Finder’s Property Investment Index Adelaide

Find out which suburbs are forecasted for high price growth in Adelaide.

Australians love property, but for many, figuring out where to invest is the hardest part. Finder's Property Investment Index uses a range of data inputs to predict price growth in each suburb across Australia's major cities. Property Investment Index pages for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart are also available.

Key takeaways

  • As of February 2025, the following suburbs have the highest potential for price growth:
  • Houses: Payneham(92.5/100) , Hazelwood Park(92.2/100) , St Morris(91.9/100)
  • Units: Woodforde(96.2/100), Rostrevor(94.4/100), Felixstow(92.92/100)

Adelaide Australia

What is the Property Investment Index?

The Property Investment Index is a model that ranks suburbs based on their investment potential. Suburbs are scored out of 100, with 100 indicating very high predicted price growth and 0 indicating very low or negative predicted price growth.

The final score is calculated based on 3 factors:

  • Market demand (maximum 50 points): This is based on sales turnover, average days on market, vacancy rates, building approvals and distance to the CBD.
  • Population (maximum 40 points): This is based on population, population growth, income, income growth and unemployment rates.
  • Property (maximum 25 points): This is based on historical property price growth and current property prices.

An additional 15 points are given to suburbs that have had at least 1 property sale over the past 12 months. The number of points for each suburb is capped at 100.

The index is intended to be an indicator of relative price growth, rather than of property prices themselves. A high score does not necessarily mean that a suburb will have the highest house prices but that we can expect strong growth in that area.

Note: The methodology was adjusted in August 2024 to remove all suburbs which do not have currently available CoreLogic sale price data for houses or units, as applicable. This has resulted in a number of smaller and more regional areas with few property sales not receiving a score. These areas will appear again once CoreLogic reports sale price data for those areas.

Houses

Top scoring suburbs by price point

Units

Top scoring suburbs by price point

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How the Index works

Finder's Property Investment Index uses a range of data inputs to predict price growth in each suburb across Australia's major cities. These data inputs are weighted to produce a score out of 100, with 100 indicating very high predicted price growth and 0 indicating very low or negative predicted price growth.

Apart from the weighted inputs listed below, an additional 15 points are given to suburbs that have had at least 1 property sale over the past 12 months.

Investor activity in South Australia

Prior to the pandemic, investor activity in South Australia had generally been falling. When COVID hit, investor home loans dropped initially but were relatively unaffected by the pandemic compared to Victoria and New South Wales. In the second half of 2021, investor activity saw historical growth. In September 2024, investor loans in South Australia hit a record high of $713 million, reflecting a 1.6% month-on-month increase and a 36.3% rise compared to the same period the previous year.

The data also shows investors are beginning to take on more of the market from owner occupiers. In January 2021, investor loans made up 24% of all home loans, but that figure has now grown to 57% in September 2024.

According to recent data, the median sale price in Adelaide is $519,200, an increase of 20.1% year on year.

Property sentiment in Adelaide

About 59% of Adelaide residents expect property prices in their local area to increase in the next 12 months, according to Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker. This includes 18% who think price growth will be significant. On the other hand, 17% believe prices in their area will fall over the next year.



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Graham Cooke is Finder’s Head of Consumer Research, overseeing data analysis on consumer spending and saving habits. He is a passionate advocate for financial literacy and consumer rights, regularly appearing on major TV networks like ABC News and 7 News, and contributing to top outlets like Yahoo Finance and Money Magazine. Graham holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Nanotech and Physics, as well as Tier 1 and Tier 2 certifications (RG 146) that comply with ASIC standards. See full bio

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