Looking to buy a property in 2026? Here’s where you should look.
We’ve analyzed PropTrack data to find the suburbs with the biggest price increases over the past 12 months to give you an idea of where you might see the strongest growth in the future.
To make your house hunting as easy as possible, we’ve broken it down by budget and location to highlight the year’s top performers.
With the latest PropTrack report showing that metropolitan Adelaide is forecast to grow by 6 to 9 per cent by 2026, landlords are expected to see another strong year of value growth.
Here’s where to look to get in on the action in 2026.
Less than $600,000
According to PropTrack, those looking to buy north of this budget should consider units in Kilburn, which increased 45 percent last year to $507,500 median.
Those looking to buy in the central east and hills should aim to bag a Walkerville unit, with a median price of $520,000 and a 15.6 percent increase over the past year.
Units in Rosewater, west rose 45.6 per cent last year to $524,000 median, while south buyers should target Hackham units, up 198.6 per cent last year to $545,000 median.
Andrew Robey of Magain Real Estate
Magain Real Estate agent Andrew Robey said the increase in value was represented by higher priced unit sales this year compared to the number of one-bedroom retirement homes last year.
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“That skews the data, but that means, even at that median price, they’re buying more because they’re going to continue to appreciate because the units are so sought after by first-time buyers in the neighborhoods,” he said.
“If you don’t have the $700,000 you need to buy it there, you’re almost forced to buy it.”
$600,000 to $800,000
There has been strong growth in this price point as units in Torrensville have shown the largest capital increase over the past year at 74.9 percent, taking the average to $775,000.
Goodwood units in the mid-east and Adelaide, jumped 40.2 per cent to $688,500.
In the south, Hove units had the biggest price increase over the past year – up 37.4 per cent to $769,250.
And for buyers targeting the northern suburbs, units in Parafield Gardens rose 27.8 per cent to a median of $664,000.
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Paul Whitney of Harris Real Estate
Harris Real Estate broker Paul Whitney said he has been selling in the area for 15 years and has never seen demand so high.
“The suburbs are booming at the time, and it’s one of the most multicultural areas I’ve ever sold in,” he said.
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Goodwood Rd outside Goodwood Primary. Photo: Emma Brasier
“I think that since there are so many cultures that all want to be in one place, which makes it necessary, and although it used to be to go to the city, now that there are so many cities, it is not too far from that.”
“I see no reason why a place like Parafield Gardens would see any kind of decline.”
$800,000 to $1.5m
For those with budgets of $800,000 to $1.5m, units in Glenside in Adelaide’s central east and hills saw the biggest jump in the past 12 months, up 55.1 per cent to $860,725.
Greenwith was the star of the north, with a 30.3 percent increase to a median of $945,000.
Trott Park homes were the stars of the south, rising 29.4 percent last year to $965,000.
While in Adelaide’s western suburbs, Ovingham houses were the real winners, jumping 40.6 per cent to a median of $1.005m.
Estate agent Vincent Doran at a home he is selling in Ovingham. Photo: Tim Joy
Crawford Doran agent Vincent Doran said sales of large properties had boosted the average, and that the smaller size of the suburb had helped fuel demand.
“It’s designed for North Adelaide Primary School, which is a difficult school to get into if you don’t live in North Adelaide, so it knows that, and the other thing is that because it’s a small area it’s not very attractive – so it’s close to North Adelaide but you don’t pay for North Adelaide and you get all this life in the same way, the inner-west.”
$1.5m+
Despite the absence of $1.5m+ median properties in Adelaide’s northern catchment area, southern house hunters looking for an opportunity for continued price growth should target homes in Netherby, where prices rose 51.9 per cent last year to $2.301 million.
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Those looking to invest in the central east and the hills should head to houses in Toorak Gardens, which rose 45.5 per cent to $2.7345m.
And those looking to drop some cash in the west should head to Tennyson homes, which rose 29.8 per cent to $3.05m.
Kate Smith of Ray White Semaphore.
Ray White Semaphore’s lawyer, Kate Smith, said the Tennyson homes were tightly held and contested when they came on the market, causing prices to skyrocket.
Some of Tennyson’s waterfront buildings.
“It’s a small suburb and there are still a few of those old 60s or 70s homes near the beach that have come on the market and when they do developers they pay for them,” he said.
“I would expect to see this increase in value continue, especially as that older group of original owners sell and move on.”
