Allenby Gardens
Household incomes rank at the 60.8th percentile nationally, yet the university qualification rate of 43.0% runs 12.9 percentage points above the national figure, pointing to a knowledge-worker concentration that helps sustain those prices. Three-bedroom detached houses dominate at 74.5% separate houses and 49.9% three-bedroom dwellings, making it a family-tenure suburb rather than an investor-rental one.
Local council: Charles Sturt
Population
2,045
Median Age
40.0
Household IncomeiMedian weekly household income (ABS Census)
$1,732/wk
DAs (12 months)iDevelopment Applications lodged in the past year
25
Median House
$1.2M
First quarter 2026
Separate houses make up 74.5% of dwellings, with semi-detached at 21.6% and apartments at just 3.9%, so detached-house buyers face genuine competition for limited stock. The bedroom profile concentrates in three-bedroom homes at 49.9%, with four-plus at 25.1%, meaning larger family homes are the dominant product. Monthly mortgage repayments average $1,810, and the mortgage-to-income ratio sits at 24.1%, below the 30% stress threshold even for this price point. Outright owners at 38.5% nearly match mortgage holders at 37.2%, suggesting a proportion of long-held family property rather than a purely churn-driven market.
For Buyers
Separate houses make up 74.5% of dwellings, with semi-detached at 21.6% and apartments at just 3.9%, so detached-house buyers face genuine competition for limited stock. The bedroom profile concentrates in three-bedroom homes at 49.9%, with four-plus at 25.1%, meaning larger family homes are the dominant product. Monthly mortgage repayments average $1,810, and the mortgage-to-income ratio sits at 24.1%, below the 30% stress threshold even for this price point. Outright owners at 38.5% nearly match mortgage holders at 37.2%, suggesting a proportion of long-held family property rather than a purely churn-driven market.
For Investors
Allenby Gardens has a relatively low rental share of 24.3%, compared to a typical urban average closer to 30%, which limits yield-focused investment but also means less competition for owner-occupier buyers. The vacancy rate of 4.1% sits above what would constitute a tight rental market, further tempering rent-growth expectations. Development activity of 20 applications in the past 12 months is modest for a suburb this size, mainly alterations and additions rather than new dwellings, so supply pressure is low. The suburb's low turnover rate of 15.3% (84.7% of residents stayed) signals stability, which supports land value over time more than it drives rental income.
Development Activity
Total DAs
105
Last 12 Months
25
YoY ChangeiYear-over-year change in DA lodgements
+66.7%
Avg DA CostiAverage estimated cost per DA in the past year
N/A
Monthly DA Lodgements
DA Categories
Schools in Allenby Gardens
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Allenby Gardens Primary School
Demographics
The median age of 40 matches the national figure exactly, placing Allenby Gardens among age-neutral rather than aging or youthful suburbs. University qualifications at 43.0% are 12.9 percentage points above the national rate, consistent with the professional occupation concentration. Overseas-born residents at 27.1% exceed the national average by 5.5 percentage points, led by Italian (350 residents) and Greek (253 residents) ancestry groups alongside the dominant English (511). Greek and Italian are the top non-English languages spoken at home, with 56 Greek and 40 Italian speakers. Average household size of 2.5 matches the national figure, and 634 couple-with-children families versus 454 couples-without-children confirms a family-oriented composition within a compact footprint of 2,474 residents per km2.
Age Distribution
Bedrooms
Dwelling Structure
74.5%
Houses
21.6%
Townhouse
3.9%
Apartment
Tenure
Tenure splits 38.5% outright ownership, 37.2% mortgage and 24.3% renting, with outright owners fractionally ahead, indicating a cohort of long-established residents rather than a market dominated by recent leveraged buyers. Mortgage-to-income at 24.1% and rent-to-income at 18.6% are both below stress benchmarks, suggesting current residents are comfortably placed relative to their housing costs. Stock is almost entirely detached or semi-detached, with apartments at only 3.9%, making the suburb comparatively homogeneous. Three-bedroom dwellings at 49.9% are the clear plurality, with four-plus at 25.1% and two-bedroom at 23.8%.
Mortgage / mo
$1,810
Rent / wkiABS Census 2021 median across all dwelling types. Current market rents are typically higher.
