Average rent in Christie Downs, SA — 2026
Christie Downs is part of the Onkaparinga council area and sits 26km out from the Adelaide CBD, with around 9,475 residents at the 2021 ABS Census. Renters here typically pay $250/week, which is below the South Australia median of $283/week. About 40% of households rent — the rest are owners or paying down a mortgage.
$250/wk
ABS 2021 Census median
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Suburb at a glance
- Population
- 9,475
- Median age
- 40
- Distance to Adelaide
- 26 km
- Households renting
- 40%
- Separate houses
- 81%
- Flats / apartments
- 3%
- Born overseas
- 20%
- Top occupation
- Community and Personal Service Workers
- LGA
- Onkaparinga
ABS 2021
Renting in Christie Downs
Christie Downs sits below the South Australia median, with the typical renter paying $250/week — 12% less than the state-wide $283/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 55% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 40% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (81%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 9,475, the median age is 40, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 20% of residents were born overseas. Christie Downs is 26km from Adelaide, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.
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