Adelaide Hills Council, SA

Adelaide Hills Council is an administrative unit of the South Australian government. It’s the governing body for a generally rural area, stretching from Mount Bold Reservoir in the north to just south of Adelaide.

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Adelaide Hills has a concentration of jobs with the most common occupations being professional 28.7%, manager 16.1%, technician and trades worker 12.9%, clerical and administrative worker 12.2% and service workers 10%.

In 15-year-olds and over in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills, the median weekly personal income is $741. Of the 5,846 occupied private dwellings in Adelaide Hills, 95.9% of them are separate houses, 2.2% are semi-detached townhouses, 0.9% are flats or apartments and 0.3% are other types.

The Adelaide Hills property market has been growing steadily as more people are drawn to its natural beauty and some of the best wine-making regions in the world. Explore the data on this page to understand whether this market provides good ROI opportunities for property investors.

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Capital Growth Heatmap

Property Market Snapshot

This page provides an overview of the LGA real estate market. The data in this snapshot illustrates typical price, median rent and gross yield metrics for this council area. You are able to drill down to suburb-level data and charts which visualise these 3 key metrics as well as other important indicators in the dashboard section that follows.

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Typical Price for houses in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in house values. Council area house prices are calculated by averaging Typical Price of all suburbs within the area. Typical Price is a more accurate metric than Median Price.

Rent 

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Median Weekly Rent for houses in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in rental prices. Calculated via median value formula applied to rental prices from online listings.

Yield 

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Yearly Gross Yield for houses in this council area. Calculated by multiplying the Median Rent by 52 and dividing the resulting value by Typical Price. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in Gross Yield for houses.

Buy 

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Typical Price for units in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in unit values. Council area house prices are calculated by averaging Typical Price of all suburbs within the area. Typical Price is a more accurate metric than Median Price.

Rent 

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Median Weekly Rent for units in this council area. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in rental prices. Calculated via median value formula applied to rental prices from online listings.

Yield 

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Yearly Gross Yield for units in this council area. Calculated by multiplying the Median Rent by 52 and dividing the resulting value by Typical Price. Percent changes indicate Year on Year growth or decline in Gross Yield for units.

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This chart illustrates historical and projected quarterly typical price and number of sales, which are depicted as blue lines and green bars respectively. Council areas with average sales above 30/quarter and suburbs with sales above 7/quarter commonly produce high confidence forecasts.
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This chart shows historical and projected median rent and number of rentals, depicted as red lines and grey bars respectively. In many markets Rent prices lag the Typical Price by 1-2 years.
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This chart presents the gross rental yield, which is the value you generate from an investment property, represented as a percentage. The higher the percentage the better. Yield that is trending down frequently highlights a high demand market.
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Yield chart
This graph represents the dwelling demand profile for the LGA/suburb, which tends to correlate with the tenant preference for property type and number of bedrooms. Target dwelling type and number of bedrooms with the highest number of sales.
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Demand chart
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The chart below shows the proportion of units to houses in this area. Generally speaking the fewer units there are, the better.
unit to houses pie charts
The pie chart below shows the percentage of renters to owners in an area. Generally speaking the more owners the better.
Renters to owners pie chart
The chart below shows the IRSAD score for the area. IRSAD stands for the Index of Relative Advantage and Disadvantage. The higher the index, the more well off the population is in the area.
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IRSAD chart
This graph shows online search interest for sale and rent listings. The black line(s) represents the search index, which is the ratio of LGA/suburb searches to the state average. Value of 5 signifies that Buy/Rent searches are at state average. Be wary of areas with SI below 3.
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Index chart
This chart plots the annual percent change in typical prices for all suburbs in this LGA. Suburbs that cross the red (zero) line more than 3 times present poor capital growth opportunities.
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GRC chart

