Longwood SA 5153
Longwood is in Adelaide Hills LGA, SA, postcode 5153, with population 325.
Usable evidence
Longwood is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Population growth, and Building approvals. Treat Crime, Schools, and Hospitals as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.
Longwood rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
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Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Longwood rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $650/wk.
Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
Longwood is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Population growth, and Building approvals. Treat Crime, Schools, and Hospitals as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.
Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.
Property prices, Market rent, Population growth, Building approvals
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Crime, Schools, Hospitals, Transport
Longwood currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Compare it against a contrasting suburb before turning it into a decision.
Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Schools, Transport
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Longwood SA
Longwood is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area (postcode 5153). With a population of 325, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $122K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Longwood is $1.2 million, having surged 30.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.
From an investment perspective, Longwood offers a gross rental yield of 2.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.2M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 10.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +30.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Longwood is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area (postcode 5153). With a population of 325, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $122K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% 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, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Longwood is $1.2 million, having surged 30.7% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,950.
From an investment perspective, Longwood offers a gross rental yield of 2.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.2M/$950K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 10.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +30.7% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Longwood FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Longwood in?
Longwood is in the Adelaide Hills Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5153. Council-level context for Adelaide Hills 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 Longwood?
The current median house price in Longwood, SA is $1.2M, 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 Longwood?
The median weekly rent in Longwood is $650/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Longwood?
Rent-pressure candidate: Longwood rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 Longwood a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Longwood show: Low Yield, Above 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 Longwood?
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 Longwood 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.