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Suburb profile ·Adelaide Hills LGA · SA ·5153

Longwood SA 5153

Longwood is in Adelaide Hills LGA, SA, postcode 5153, with population 325.

Median house $1.2M +30.7% YoY
Median rent $650/wk Rent-pressure candidate
Gross yield 2.7% Low yield band
Population 325 325 local footprint
Schools No matched school data
Decision trust

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.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Rent-pressure candidate

Longwood rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.

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Development momentum

75 latest-year approvals in Adelaide Hills, +0.0% YoY; population +1.0% YoY (0.9% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Release-based suburb price series, not a live market feed

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
ABS Data by Region and processed state datasets · 2025-Q4 · Release-based series
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · release-based
Available
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q4 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

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.

Source level Suburb Confidence Good Period Q4 2025
$650/wk
Sep 2025 → Dec 2025 · 2 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Dec 2025
$1300
$650
Sep 2025Dec 2025
Evidence depth
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.

Next step

Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.

Direct
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Property prices, Market rent, Population growth, Building approvals

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
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Crime, Schools, Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Growth-momentum

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.

Recommended next step

Compare it against a contrasting suburb before turning it into a decision.

Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Decisive gaps

Schools, Transport

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.

Price history

HousesUnits

Full data detail

Longwood SA

Postcode 5153 · Adelaide Hills LGA

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.

Investment signals
Rental Yield2.7% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.2M/$950K Above Median
Affordability10.1x Stretched
Price Momentum+30.7% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.0% Stable
Development+0% Steady
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage10/10
Education10/10
Economic10/10
Disadvantage10/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$1.2M
30.7% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$300
Population
325
Demographics
Median age43
Household size3
HH income /wk$2,349
Personal income /wk$940
Mortgage /mth$1,950
Population growth (Adelaide Hills LGA)
Population (2025)42,875
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+1%
Development (Adelaide Hills LGA)
Approvals (2026)75
Houses75
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
Processed price datasets · 2025-Q4
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Q4 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
State crime dataset
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2025-Q4
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Longwood FAQ

Common questions
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.