Suburb profile
Thompson Beach SA 5501
Thompson Beach is located in the Barossa, Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia, postcode 5501. It has 350 properties across 20 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Thompson Beach, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Thompson Beach
Thompson Beach, SA 5501, sits in the Barossa, Yorke and Mid North region and neighbours Dublin and Lower Light. Its 20 streets hold 350 properties, all 350 of them houses.
Census figures are for the Mallala area. At the 2021 Census Mallala had 3,335 residents, a median age of 43 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,369 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,150 a month and the median rent $265 a week. Of 1,201 dwellings, 1,146 were separate houses, 11 semi-detached, 8 flats and 29 other; 454 were owned outright, 507 owned with a mortgage and 177 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Thompson Beach
- 3,335Peoplelive in the area
- 43Median ageyears
- $1,369Median household incomea week
- $265Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses1,146
- Townhouses and semis11
- Flats and apartments8
- Other29
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,150a month
- Household size2.5people on average
How homes are held
Properties in Thompson Beach

135 The Esplanade
Sold Mar 2026 · $272,000
945 m² land

5 Heron Crescent
Sold Feb 2026 · Contact agent
4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 4 car spaces 1,060 m² land

81 The Esplanade
Sold Sept 2025 · $520,000
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 945 m² land

91 The Esplanade
Sold Aug 2025 · $262,000
934 m² land

5 Sandpiper Drive
Sold Mar 2024 · $115,000
931 m² land

3 Tern Crescent
Sold Dec 2023 · $104,000
972 m² land

34 Kestrel Crescent
Sold Oct 2023 · $100,000
945 m² land

9 Kestrel Crescent
Sold May 2023 · $95,000
1,036 m² land

135 The Esplanade
Sold Mar 2026 · $272,000
945 m² land

5 Heron Crescent
Sold Feb 2026 · Contact agent
4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 4 car spaces 1,060 m² land

81 The Esplanade
Sold Sept 2025 · $520,000
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces 945 m² land

91 The Esplanade
Sold Aug 2025 · $262,000
934 m² land

5 Sandpiper Drive
Sold Mar 2024 · $115,000
931 m² land

3 Tern Crescent
Sold Dec 2023 · $104,000
972 m² land

34 Kestrel Crescent
Sold Oct 2023 · $100,000
945 m² land

9 Kestrel Crescent
Sold May 2023 · $95,000
1,036 m² land
Local agents in Thompson Beach


John Laycock
Property Consultant Gary J Smith Real Estate
Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 10
- Median sold price
- $782k
- Median days on market
- 19


Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 42
- Median sold price
- $845k
- Median days on market
- 12


Last 12 months
- Properties sold
- 43
- Median sold price
- $846k
- Median days on market
- 12
Agencies that specialise in Thompson Beach
Streets in Thompson Beach
- Chat Court6 properties
- Curlew Crescent8 properties
- Gannet Court7 properties
- Godwit Court5 properties
- Gull Court4 properties
- Heron Crescent22 properties
- Kestrel Crescent42 properties
- Pelican Court3 properties
- Petrel Crescent16 properties
- Plover Avenue9 properties
- Prion Court6 properties
- Ruskin Road6 properties
- Sandpiper Drive50 properties
- Shearwater Way27 properties
- Skua Court5 properties
- Stint Avenue9 properties
- Teal Crescent22 properties
- Tern Crescent6 properties
- The Esplanade94 properties
- Thompsons Beach Road3 properties
Neighbouring suburbs
Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.
Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.