Collinswood Property Management

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Collinswood is small, close to the city and heavily rented. The 2021 Census counted 41.5% of occupied dwellings as rented; the South Australian figure was 27.6%. Fewer than half were separate houses: townhouses and semi-detached homes made up 31.2% and flats or apartments 22.5%, and 43.3% of all homes had two bedrooms.

For a landlord, that means your property is usually one of several similar two-bedroom homes a tenant can choose from within a few streets. Presentation, a fair asking rent and quick repairs decide the number of vacant weeks. Axiom Realty leases and manages homes in neighbouring Medindie, Vale Park and Nailsworth, and looks after rentals right across Greater Adelaide.

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Collinswood Rental Market & Median Rents

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Recent market data for Collinswood (Adelaide metro) shows median house rents sit around $750 per week, while median unit rents reach approximately $450 per week. Located 4.7 km from the Adelaide CBD, the area maintains strong inquiry rates from quality long-term renters. Understanding current localised price benchmarks helps property owners price competitively and minimise vacant days between tenancies. Our experienced team monitors yield trends across Collinswood to assist landlords with strategic rent reviews. Request a free rental appraisal to see what your home could earn.

Managing Townhouses and Units in Collinswood

Strata schemes, older houses and two councils

With more than half of Collinswood’s homes attached or in blocks of flats, many rentals sit inside a strata or community scheme. Before any repair we confirm who owns the fault: the corporation looks after common property, and you look after what sits within your title. Our team stays in touch with the scheme’s manager, passes common-area faults their way and makes sure every incoming tenant holds the by-laws. We settle levies, council rates and SA Water bills from your rental income, and add no admin surcharge for doing it.

An older block of units may need attention to shared drainage, balcony rails and ageing hot water services, while a house can hide roof and gutter wear for years. Quarterly routine inspections, each written up with photographs for you, mean those jobs reach your budget early.

Two councils share Collinswood, Prospect and Port Adelaide Enfield, so your street decides which one you deal with. Altering a home’s exterior may require consent, and PlanSA’s online Code viewer lists the rules for each address. Any job with a possible approval question is put to you first, before a trade is booked. More on the service sits on our residential property management page.

Who Rents in Collinswood

Professionals, health workers and city commuters

Collinswood’s working residents lean professional. At the 2021 Census, professionals made up 34.8% of employed people, compared with 21.5% statewide, and hospitals employed 8.0% of workers, the largest single industry. One-person households were 33.6% of the total, and couples with children 49.0% of families.

After Australia, residents’ top birthplaces were India (8.0%), England and Nepal. For a two-bedroom unit, the tenants you meet are often working singles and couples, who weigh up the commute, off-street parking and a home that is ready to move into.

Getting to work without a long drive is part of the appeal. Buses on North East Road run to the city, and 6.7% of Collinswood workers rode one to work on Census day, against 3.1% statewide. The suburb’s landmark is the ABC building on North East Road, opened in 1974. The ABC is due to move to a new city site in 2031, and what follows on the Collinswood land has not been decided.

We also manage rentals in Medindie, Vale Park, Nailsworth, Walkerville and Broadview. Rent moves to your bank account in two payouts each week. Live outside South Australia? Our interstate landlord service explains how that works.

Suburb breakdown

Collinswood at a glance

Rents from Axiom’s local market notes.

Median house rent: $750; per week
Median unit rent: $450; per week
To the GPO: 4.7 km; straight line
Nearest Axiom listing: 1 km; nailsworth
Postcode: 5081; Central Adelaide

Around Collinswood

Median house rent

< $610
$610–$650
$650–$680
$680–$750
$750+

Axiom Realty near CollinswoodThe closest Axiom listings

No.	Address	Suburb	Bed · Bath · Car	Price
01	105B Main N RdNailsworthLeased	Nailsworth	1 · 1 · 0	$794 /week
02	105 Main N RdNailsworthLeased	Nailsworth	1 · 1 · 0	$2,595 /week
03	69 Northcote TerraceMedindieLeased	Medindie	1 · 1 · 1	$420 /week
04	17A Lansdowne TerraceVale ParkLeased	Vale Park	3 · 3 · 1	$1,360 /week
05	4 Darling StMedindieLeased	Medindie	4 · 1 · 2	$530 /week
06	15 Carter StThorngateLeased	Thorngate	3 · 2 · 1	$815 /week

Nothing listed in Collinswood itself right now. Join Property Watch to hear first when something comes up.

Common Collinswood Property Management FAQs

Have a Question?

It can be, if it is priced against the competition. At the 2021 Census, 43.3% of Collinswood homes had two bedrooms and 41.5% were rented, so tenants have plenty of choice. A well-kept unit with parking and reliable heating and cooling tends to let sooner and hold its tenant longer.

Collinswood is split between the City of Prospect and the Port Adelaide Enfield council, so it depends on your street, and your rates notice names the right one. We pay the rates from the rent either way, and check PlanSA before any job that may need approval.

It is too early to say. The ABC plans to move to a new site in the city in 2031. Its Collinswood land is zoned for employment use, and no rezoning application had been made by early 2026, so any change of use would need planning approval first.

Yes. We offer 100 days risk-free with no lock-in, and the whole service applies from the start, including photo-reported inspections, twice-weekly payouts and round-the-clock access to statements through PropertyMe.

We keep our pricing simple and transparent: an all-inclusive management fee with no admin charges or hidden extras. We’ll give you a written quote for your property, with every cost set out before you sign.

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By placing people at the heart of what we do the landlord-tenant relationship becomes a matter of genuine trust and good-will, instead of duties and responsibilities.

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