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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Longwood is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 325, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 17 km from the Adelaide CBD, Longwood is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $122,148 per year.
Strong household incomes in Longwood underpin solid property demand. As a regional location, growth prospects depend on local economic conditions and infrastructure investment.
Official Australia Post postcode for Longwood. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Longwood on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Longwood is a smaller community of 325 — about 9% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Median household income of $122,148/year runs 51% above the South Australia suburb median of $80,964, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median rent of $300/week (~$1,300/month) covers only 67% of the median mortgage of $1,950/month — the remaining $650/month must be funded from other income, so this suburb tilts toward capital growth rather than yield. 17 km from Adelaide places Longwood in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
How Longwood stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Longwood sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Longwood | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 325 | 3,699 | -91% |
| Median household income | $122,148/yr | $80,964/yr | +51% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $300 | $320 | -6% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,950 | $1,616 | +21% |
| Distance to CBD | 17 km | 13 km | +31% |
| Separate houses | 87% | 73% | +14pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Longwood — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 51% above the South Australia suburb median ($122,148 vs $80,964), and the 17 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In South Australia, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Moderate rental coverage: rent of $300/week covers 67% of a $1,950/month mortgage, leaving a $650/month gap that an investor bridges with equity, depreciation and tax benefits.
With 87% houses in a 325-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
Run the numbers on a Longwood property
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Create free account →Longwood enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 51% above the South Australia suburb median of $80,964 and a population of 325 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider SA market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~67% of the typical mortgage ($1,300/month rent vs $1,950/month repayment), leaving a manageable top-up for most investors. The EquitySight investment score of 60/100 places Longwood in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Longwood scores 60/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 325, median household income of $122,148/year and median weekly rent of $300. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Longwood are proximity to Adelaide (17 km), an above-state-median household income of $122,148/year, a dwelling mix that is 87% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Longwood has a usual resident population of approximately 325, compared with a South Australia suburb median of 3,699 — placing it in the lower 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.
Longwood sits 17 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $300 in Longwood, equating to approximately $15,600/year in gross rental income (state median $320/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Longwood is $1,950, or approximately $23,400/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.
A median weekly rent of $300 works out to $1,300/month, covering 67% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,950/month. That leaves a $650/month shortfall (around $7,800/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (325 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,950 median mortgage, 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.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.