Suburb overview
Adelaide is an inner-city suburb of Adelaide, Australia, with a population of approximately 18,202, making it a smaller community. Located 0 km from the Adelaide CBD, Adelaide is a inner city area in South Australia. The median household income is $70,980 per year.
Location
Key indicators
Postcode
5000
Postcode for Adelaide, from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
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Population
18,202
Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Median weekly rent
$439/wk
Median weekly rent — as at Jan–Mar 2026, Consumer & Business Services (SA) (CC BY 4.0).
Distance to CBD
0 km
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Sale prices & yield
Median house price
$1,585,000
Median house sale price — as at Q1 2026, Valuer-General (SA) (CC BY 4.0). Figure covers suburb (metro Adelaide).
Indicative gross yield
1.4%
Estimated as current median rent × 52 ÷ current median house price. A guide only — not a guaranteed return; excludes costs, vacancy and buying expenses.
Housing
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733/mo
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Home type
3% houses
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Why people like living in Adelaide
- Close to Adelaide — roughly 0 km from the CBD, ideal for city workers.
- High-density unit mix (97% non-house dwellings) — urban, low-maintenance living.
- Cafes, restaurants and nightlife are part of the local fabric.
Who Adelaide suits
Pros and cons
Pros
- Short distance to the CBD makes commuting straightforward.
- Lifestyle access to shops, cafes and amenities.
- Established infrastructure and existing community base.
Cons
- Traffic can build during peak hours, especially on arterial roads.
- Prices may rise further as demand continues.
Investment insight
With 18,202 residents, Adelaide is one of South Australia's more populous suburbs — roughly 4.9× the state median of 3,699 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Household income of $70,980/year is 12% below the South Australia median of $80,964, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Median rent of $439/week (as at Jan–Mar 2026, Consumer & Business Services (SA)) equates to roughly $1,902/month — about 110% of the $1,733/month median mortgage repayment recorded at the 2021 Census. On those figures rental income covers most or all of the recorded repayment, but repayments on new loans have risen with interest rates since 2021, so re-run the coverage at today's rates before treating this as a cash-flow suburb. At 0 km from the Adelaide CBD, Adelaide sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks. Only 3% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 73% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
Investment tip
This suburb suits investors prioritising tenant demand over capital-cost efficiency. Rents are supported by proximity to amenities, but strata fees and entry prices can eat into yield. At the 2021 Census, local rents consumed roughly 29% of household income — a dated but useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
Adelaide vs South Australia median
How Adelaide stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Adelaide sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Adelaide | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18,202 | 3,699 | +392% |
| Median household income | $70,980/yr | $80,964/yr | -12% |
| Median rent (weekly, 2021 Census) | $400 | $320 | +25% |
| Median mortgage (monthly, 2021 Census) | $1,733 | $1,616 | +7% |
| Distance to CBD | 0 km | 13 km | -100% |
| Separate houses | 3% | 73% | -70pp |
Investor checklist
Pre-inspection briefing for Adelaide — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
- Market depth: 18,202 residents — 492% of the SA suburb median (3,699).
- Purchasing power: median household income $70,980/year (-12% vs South Australia suburb median of $80,964).
- Cash-flow coverage (2021 Census): $400/week rent (≈ $1,733/month) covered ~100% of the $1,733/month median mortgage at the 2021 Census — verify against current rents and rates.
- CBD access: 0 km straight-line from Adelaide (state suburb median 13 km).
- Dwelling mix: 3% separate houses — unit-heavy market (vs 73% state median).
- Rate stress-test: budget ~$173/month extra for a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise on top of the $1,733/month median repayment.
- Tenant rent burden: 29% of the median household income is spent on rent — within normal range.
Investment strategy
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Adelaide's 18,202-person market and $70,980 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage at the 2021 Census: $400/week (~$1,733/month) covered 100% of the $1,733/month median mortgage, a shortfall of just $0/month. Both rents and repayments have moved since 2021 — verify current figures, though this suburb has historically leaned cash-flow-friendly.
Only 3% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 73% SA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
Risk factors
- Interest-rate sensitivity: the $1,733/month median mortgage in Adelaide means a 1-percentage-point RBA rate rise could add roughly $173/month to repayments, reducing buyer borrowing capacity and cooling prices.
- Strata exposure: only 3% of dwellings in Adelaide are separate houses, so most investment stock is apartments or townhouses subject to body-corporate fees, sinking-fund levies and competing supply from new developments.
- Regulatory risk: changes to Australian tax settings (negative gearing, CGT discount, foreign-buyer surcharges, land-tax thresholds) could reshape after-tax returns in Adelaide regardless of local market conditions.
- Market cycle risk: property markets are cyclical, so stress-test your projections in Adelaide with a 10–15% price pullback scenario before committing capital — returns to date are not a guarantee of future performance.
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Capital-growth expectations for Adelaide are modest for 2026 — incomes 12% below the SA median of $80,964 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. At the 2021 Census, rental coverage ran at ~100% of the typical mortgage ($1,733/month rent vs $1,733/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. Verify against current rents and rates. Overall investor sentiment for Adelaide is balanced heading into the second half of 2026, based on its income, rent and mortgage profile relative to the South Australia median.
Frequently asked questions
Is Adelaide a good suburb for investment?
Whether Adelaide suits you depends on your strategy, but the fundamentals are concrete: a population of 18,202, a median household income of $70,980/year and median weekly rent of $400. Weigh those against your goal — cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — each of which we break down with suburb-specific ABS numbers elsewhere on this page.
What drives property demand in Adelaide?
The main demand drivers in Adelaide are proximity to Adelaide (0 km), a median household income of $70,980/year, a dwelling mix that is 3% separate houses. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand.
What is the population of Adelaide?
Adelaide has a usual resident population of approximately 18,202, compared with a South Australia suburb median of 3,699 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
How far is Adelaide from the Adelaide CBD?
Adelaide sits 0 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Adelaide employment nodes.
What is the median rent in Adelaide?
The median weekly rent in Adelaide is $439 (as at Jan–Mar 2026, Consumer & Business Services (SA)), equating to approximately $22,828/year in gross rental income. Confirm against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
What is the typical mortgage repayment in Adelaide?
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Adelaide is $1,733, or approximately $20,796/year (vs $1,616/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
Is Adelaide cash-flow positive for investors?
A median weekly rent of $400 works out to $1,733/month, covering 100% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,733/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $-0/month, so on these numbers Adelaide leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
What are the main risks of investing in Adelaide?
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,733 median mortgage, a unit-heavy dwelling mix (3% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, the broader South Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
How we built this Adelaide profile
The population figure on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census. The postcode comes from a community postcode dataset cross-checked against Australia Post. The dwelling mix is from the ABS 2021 Census. The median household income is the ABS 2021 Census median weekly household income, annualised. Distance to the CBD is calculated from the suburb's ABS centroid. The Census median rent and mortgage figures are 2021 figures and are labelled as such wherever they appear — they are five years old and have moved substantially since. The current median weekly rent in Key indicators is a genuine recent figure from Consumer & Business Services (SA) (Jan–Mar 2026), published under a Creative Commons licence and dated on the page. The median sale price shown comes from Valuer-General (SA) (Q1 2026), published under a Creative Commons licence and dated on the page. We do not publish an investment score or school/park counts for this suburb. See our methodology and data sources for exactly what's measured and what's estimated.