Median price trend for houses
Based on 112 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,240,000
Up 13.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $875k
- 3 bed
- $1.23m
- 4 bed
- $1.38m
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The quick read on
Warradale
SA 5046 · Marion
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,240,000
- Median unit
- $655,000
- Population
- 5,801
- Postcode
- 5046
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ABS 2021
Warradale, South Australia
Property market insights for Warradale
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Warradale SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 81 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$680 per week
Up 0.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Warradale, SA is currently $1,240,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Warradale has a 12-month growth rate of 13.2% for houses and -6.1% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $875,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,230,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,380,000 in Warradale.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Warradale is $680 per week. The median house rent has increased 0.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Warradale is $655,000, which has decreased 6.1% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $610,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $824,000 in Warradale. The median rent for units and apartments in Warradale is $575 per week and has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Warradale safe?
The overall rate for Warradale is 2,097 offences per 100,000 residents — 44% 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 Warradale.
Overall crime rate
2,097
offences per 100,000 residents
44% belowGreater Adelaide
WarradaleGreater 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 Warradale?
Warradale SA 5046 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
5,801 people call Warradale home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,626 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 5,801
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,733 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.8%In line
15–3423.5%Below
35–5426.4%In line
55–7423.7%Above
75 and over9.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses67.0%Below
Townhouses29.5%Above
Apartments2.9%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.0%Above
Paying a mortgage39.4%Above
Renting23.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.5%Below
One car41.6%Above
Two cars39.0%Above
Three or more13.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.7%In line
Drove to work62.2%Below
Train, tram or bus6.1%Above
Walked or cycled2.8%In line
What stands out in Warradale
9.7% of workers in Warradale worked from home on Census day.
5.4% of Warradale residents were born in England.
50.3% of people in Warradale described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Warradale
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Warradale SA 5046.
Is Warradale family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.8% of Warradale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
1,665 family households lived in Warradale; 40.5% were couple families and 16.6% were one-parent families.
37.4% 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 Warradale?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Warradale had 5,801 residents at the 2021 Census.
27.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
33.4% 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 Warradale?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 67.0% of occupied private dwellings in Warradale.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 29.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 2.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Warradale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
39.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.5% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Warradale?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Warradale had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 29.3% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 35.3%, while 19.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Warradale?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
62.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
6.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Warradale?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 41.6% of the total.
52.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Warradale, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
56.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.3% reported a different address.
25.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Warradale?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
81.9% of residents used only English at home.
15.9% used a language other than English at home.
3.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.7% spoke Cantonese and 0.8% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Warradale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
25.3% of Warradale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 74.7% was born in Australia.
2.6% of residents were born in China.
2.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Warradale?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 41.7% of ancestry responses in Warradale.
Australian ancestry made up 33.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 5.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Warradale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
28.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 12.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 19.6% of workers, and education and training employed 11.6%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Warradale?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.4%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
35.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Warradale show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.7% reported asthma, 9.9% arthritis and 5.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Warradale?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
30.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Warradale?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,626 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Warradale compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.7% in Warradale, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 37.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 23.5% in Warradale, 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 Warradale
Is Warradale expensive?
The median house price is $1,240,000, while units and apartments sit at $655,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Warradale good for families?
The Census counted 1,665 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 Warradale?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,380,000, 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 Warradale
72 streets in Warradale
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Addison Rd
- Ailsa Ave
- Astrid Ave
- Ballara Ave
- Balmoral Ave
- Bowker St
- Buckingham Ave
- Byre Ave
- Cairns Ave
- Cedar Ave
- Cook Cr
- Diagonal Rd
- Dorset St
- Dunrobin Rd
- Egmont Ave
- Elgin Ave
- Eton Ave
- Eucla Ave
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- Ewell Ave
- Fifth Ave
- First Ave
- Fourth Ave
- Gangara Ave
- Gangara Ct
- Gardiner Ave
- Hamilton Ave
- Hamilton Ct
- Hobart Ave
- Jeffrey Ave
- Kelvin Ave
- Kent Ave
- Keynes Ave
- Kildonan Rd
- Lascelles Ave
- Launceston Ave
- Lincoln Ave
- Lindley Ave
- Louise Ave
- Macarthur Ave
- Mattson Ave
- Mclaughlan Ave
- Morphett Rd
- Moy Ave
- Newcastle St
- Oaklands Rd
- Omar Ave
- Ormonde Ave
- Phillis Ct
- Pine Ave
- Railway Tce
- Raymond Gr
- Saratoga Ave
- Second Ave
- Sibly St
- Sienna Ave
- Sixth Ave
- Soho St
- Spruce Ave
- Struan Ave
- Sturt Rd
- Sunshine Ave
- Sussex St
- The Triangle
- Third Ave
- Ulva Ave
- Verdelho
- Virgo Ave
- Walkley Ave
- Wilton Ave
- Winton Ave
- Woodfield Ave
- Wyndham St
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