$323
Census 2021
HH Size
2.5
Personal Income / wk
$796
Vacancy Ratei% of dwellings unoccupied on Census night (ABS 2021)
4.1%
Unoccupied
34
Rent / IncomeiMedian rent as % of household income. Over 30% = housing stress
18.6%
Mortgage / IncomeiMedian mortgage as % of household income. Over 30% = housing stress
24.1%
Community Profile
Languages Spoken at Home
Ancestry
Household Composition
47.7%
Couples with children
39.1%
Couples, no children
11.6%
Single parent
568
Total families
Economy & Employment
Healthcare is the largest employing sector at 20.8% of the local workforce (153 workers), well above most suburban baselines, followed by Education at 9.1% (67), Public Admin at 8.8% (65), Professional/Tech at 8.6% (63) and Construction at 8.3% (61). Professionals are the top occupation group at 258 workers, followed by Clerical/Admin at 172 and Managers at 132. The unemployment rate of 4.7% is moderate, and the full-time employment rate of 60.7% reflects a workforce that leans toward stable employment. The participation rate of 63.4% leaves 523 residents not in the labour force, partly explained by the 40-year median age and the 38.5% outright-owner share associated with older, potentially retired households. Household income at the 60.8th percentile nationally is above average, consistent with the professional-sector weighting.
Unemployment
4.5%
Labour Force
1,168
Unemployed
52
Source: ABS Census 2021
Socio-Economic Indexes (SEIFA)iABS index ranking suburbs from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (most advantaged)
Full-time
56.8%
Part-time
36.7%
Participation
67.6%
Employed
1,116
Full-time and part-time are shares of the employed. Source: ABS Census 2021
Occupations
Top Industries
University
43.0%
Postgraduate
9.1%
Born Overseas
27.1%
Dwellings
787
Transport to Work
Car dependency is high at 80.7%, similar to many Adelaide suburbs, with public transport and walking or cycling each at 5.2%. Safety data shows 86 total reported crimes, a rate of 42.1 per 1,000 residents, which is a useful comparison point but lacks category breakdown. Housing stress is absent: mortgage-to-income at 24.1% and rent-to-income at 18.6% both sit below stress thresholds, meaning residents across tenures are not financially strained by housing costs. Volunteering runs at 13.6% and 5.4% of residents need daily assistance. No schools are recorded within the suburb boundary in the available data, so families depend on schools in neighbouring suburbs, a trade-off common to compact inner-city areas. The need-for-assistance rate of 5.4% is moderate, consistent with the 40-year median age.
Drive
70.3%
Public Transport
6.3%
Walk / Cycle
4.6%
Work from Home
11.2%
Growth Outlook
Population data is recorded at 2,045 residents across 0.83 km2, making this a dense inner-ring suburb where land is constrained. The low development count of 20 applications in 12 months, predominantly alterations to existing homes rather than new builds, signals that housing supply is not expanding meaningfully. Stability indicators support slow, demand-led price growth: the turnover rate is just 15.3% and the suburb is dominated by owner-occupiers, meaning forced sales are less likely to weigh on prices than in higher-rental markets.
Population trend: Charles Sturt council area
Allenby Gardens sits in the Charles Sturt council area. These are the council area's residents, not Allenby Gardens's.
Residents 2025
130,841
Growth, 5 yr average
+1.4%/yr
2020 to 2025
Growth, last year
+1.1%
2024 to 2025
ABS Estimated Resident Population by LGA, 30 June each year; council area, not this suburb
Safety & Crime
Total Offences
86
Year ending June 2024
Rate per 1,000 People
42.1
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria / SA Police
National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs
How Allenby Gardens compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs
Frequently Asked Questions
What schools are in Allenby Gardens?
No schools are recorded within the Allenby Gardens boundary in the available data, so families rely on institutions in neighbouring suburbs. The suburb has 2,045 residents across 0.83 km2, and 43.0% of adults hold university qualifications, which is 12.9 percentage points above the national rate.
Is Allenby Gardens safe?
Recorded crime totals 86 incidents, a rate of 42.1 per 1,000 residents. Category-level breakdown is not available in this dataset. As a supporting signal, housing stress is absent and the suburb sits at the 60.8th income percentile nationally, which correlates with lower disadvantage-driven crime.
How is Allenby Gardens's population changing?
The recorded population is 2,045 residents across 0.83 km2, giving a density of 2,474 per km2. The turnover rate is low at 15.3%, meaning 84.7% of residents stayed, which points to a stable rather than rapidly growing population. Only 20 development applications were lodged in the past 12 months, mostly alterations rather than new dwellings.
How to read these comparisons
Phrases like "above the national average" reference the unweighted median across Australian suburbs with more than 1,000 residents, not population-weighted national figures. Suburb-level medians are more useful for ranking suburbs against each other; ABS census headlines are population-weighted (so dominated by Sydney and Melbourne) and can read very differently.
Current baseline (refreshed 2026-05-10): median age 40, university-educated 30.1%, born overseas 21.6%, average household size 2.5 people.
Data sources: ABS 2021 Census (demographics, income, tenure), SA Department for Housing and Urban Development (house prices), state education open registers (school locations), state Crime Statistics agencies (offences), council DA portals (development applications).
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