Median price trend for houses
Based on 15 sales in the preceding 12 months
$470,000
Up 32.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $422k
- 4 bed
- $528k
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The quick read on
Yorketown
SA 5576 · Yorke Peninsula
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $470,000
- Population
- 997
- Postcode
- 5576
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Yorketown, South Australia
Property market insights for Yorketown
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Yorketown SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 4 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$410 per week
Up 21.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Yorketown, SA is currently $470,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Yorketown has a 12-month growth rate of 32.5% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $422,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $528,000 in Yorketown.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Yorketown is $410 per week. The median house rent has increased 21.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Yorketown safe?
The overall rate for Yorketown is 1,619 offences per 100,000 residents — 47% 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 Yorketown.
Overall crime rate
1,619
offences per 100,000 residents
47% belowRest of SA
YorketownRest 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 Yorketown?
Yorketown SA 5576 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
997 people call Yorketown home, with an average of 2.1 people per household and a median household income of $949 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 997
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $915 / 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 1514.5%Below
15–3415.9%Below
35–5421.6%Below
55–7435.8%Above
75 and over12.3%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.5%Above
Townhouses2.1%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright53.8%Above
Paying a mortgage23.6%Below
Renting22.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.7%Above
One car35.8%Above
Two cars37.3%Above
Three or more21.0%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.5%Above
Drove to work60.6%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled12.2%Above
What stands out in Yorketown
9.5% of workers in Yorketown worked from home on Census day.
4.3% of Yorketown residents were born in England.
37.6% of people in Yorketown described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Yorketown
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Yorketown SA 5576.
Is Yorketown family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.5% of Yorketown's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
251 family households lived in Yorketown; 34.7% were couple families and 8.8% were one-parent families.
29.1% 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 Yorketown?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Yorketown had 997 residents at the 2021 Census.
16.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
48.1% 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 Yorketown?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.5% of occupied private dwellings in Yorketown.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.1% 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 Yorketown?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
53.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
23.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
22.6% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Yorketown?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Yorketown had 2.1 people.
One-person households made up 39.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 37.7%, while 13.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Yorketown?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
60.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 12.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Yorketown?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
One-car households formed 35.8% of the total.
58.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Yorketown, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
74.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.4% reported a different address.
7.0% 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 Yorketown?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
89.3% of residents used only English at home.
1.5% 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 Yorketown residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
7.0% of Yorketown's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.0% 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 89.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Yorketown?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.2% of ancestry responses in Yorketown.
Australian ancestry made up 44.5% 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 Yorketown?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 19.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 6.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.9% of workers, and education and training employed 8.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Yorketown?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 44.8%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
21.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.4%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Yorketown show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
48.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.1% reported asthma, 16.6% arthritis and 8.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Yorketown?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
9.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 9.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Yorketown?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $949 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $915.
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 Yorketown compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.5% in Yorketown, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 53.8% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 22.6% in Yorketown, 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 Yorketown
Is Yorketown expensive?
The median house price is $470,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Yorketown good for families?
The Census counted 251 local families, and 14.5% 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 Yorketown?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $528,000, 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 Yorketown
82 streets in Yorketown
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Airport Rd
- Anderson Tce
- Bagnells Well Rd East
- Bagnells Well Rd West
- Black Gate Rd
- Black Hope Ranch Rd
- Bookamurray Rd
- Boothill Station Rd
- Braund St
- Brentwood Rd
- Bublacowie Rd
- Charles St
- Coringle Rd
- Cudoorowie Rd
- Cutline Rd
- Daniell Ct
- David St
- Depot Shed Rd
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- Devon Ct
- Edithburgh Rd
- Edward St
- Edwin St
- Elizabeth St
- Gb Sherriff Rd
- Goldsmith Beach Rd
- Golf Rd
- Gravel Pit Rd
- Green Flat Rd
- Gumbowie Rd
- Hardwicke Bay Rd
- Harry Butler Rd
- Hermann St
- Honner Ave
- Hundred Line Rd
- Jacobs St
- Kangaroo Flat Rd
- Kings Hwy
- Lake Fowler Rd
- Lake Monday Rd
- Lake Rd
- Lake Sunday Rd
- Macfarlane St
- Marno St
- Mceacherns Beach Rd
- Melville St
- Memorial Dr
- Michelmore St
- Minlaton Rd
- Moorowie Station Rd
- Munkowurlie Rd
- Oaklands Rd
- Olive Tree Rd
- Pentonvale Rd
- Pink Lake Rd
- Pookawarowie Rd
- Port Giles Rd
- Queens Hwy
- Rabbit Corner Rd
- Recluse Rd
- Rocky Waterhole Rd
- Rogers Corner Rd
- Savage Hut Rd
- School Rd
- Stansbury Rd
- Starr Road
- Stockers Lake Rd
- St Vincent Hwy
- Sunbury Oval Rd
- Sunbury Rd
- Tonkin St
- Troubridge Hill Rd
- Tubbs Lake Rd
- Victoria St
- Warooka Rd
- Waterloo Bay Rd
- Weaners St
- Weavers Hill Rd
- Weavers North Rd
- Weavers Rd
- William St
- Yorke Tce
- Young St
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