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Supply

Stock on Market

Inventory

Hold Period

The most important metric for understanding the supply of homes in a given market. Stock on Market (SoM) is represented by bars which show the number of listings per month, and by a line which indicates the percentage of listed homes compared to the total number of dwellings in the area (SoM Percentage). A higher stock on market indicates a greater supply of properties.
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SOM chart
Inventory levels indicate the amount of stock available in relation to average monthly sales. Inventory levels above 3 months indicate a sizeable amount of stock available, while lower levels indicate diminishing supply. Decreasing inventory level trend can signal that prices may increase in the future.
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Inventory chart
Average number of years properties are re-sold in the area. The higher the value, the lower is the supply in the property market. Changing trend can act as a lead indicator to price increases / decreases.
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Hold chart
Demand

Days on Market

Vacancy Rate

Clearance Rate

The Days on Market metric shows how long, on average, it takes for listed properties to be sold. A higher number of days means that there is less demand for properties. Measured in days.
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DOM chart
Monthly vacancies (bar) and Vacancy Rates (line) in the area. Vacancy rates serve as a rental market demand indicator. Lower vacancy rates point to greater demand in the rental market. Decreasing vacancy rates can act as a lead indicator to both rental and sale price increases.
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Inventory chart
Auction clearance rates in the area. The higher the clearance rate, the greater is the demand in the market. This metric is most useful at LGA level. Some high density suburbs with active markets can also have good quality clearance rate data. However, this metric is somewhat sparse for 80% of suburbs.
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Auction chart

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Property Market in Adelaide Hills Council, SA

What other property markets are there near Adelaide Hills Council, SA?

Adelaide Hills Council is surrounded by 6 other council areas – Onkaparinga, Mitcham, Playford, Mid Murray, Burnside, Mount Barker.

How many people live in Adelaide Hills Council, SA?

There are approximately 39000 people living in roughly 15500 dwellings in total, with an average household size of 2.7.

What are current and planned infrastructure projects in Adelaide Hills Council, SA?

Among the main projects, there are Draft Asset Management Plan – Bridges, Crafers Pocket Park, Upgrades for Carripook Park, Bridgewater.
You can find more information on the Southern Australia Government website.

What major retailers are there in Adelaide Hills Council, SA?

There are main retailers such as Oak Plaza, Wattle Park Shopping Centre, Aldgate Village Shopping Centre, Adelaide Central Plaza Shopping Centre, Rundle Mall.

What is the main industry in Adelaide Hills Council, SA?

Such sectors as Health Care and Social Assistance, Education and Training, retail Trade, Construction, Manufacturing take the largest part of the employment.

What are the dominant demographic groups in Adelaide Hills Council, SA?

Among approximately 39000 people in Adelaide Hills Council males and females make roughly 50% of each group. The median age of people is 44 years. Children aged 0-14 years account for approximately 19% of the population, and those aged 65+ years account for 18%.

How is unemployment rate trending in Adelaide Hills Council, SA?

Among approximately 20500 people employed, roughly 55% work full-time, 37% work part-time, and an estimated 5% are unemployed.

Suburbs/localities in this Local Government Area: Adelaide 5000, Keswick Terminal 5035, North Oakbank 5243, Paracombe 5132, Piccadilly 5151, Rostrevor 5073, Scott Creek 5153, Stirling 5152, Summertown 5141, Teringie 5072, Upper Hermitage 5131, Upper Sturt 5156, Uraidla 5142, Verdun 5245, Bridgewater 5155, Woodforde 5072, Woodside 5244, Kenton Valley 5233, Carey Gully 5144, Castambul 5076, Chain Of Ponds 5231, Charleston 5244, Cherryville 5134, Cleland 5152, Crafers 5152, Crafers West 5152, Cromer 5235, Cudlee Creek 5232, Dorset Vale 5157, Ashton 5137, Forest Range 5139, Forreston 5233, Greenhill 5140, Gumeracha 5233, Hay Valley 5252, Heathfield 5153, Horsnell Gully 5141, Houghton 5131, Inglewood 5133, Ironbank 5153, Balhannah 5242, Kersbrook 5231, Lenswood 5240, Lobethal 5241, Longwood 5153, Basket Range 5138, Lower Hermitage 5131, Marble Hill 5137, Aldgate 5154, Millbrook 5231, Montacute 5134, Mount George 5155, Mylor 5153, Norton Summit 5136

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