Median price trend for houses
Based on 5 sales in the preceding 12 months
$655,000
Up 45.6% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $518k
- 4 bed
- $760k
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The quick read on
Winkie
SA 5343 · Berri Barmera
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $655,000
- Population
- 336
- Postcode
- 5343
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Winkie, South Australia
Property market insights for Winkie
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Winkie SA
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Winkie, SA is currently $655,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Winkie has a 12-month growth rate of 45.6% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $518,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $760,000 in Winkie.
Crime and safety
Is Winkie safe?
The overall rate for Winkie is 626 offences per 100,000 residents — 80% below the Rest of SA 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 Winkie.
Overall crime rate
626
offences per 100,000 residents
80% belowRest of SA
WinkieRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Winkie?
Winkie SA 5343 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
336 people call Winkie home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,807 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 336
- Median age
- 51 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.1%Below
15–3419.0%Below
35–5422.3%Below
55–7440.5%Above
75 and over6.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses101.5%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright37.9%Below
Paying a mortgage45.2%Above
Renting16.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car15.5%Below
Two cars44.2%Above
Three or more34.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home10.1%Above
Drove to work70.4%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled4.2%Below
What stands out in Winkie
10.1% of workers in Winkie worked from home on Census day.
3.9% of Winkie residents were born in England.
44.9% of people in Winkie described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Winkie
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Winkie SA 5343.
Is Winkie family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.1% of Winkie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
108 family households lived in Winkie; 37.0% were couple families and 4.6% were one-parent families.
27.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Winkie?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Winkie had 336 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
46.4% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Winkie?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 101.5% of occupied private dwellings in Winkie.
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 Winkie?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
37.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
45.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.9% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Winkie?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Winkie had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 19.4% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 47.8%, while 20.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Winkie?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
10.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
70.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Winkie?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 Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 15.5% of the total.
79.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Winkie, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
83.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 17.0% reported a different address.
7.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Winkie?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
94.3% of residents used only English at home.
4.5% 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 Winkie residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.4% of Winkie's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.6% 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 95.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Winkie?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.3% of ancestry responses in Winkie.
Australian ancestry made up 50.3% 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 Winkie?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
13.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
Managers accounted for 16.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.7% of workers, and education and training employed 9.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Winkie?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.3%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
37.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.1%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Winkie show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.0% reported asthma, 9.8% arthritis and 7.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Winkie?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 48.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Winkie?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,807 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Winkie compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 10.1% in Winkie, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 37.9% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 16.9% in Winkie, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Winkie
Is Winkie expensive?
The median house price is $655,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Winkie good for families?
The Census counted 108 local families, and 16.1% 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 Winkie?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $760,000, 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 Winkie
21 streets in Winkie
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Bill Hunt Rd
- Bullpit Rd
- Chapple Rd
- Dalziel Rd
- Davis Rd
- Eckerts Rd
- Gardners Ln
- Garwood Ln
- Gran Rd
- Katarapko Cr
- Lower Winkie Rd
- Mander Rd
- Migga Rd
- Plush Rd
- Puddletown Rd
- Raybould Rd
- Rumball Rd
- Spendiff Rd
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- Von Bertouch Rd
- Wh Swinstead Rd
- Winkie Rd
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