth rate of 14.8% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,080,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,360,000 in Upper Sturt.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Upper Sturt is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 2.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Upper Sturt safe?
The overall rate for Upper Sturt is 1,011 offences per 100,000 residents — 73% 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 Sturt.
Overall crime rate
1,011
offences per 100,000 residents
73% belowGreater Adelaide
Upper 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 Upper Sturt?
Upper Sturt SA 5156 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,005 people call Upper Sturt home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,229 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,005
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,800 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $345 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.4%Above
15–3420.4%Below
35–5429.2%Above
55–7426.9%Above
75 and over4.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses97.7%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright36.4%Above
Paying a mortgage57.1%Above
Renting6.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.9%Below
One car22.2%Below
Two cars49.9%Above
Three or more25.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.7%Above
Drove to work64.1%Above
Train, tram or bus3.6%Below
Walked or cycled1.7%Below
What stands out in Upper Sturt
15.7% of workers in Upper Sturt worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
6.9% of Upper Sturt residents were born in England.
60.4% of people in Upper Sturt described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Upper Sturt
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Upper Sturt SA 5156.
Is Upper Sturt family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.4% of Upper Sturt's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
300 family households lived in Upper Sturt; 47.0% were couple families and 9.7% were one-parent families.
35.7% 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 Upper Sturt?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Upper Sturt had 1,005 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.3% 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 Upper Sturt?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 97.7% of occupied private dwellings in Upper Sturt.
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 Sturt?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
36.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
57.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
6.5% 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 Sturt?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Upper Sturt had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 15.9% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 37.7%, while 28.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Upper Sturt?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
64.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
3.6% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Upper Sturt?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 22.2% of the total.
75.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Upper Sturt, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
75.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.3% reported a different address.
16.9% 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 Sturt?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.9% of residents used only English at home.
4.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Upper Sturt residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
16.9% of Upper Sturt's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.1% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Upper Sturt?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.3% of ancestry responses in Upper Sturt.
Australian ancestry made up 38.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Upper Sturt?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
31.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 17.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.4% of workers, and education and training employed 16.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Upper Sturt?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 67.9%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
36.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.4% 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 Upper Sturt show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.9% reported asthma, 8.0% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Upper Sturt?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 24.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Upper Sturt?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,229 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,800.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $345 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Upper Sturt compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.7% in Upper Sturt, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 36.4% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 6.5% in Upper 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 Upper Sturt
Is Upper Sturt expensive?
The median house price is $1,260,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Upper Sturt good for families?
The Census counted 300 local families, and 19.4% 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 Upper Sturt?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,360,000, 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 Upper Sturt
25 streets in Upper Sturt
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Chilton Pl
- Elmstead Dr
- Evans Dr
- Fernwood
- Hadleigh
- Heather Rd
- Highwood Gr
- Hilltop Dr
- Ironbank Rd
- Manoah Dr
- Mcgough Rd
- Mount Barker Road
- Olave Hill Rd
- Parkgate Ct
- Parkgate Pl
- Pole Rd
- Priory Pl
- Saddle Hill Road
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- Station Rd
- Sturt Gr
- Sturt Valley Rd
- Upper Sturt Rd
- Whitewood Dr
- Wooly Butt Rd
- Wychwood Gr
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