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Homeowners in Adelaide, South Australia

Adelaide, by the people who own it.

2,679 of Adelaide's 8,254 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 32 in every 100, against 68 across South Australia. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Adelaide by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Adelaide

2,679owner-occupied homes
1,445owned outright
1,234with a mortgage
211owner-occupied houses
18,202residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Adelaide32%2,679
South Australia68%473,243
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Adelaide (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

Units, townhouses and terraces

Only 8% of Adelaide's owner-occupied homes are separate houses, so most owners here share a wall, a driveway or a body corporate. Your neighbours are literally next door, and it helps to know them.

A young suburb

Median age 31. Adelaide skews younger: first homes, first renovations, and a lot of people still working out who's who on the street.

1,234 homes still on a mortgage

Owners still paying it off are often the newer faces in Adelaide: the households asking who does good gutters, where the kids play weekend sport, and whether anyone has a ladder long enough for the second storey.

On Doorstep in Adelaide

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Adelaide.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Adelaide →

Run a business here?

Reach Adelaide's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Adelaide, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Adelaide

How many homes in Adelaide are owner-occupied?

2,679 of Adelaide's 8,254 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (32%): 1,445 owned outright and 1,234 with a mortgage. Across South Australia the figure is 68%.

Is Doorstep available in Adelaide?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Adelaide is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Adelaide see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Adelaide.

Free on the App Store. Type your suburb when you join; nobody ever sees your address.