Median price trend for houses
Based on 1 sales in the preceding 12 months
Up 61.3% over 12 months
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The quick read on
Ward Belt
SA 5118 · Light
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 158
- Postcode
- 5118
ABS 2021
Ward Belt, South Australia
Property market insights for Ward Belt
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Ward Belt SA
Market data updated September 2023.
Ward Belt has a 12-month growth rate of 61.3% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Ward Belt safe?
The overall rate for Ward Belt is 2,381 offences per 100,000 residents — 37% 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 Ward Belt.
Overall crime rate
2,381
offences per 100,000 residents
37% belowGreater Adelaide
Ward BeltGreater 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 Ward Belt?
Ward Belt SA 5118 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
158 people call Ward Belt home, with an average of 3.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,583 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 158
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,749 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $425 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.7%Above
15–3419.6%Below
35–5425.3%Below
55–7429.1%Above
75 and over5.7%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses106.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright46.3%Above
Paying a mortgage41.5%Above
Renting12.2%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car10.2%Below
Two cars32.7%Below
Three or more34.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.2%Above
Drove to work70.3%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Ward Belt
12.2% of workers in Ward Belt worked from home on Census day.
6.3% of Ward Belt residents were born in England.
50.6% of people in Ward Belt described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Ward Belt
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Ward Belt SA 5118.
Is Ward Belt family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.7% of Ward Belt's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
46 family households lived in Ward Belt; 50.0% were couple families and 17.4% were one-parent families.
39.1% 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 Ward Belt?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Ward Belt had 158 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Ward Belt?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 106.0% of occupied private dwellings in Ward Belt.
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 Ward Belt?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
46.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
41.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
12.2% 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 Ward Belt?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Ward Belt had 3.2 people.
One-person households made up 5.7% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Two-person households represented 26.4%, while 30.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Ward Belt?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
70.3% 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 Ward Belt?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 10.2% of the total.
67.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Ward Belt, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
72.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 27.4% reported a different address.
11.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Ward Belt?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.4% of residents used only English at home.
2.5% 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 Ward Belt residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
11.4% of Ward Belt's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.6% 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 92.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Ward Belt?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 57.6% of ancestry responses in Ward Belt.
Australian ancestry made up 40.5% 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 Ward Belt?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 20.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.2% of workers, and education and training employed 4.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Ward Belt?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 61.1%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
36.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.6%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Ward Belt show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.5% reported asthma, 10.1% arthritis and 7.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Ward Belt?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
13.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 39.0%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Ward Belt?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,583 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,749.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $425 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Ward Belt compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.2% in Ward Belt, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 46.3% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 12.2% in Ward Belt, 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 Ward Belt
Is Ward Belt expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Ward Belt good for families?
The Census counted 46 local families, and 17.7% 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 Ward Belt?
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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Ward Belt
16 streets in Ward Belt
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Boundary Rd
- Fairlie Rd
- Fiedler Rd
- Hatcher Rd
- Leak Rd
- Mortimer Rd
- Nottle Rd
- Oates Rd
- Parkers Rd
- Sailplane Ct
- Two Wells Rd
- Ward Belt Rd
- Whitelaw Rd
- Whitemans Rd
- Wingate Rd
- Woods Rd
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