Holden Hill SA 5088
Holden Hill is a suburb in South Australia, 12 km from Adelaide CBD, around 20 minutes by car. Population is 3,716; the median age is 37 and the median household income is $70,876 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 12.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,500. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Holden Hill a good suburb?
Holden Hill scores a B (57/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Walkable and central
Walkability 80/100 · 12.4 km · 20 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $855K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 84/100 · Flood 27/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 37 · 3,716 residents
Liveability Rating
57 / 100 · Ranked #194 in SAEach bar is Holden Hill's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
57 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHolden Hill's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $855,000, about 8% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$855,000
3% below its 6 neighbours (median $885,000)
Based on 85 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 18 days — median across 33 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 63 sales $852K
- 4 bed 13 sales $890K
Units
$615,000
6% above its 3 neighbours (median $581,000)
Based on 11 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 14 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 8 sales $580K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Holden Hill are currently listed at around $899,000 on average. Based on 13 houses listed in the past six months.
$899K
13 houses listed in the last 6 months.
14 of the suburb's 1,476 dwellings (0.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Holden Hill rent for around $680 a week on average, based on 27 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$680/wk
In line with its 6 neighbours (median $678/wk)
27 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$510/wk
3 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
30 rentals advertised against an estimated 533 rented homes (5.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $650/wk
- 20 bonds
- +52% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025105 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5088.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$680/week ($35,000 a year) on a $899,000 median
Not enough unit sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Holden Hill safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Holden Hill sits in the high band, with 327 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 34% on the prior year.
327 offences
34.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202512 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Holden Hill, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 768 students in one school (avg 768)
Secondary
Universities nearby
- 6.4 kmAdelaide University, Magill CampusAdelaide University · 112 courses
- 7.2 kmAdelaide University, Mawson Lakes CampusAdelaide University · 130 courses
2.2% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Holden Hill is very walkable on foot — at 80/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 3 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Holden Hill.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 89.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 67.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 36.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 18.6 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Holden Hill.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 33%
- Premises covered
- 2,027
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Tea Tree Gully: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Holden Hill is home to about 3,700 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $71,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,716
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$70,876/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,500/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$36,712/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.0%
Total Dwellings
1,476
Owner-Occupier Rate
63.9%
Houses
81.2%
Rental Stress
22.0%
Mortgage Stress
25.4%
Work From Home
9.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
119 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 22 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 520 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 59.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 59.6%
- Employment Rate
- 57.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 47.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
323 residents (8.7%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,463 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
19% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (332 of 1,773).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 2,340 people work here; 1,773 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.3 per resident). At least 19% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,000 a year through Tea Tree Gully based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 71%
- Industrial 25%
- Commercial 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Tea Tree Gully
In the year to August 2026, 574 new dwellings were approved across Tea Tree Gully. That mix is 381 houses and 193 units. Approvals are up 35.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
NO₂ averaged 0.51 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Northfield monitoring station, 4.7 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Parafield Airport, 7.2 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 102 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 11.9 km
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 73 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.4°C
- 29 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.5°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 1.5 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5088, 26 of 3,288 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.6% (150 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5088, 948 rooftop-solar systems totalling 6.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,582 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 47 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Claire Clutterham Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Claire Clutterham | 56.6% | 43.4% | +7.1 |
| 2022 | James Stevens | 49.5% | 50.5% | -6.4 |
| 2019 | James Stevens | 43.1% | 56.9% | +1.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Meagan Spencer Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Meagan Spencer ALP | 65.6% |
| 2022 | Dana Wortley ALP | 60.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Holden Hill?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 3,716 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Checking the whole city?
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Common questions about Holden Hill
Is Holden Hill a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Holden Hill is high (84/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Holden Hill?
Holden Hill has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (27/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Holden Hill a good place to live?
Holden Hill has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (57/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Holden Hill?
Holden Hill, SA had a population of 3,716 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Holden Hill, SA?
The postcode for Holden Hill, SA is 5088.
How far is Holden Hill from Adelaide?
Holden Hill is 12 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 20 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Holden Hill?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Holden Hill was $70,876 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Holden Hill?
The median advertised rent in Holden Hill is $680 a week for houses (27 listings) and $510 a week for units (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Holden Hill?
The median age of residents in Holden Hill was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Holden Hill?
There is 1 school inside the Holden Hill boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Holden Hill walkable?
Holden Hill scores 80/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Holden Hill?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Holden Hill, Parafield Airport (7.2 km away), summer days average 30.4°C, winter nights 6.5°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 73 rainy days, and 29 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Holden Hill?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Holden Hill belong to?
Holden Hill sits within the Tea Tree Gully local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Holden Hill?
The average residential rates bill through Tea Tree Gully is $2,000 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Holden Hill?
Across Tea Tree Gully, 574 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 35.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Holden Hill in?
Holden Hill sits within the federal Division of Sturt, currently held by Claire Clutterham (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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