Capital-growth ranking · Greater Adelaide
By the measured 12-month change in the published median house price, the ten fastest growing Greater Adelaide suburbs are Bellevue Heights, Coromandel Valley, Athelstone, Willunga, West Beach, Hackham West, Hillcrest, Para Hills West, Gawler South and South Brighton.
Updated 1 October 2026. Medians for the latest published quarter (updated October 2026). Ranked from 183 Greater Adelaide suburbs.
The ten, in order
Bellevue Heights (5050) is about 12 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 24.9% over 12 months to $1,240,000, the largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 2,712 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
Coromandel Valley (5051) is about 13 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 24.7% over 12 months to $1,210,000, the 2nd largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 4,380 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
Athelstone (5076) is about 11 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 24.2% over 12 months to $1,139,000, the 3rd largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 9,601 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
Willunga (5172) is about 39 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 23.8% over 12 months to $1,237,500, the 4th largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 2,445 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
West Beach (5024) is about 9 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 23.6% over 12 months to $1,808,000, the 5th largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 5,175 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
Hackham West (5163) is about 25 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 23.4% over 12 months to $785,000, the 6th largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 3,620 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
Hillcrest (5086) is about 8 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 23.2% over 12 months to $989,250, the 7th largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 3,659 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
Para Hills West (5096) is about 15 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 22.8% over 12 months to $890,000, the 8th largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 3,295 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
Gawler South (5118) is about 38 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 22.6% over 12 months to $840,000, the 9th largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 2,618 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
South Brighton (5048) is about 13 km from the Adelaide CBD. The median house price rose 22.5% over 12 months to $1,580,000, the 10th largest rise in Greater Adelaide, measured on the same sales as the median. 2,763 people lived there at the 2021 Census.
| # | Suburb | 12-month change | Median house price | Km to CBD | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellevue Heights 5050 | +24.9% | $1,240,000 | 12 | View profile → |
| 2 | Coromandel Valley 5051 | +24.7% | $1,210,000 | 13 | View profile → |
| 3 | Athelstone 5076 | +24.2% | $1,139,000 | 11 | View profile → |
| 4 | Willunga 5172 | +23.8% | $1,237,500 | 39 | View profile → |
| 5 | West Beach 5024 | +23.6% | $1,808,000 | 9 | View profile → |
| 6 | Hackham West 5163 | +23.4% | $785,000 | 25 | View profile → |
| 7 | Hillcrest 5086 | +23.2% | $989,250 | 8 | View profile → |
| 8 | Para Hills West 5096 | +22.8% | $890,000 | 15 | View profile → |
| 9 | Gawler South 5118 | +22.6% | $840,000 | 38 | View profile → |
| 10 | South Brighton 5048 | +22.5% | $1,580,000 | 13 | View profile → |
A dash means the suburb’s own page publishes no figure. “Area” marks an ABS statistical-area median.
Ranks 11 to 15 on the same rule, for a shortlist that runs past the ten.
Common questions
By the measured 12-month change in the median house price, the largest rises in Greater Adelaide were in Bellevue Heights (+24.9% to $1,240,000), Coromandel Valley (+24.7% to $1,210,000) and Athelstone (+24.2% to $1,139,000). Prices are the SA Government's quarterly suburb medians. A change beyond 25% in a year is left out as a small-sample artefact, and the ranking is drawn from 183 suburbs with a measured change.
We do not predict which suburbs will boom, and a rise over the last 12 months says what happened, not what will. What we can show is measured. Among the suburbs on this page, the largest measured rises over the last 12 months were Bellevue Heights (+24.9%), Coromandel Valley (+24.7%) and Athelstone (+24.2%). The change is the 12-month movement in the median house price on the same sales as the median, for the latest published quarter (updated October 2026), and a change beyond 25% is left out as a small-sample artefact. The SA growth ranking, linked below, lists every suburb with a measured change.
None of the 15 Greater Adelaide suburbs at the top of this ranking has a published median house price under $500,000. The lowest among them is Elizabeth Park at $680,000. Prices are the SA Government's quarterly suburb medians. A median is the middle sale, so some houses in these suburbs sold for less than it.
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