Suburb profile

Tonsley SA 5042

Tonsley is located in the Adelaide South region of South Australia, postcode 5042. It has 1,371 properties across 51 streets. Explore every street in Tonsley, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Tonsley

Tonsley, SA 5042, sits in Adelaide South and neighbours Bedford Park, Clovelly Park, Mitchell Park and St Marys. Its 51 streets hold 1,371 properties, 910 of them houses and 461 units.

Census figures are for Mitchell Park, which had 16,516 residents, a median age of 37 and an average household of 2.3 people. Median household income was $1,307 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,603 a month and the median rent $310 a week. Of 6,902 dwellings, 4,279 were separate houses, 2,437 semi-detached and 157 flats; 1,828 were owned outright, 2,043 owned with a mortgage and 2,704 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Tonsley

  • 16,516Peoplelive in the area
  • 37Median ageyears
  • $1,307Median household incomea week
  • $310Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses4,279
  • Townhouses and semis2,437
  • Flats and apartments157

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,603a month
  • Household size2.3people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,828Owned with a mortgage 2,043Rented 2,704Other 327

For sale and rent in Tonsley

Sam BennettSam Bennett
Updated 11 hours ago

$795,000-$850,000

32 Swan Court, Tonsley SA 5042

3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 car space 188 m² land House

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Troy LawTroy Law

$729,000 - $769,000

5 Florence Lane, Tonsley SA 5042

2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 car space 65 m² land Townhouse

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Properties in Tonsley

Schools in Tonsley

  • Australian Science and Mathematics School - Tonsley Technical College

    GovernmentSecondary

Local agents in Tonsley

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Streets in Tonsley

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.