Adelaide SA 5000
Adelaide is in Adelaide LGA, SA, postcode 5000, with population 18,202.
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Adelaide has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Weekly rent screens at about 72% of annual income. Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 72% of annual income. Snapshot rent $594/wk.
Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
Adelaide has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
No major visible gaps in the current status panel.
Adelaide currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Population movement supports a growth-led read.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Adelaide SA
Adelaide is a well-established suburb in South Australia within the Adelaide local government area (postcode 5000). With a population of 18,202, the suburb has a young professional 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 +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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.
The median house price in Adelaide is $1.1 million, having surged 20.9% over the past year. Units have a median price of $566,000 (+8.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $594. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. 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.
From an investment perspective, Adelaide offers a gross rental yield of 2.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 15.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +20.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Adelaide is a well-established suburb in South Australia within the Adelaide local government area (postcode 5000). With a population of 18,202, the suburb has a young professional 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 +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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.
The median house price in Adelaide is $1.1 million, having surged 20.9% over the past year. Units have a median price of $566,000 (+8.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $594. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. 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.
From an investment perspective, Adelaide offers a gross rental yield of 2.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.1M/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 15.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +20.9% year-on-year. Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Adelaide FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Adelaide in?
Adelaide is in the Adelaide Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5000. Council-level context for Adelaide LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Adelaide?
The current median house price in Adelaide, SA is $1.1M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Adelaide?
The median weekly rent in Adelaide is $594/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
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What does the rent signal say about Adelaide?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 72% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Adelaide a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Adelaide show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Adelaide?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Adelaide data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.