Middleton is a suburb in South Australia, 78 km from Adelaide CBD, around 1 hour 10 minutes by car. Population is 1,298; the median age is 49 and the median household income is $69,160 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 12.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $283 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. Middleton is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Middleton a good suburb?
Middleton scores a B (54/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on safety, weaker on transit.
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 78.5 km · 68 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $1.06M
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 36/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 49 · 1,298 residents
Liveability Rating
54 / 100 · Ranked #220 in SAEach bar is Middleton'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
54 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMiddleton's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.06 million, roughly 20% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,060,000
48% above its 3 neighbours (median $715,000)
Based on 62 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 31 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 12 sales $1.26M
- 3 bed 28 sales $918K
- 4 bed 12 sales $1.19M
- 5 bed 6 sales $1.94M
Land
$1,275,000
Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 89 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Middleton are currently listed at around $1.42 million on average. Based on 21 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.42M
21 houses listed in the last 6 months.
21 of the suburb's 519 dwellings (4.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Middleton rent for around $600 a week on average, based on 11 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$600/wk
11 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
11 rentals advertised against an estimated 93 rented homes (11.8%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- All rentals
- $580/wk
- 10 bonds
- +44% 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 2025102 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5213.
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$600/week ($31,000 a year) on a $1.42 million median
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 Middleton safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Middleton sits in the low band, with 24 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 43% on the prior year.
24 offences
42.9% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202510 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.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2025Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 3.3 km
- Rate
- -0.02 m/yr
- Net Movement
- 3.0 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Walkability
Middleton is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Middleton.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 1.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 0.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 39.5 min
- Span of service
- 13.2 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 Middleton.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 42%
- Premises covered
- 1,309
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
Alexandrina: 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 4 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Middleton is home to about 1,300 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $69,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,298
Median Age
49
Median Household Income
$69,160/yr
Census Median Rent
$283/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$36,816/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
139.3%
Total Dwellings
519
Owner-Occupier Rate
82.0%
Houses
98.1%
Rental Stress
21.3%
Mortgage Stress
22.6%
Work From Home
15.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 81.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 93.1%
- Employment Rate
- 54.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 42.9%
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.
4 residents (0.3%) 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.
15.7% of residents (196) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (179).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,249 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
4% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (24 of 595).
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 259 people work here; 595 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 56% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
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 $2,523 a year through Alexandrina based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 94%
- Residential 5%
- Environmental 1%
- Zones under 1% 1%
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: Alexandrina
In the year to August 2026, 429 new dwellings were approved across Alexandrina. That mix is 422 houses and 7 units. Approvals are up 24.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Myponga, 24.6 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 84 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 3.3 km
- 3.7 km to a named beach
- Annual rainfall
- 786 mm
- 112 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
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.
EV adoption
In postcode 5213, 10 of 1,241 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (31 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5213, 678 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,243 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 37 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
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 2026-10-27 — 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 Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rebekha Sharkie | 55.0% | 45.0% | +3.4 |
| 2022 | Rebekha Sharkie | 51.6% | 48.4% | -4.1 |
| 2019 | Rebekha Sharkie | 47.5% | 52.5% | -0.7 |
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 Lou Nicholson Independent
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lou Nicholson IND | 55.2% |
| 2022 | David Basham LP | 50.7% |
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.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Middleton
Is Middleton a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Middleton is low (36/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Middleton?
Middleton has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Middleton a good place to live?
Middleton has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (54/100), 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 Middleton?
Middleton, SA had a population of 1,298 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Middleton, SA?
The postcode for Middleton, SA is 5213.
How far is Middleton from Adelaide?
Middleton is 78 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 68 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Middleton?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Middleton was $69,160 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 Middleton?
The median advertised rent in Middleton is $600 a week for houses (11 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Middleton?
The median age of residents in Middleton was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.
What is the weather like in Middleton?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Middleton, Myponga (24.6 km away), 786 mm of rain a year over 112 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Middleton?
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 Middleton belong to?
Middleton sits within the Alexandrina local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Middleton?
The average residential rates bill through Alexandrina is $2,523 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Middleton?
Across Alexandrina, 429 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 24.6% 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 Middleton in?
Middleton sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).
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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
- 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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