Adelaide is a settled mid-to-large suburb in South Australia within the Adelaide local government area (postcode 5000). The area has roughly 18,202 residents and a predominantly early-career demographic, with a median age of 31. Households earn a median income of $71K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, managers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, English, Australian.
Adelaide has a median house price of $1.6 million, which has risen steeply by 40.3% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $566,000 (+8.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $554. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,733.
Adelaide is served by 11 schools, including 2 primary, 4 secondary, 4 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1086, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 rail stations, 13 tram stops, 229 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public and 3 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Adelaide LGA is higher than average at 46,561 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.6M/$980K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 22.3x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +40.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.