Adelaide’s hottest property areas for buyers in 2026 revealed – realestate.com.au

Do you want to buy a home in 2026? This is where you have to look.

We analyzed PropTrack data to find that suburbs have seen the biggest increases in property values ​​over the past 12 months. This will give you an idea of ​​where you might see solid growth in the future.

To make your house hunting as easy as possible, we’ve broken it down by budget and geographic area to highlight the year’s top performers.

With a recent PropTrack report showing that metropolitan Adelaide is projecting growth of 6 to 9 per cent by 2026, homeowners are expected to experience another solid year of value growth.

This is where you need to look to get in on the action in 2026.

Less than $600,000

According to PropTrack, those looking to buy in the north on this budget should focus on Kilburn units, which increased by 45 per cent last year to an average of $507,500.

Those looking to buy in the Central East and Hills area should aim for a Walkerville unit, which averages $520,000 and has grown 15.6 percent over the past year.

Rosewater units in the west are up 45.6 percent over the past year to a median of $524,000, while buyers in the south should focus on Hackham units, which are up a whopping 198.6 percent over the past year to a median of $545,000.

Magain agent Andrew Robey said this year’s value growth was represented by a series of sales of high-quality units, compared with a bundle of one-bedroom retirement units in the previous year.

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“That skews the data, but that said, even at that average price they are a great buy because they will continue to rise in value due to the fact that units are highly sought after by first-time buyers priced out of neighboring suburbs,” he said.

“If you don’t have the $700,000 to buy it there, you’re almost forced to buy this one.”

$600,000 to $800,000

There has been some solid growth in this price range, with Torrensville units showing the highest capital growth over the past year: 74.9 percent, bringing the median to $775,000.

Goodwood units in Adelaide’s central east and hills area rose 40.2 per cent to $688,500.

In the south, Hove units have seen the biggest price rise in the past year, up 37.4 per cent to $769,250.

And for buyers targeting the northern suburbs, units in Parafield Gardens have increased by 27.8 per cent to an average of $664,000.

Paul Whitney of Harris Real Estate

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Harris Real Estate agent Paul Whitney said he had been selling in the suburb for 15 years and demand had never been higher.

“The suburb has grown enormously in that time and it is one of the most multicultural areas I have ever sold in,” he said.

Goodwood Rd outside Goodwood Primary. Photo: Emma Brasier

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“I think because so many cultures all want to live in one area, it drives demand, and while it used to be quite a drive from the city, now with the urban expansion it’s not that far away.

“I don’t see any reason why an area like Parafield Gardens should see any kind of decline.”

$800,000 to $1.5 million

For those with a budget of $800,000 to $1.5 million, Glenside units in Adelaide’s central east and hills region saw the biggest jump in the past 12 months, up 55.1 per cent to a median of $860,725.

Greenwith was the north star, growing 30.3 percent to an average of $945,000.

Trott Park homes were the top performers in the south, up 29.4 per cent last year to $965,000.

While in Adelaide’s western suburbs, Ovingham homes were the real winners, up 40.6 per cent to an average of $1,005 million.

Real estate agent Vincent Doran at a house he is selling in Ovingham. Photo: Tim Joy

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Crawford Doran agent Vincent Doran said some big house prices had pushed the median up, and the suburb’s small size had fueled demand.

“It’s zoned for North Adelaide Primary School, which is a difficult school to go to if you don’t live in North Adelaide, so there’s something in that, and the other thing is that because it’s such a small suburb it doesn’t attract as much attention – so it’s right next to North Adelaide, but you’re not paying the North Adelaide price, you’re still getting the same lifestyle and you’re getting all the fantastic amenities of that inner west area.”

$1.5 million+

Despite no average suburbs with a median value above $1.5 million in Adelaide’s northern data area, southern house hunters looking for an opportunity for continued appreciated growth should focus on Netherby homes, where values ​​have risen 51.9 per cent in the past year to a median of $2,301 million.

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Those looking to invest in the central east and hill region should focus on Toorak Gardens homes, which have risen 45.5 per cent to $2.7345 million.

And those looking to drop some cash in the West should focus on Tennyson homes, which are up 29.8 percent to $3.05 million.

Kate Smith from Ray White Semaphore.

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Ray White Semaphore agent Kate Smith said Tennyson homes were firmly owned and fought over when they came on the market, driving up prices.

Some waterfront properties in Tennyson.

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“It’s a small suburb and along the beach there are still some of those older, knock-down houses from the 60s or 70s that are now coming onto the market and when they do, developers pay a premium for them,” she said.

“I expect this value growth to continue, especially as the older cohort of original owners sell out and move on.”