Median price trend for houses
Based on 24 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,180,000
Up 17.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $975k
- 4 bed
- $1.27m
- 5+ bed
- $1.4m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Walkley Heights
SA 5098 · Port Adelaide Enfield
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,180,000
- Population
- 3,513
- Postcode
- 5098
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Walkley Heights, South Australia
Property market insights for Walkley Heights
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Walkley Heights SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 22 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$700 per week
Up 3.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Walkley Heights, SA is currently $1,180,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Walkley Heights has a 12-month growth rate of 17.9% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $975,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,270,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,400,000 in Walkley Heights.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Walkley Heights is $700 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Walkley Heights safe?
The overall rate for Walkley Heights is 2,271 offences per 100,000 residents — 40% 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 Walkley Heights.
Overall crime rate
2,271
offences per 100,000 residents
40% belowGreater Adelaide
Walkley HeightsGreater 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 Walkley Heights?
Walkley Heights SA 5098 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,513 people call Walkley Heights home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,773 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,513
- Median age
- 42 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,700 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $370 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.6%Above
15–3420.7%Below
35–5428.8%Above
55–7419.0%Below
75 and over12.9%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses80.7%Above
Townhouses17.7%Above
Apartments1.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright35.2%Above
Paying a mortgage50.5%Above
Renting14.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.4%Below
One car33.6%Below
Two cars41.4%Above
Three or more20.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.7%Below
Drove to work69.5%Above
Train, tram or bus4.5%In line
Walked or cycled0.7%Below
What stands out in Walkley Heights
7.7% of workers in Walkley Heights worked from home on Census day.
7.5% of Walkley Heights residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
30.1% of people in Walkley Heights described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Walkley Heights
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Walkley Heights SA 5098.
Is Walkley Heights family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.6% of Walkley Heights's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
973 family households lived in Walkley Heights; 49.7% were couple families and 14.2% were one-parent families.
39.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Walkley Heights?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Walkley Heights had 3,513 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.9% 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 Walkley Heights?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 80.7% of occupied private dwellings in Walkley Heights.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 17.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Walkley Heights?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
35.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
50.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.3% 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 Walkley Heights?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Walkley Heights had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 22.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 31.2%, while 32.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Walkley Heights?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
69.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
4.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.7% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Walkley Heights?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 33.6% of the total.
61.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Walkley Heights, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
73.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.7% reported a different address.
32.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Walkley Heights?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
68.4% of residents used only English at home.
29.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 1.1% spoke Cantonese and 1.5% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Walkley Heights residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
32.0% of Walkley Heights's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 68.0% was born in Australia.
0.7% of residents were born in China.
7.5% 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 Walkley Heights?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 31.4% of ancestry responses in Walkley Heights.
Australian ancestry made up 27.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Walkley Heights?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
23.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 12.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.7% of workers, and education and training employed 10.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Walkley Heights?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 59.6%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
34.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.9%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Walkley Heights show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.7% reported asthma, 10.8% arthritis and 6.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Walkley Heights?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 31.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Walkley Heights?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,773 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,700.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $370 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Walkley Heights compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.7% in Walkley Heights, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 35.2% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 14.3% in Walkley Heights, 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 Walkley Heights
Is Walkley Heights expensive?
The median house price is $1,180,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Walkley Heights good for families?
The Census counted 973 local families, and 18.6% 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 Walkley Heights?
Larger houses have a median around $1,400,000, 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 Walkley Heights
52 streets in Walkley Heights
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Avenger Pl
- Barley Cr
- Blacksmith Ave
- Bluestone Dr
- Bowman St
- Brickwork Pl
- Bushman Dr
- Creek
- Creekview Dr
- Dene St
- Drover Ct
- Farmhouse Ave
- Grand Junction Rd
- Guesthouse Ct
- Harvey Ave
- Hay Ct
- Hillside Ct
- Homestead Ave
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- Hughes Ct
- Jackaroo Cr
- Legend Ave
- Linear Cr
- Magazine Dr
- Martindale Pl
- Niedpath St
- Orange Gr
- Outback Ct
- Parkway Ave
- Pineview Ct
- Pioneer Ave
- Polo Ct
- Railway Ct
- Redgum St
- River
- Rivergum Cl
- Rm Williams Dr
- Rodeo St
- Rowe Cct
- Saddle Cr
- Sandstone Ave
- Shiekie Pl
- Slate Ct
- Station Cr
- Stockade Dr
- Stockman Pl
- Sunset Cct
- The Circuit
- Theile Ct
- Tower Ct
- Waldin Ct
- Walkleys Rd
- Wright Rd
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