Data refreshed 7 Sep 202615,300 suburbs scoredEvery weight published

Unley

Strong outlook

SA 5061 · Unley · Data updated 7 Sep 2026 · ▲ 9 this week

Growth score 72 Top 27% of sample
Risk score 31 Low · lower is better
Stability score 88 Consistent over 10 years

Median price · 7 years

Rolling 12-month median, all dwellings

$1,150,000+7.8% past 12 months
$800k$1m
2020202120222023202420252026

What drives the growth score

Nine metrics, each benchmarked against every suburb nationally. Weighted sum equals the score.

Weights
Sales momentum18%
Strong · 74
Listing scarcity15%
Strong · 74
Rental demand14%
Strong · 85
Days on market12%
Strong · 75
Infrastructure investment11%
Strong · 81
Jobs access10%
Moderate · 52
Population growth8%
Moderate · 51
Income growth7%
Strong · 72
New supply pressure5% · negative
Low · 30

Key metrics vs benchmarks

SA column is the sample-state average; national is the whole sample.

MetricUnleySANational
Median price$1,150,000$791,250$734,203
12-month growth+7.8%+10.2%+8.4%
Gross rental yield2.3%3.5%4.0%
Vacancy rate0.8%0.9%1.3%
Days on market262231
Auction clearance73%68%62%
New supply pipelineLowModerateModerate

Risk score components

Lower is safer. Components are read independently; the score is their weighted blend.

31Low risk
New supply pipelineApproved dwellings vs existing stock
Low · 30
Employment concentrationShare of jobs in the top two industries
Low · 13
Price volatility, 5 yearsLargest peak-to-trough drawdown
Low · 16
Vacancy pressureCurrent vacancy vs 2% threshold
Low · 14
Hazard exposureFlood, bushfire and storm surge overlays
Low · 30

Who lives here

ABS Census, latest release, aggregated to suburb

9,000population 40median age 52%owner-occupied 48%renting
Owner-occupiedRenting

Unley is an established Adelaide inner-south suburb with leafy streets, heritage homes, and premium school catchments. The suburb offers blue-chip stability with consistent long-term capital growth.

On the ground

Committed projects and catalysts feeding the infrastructure and jobs metrics

  • Unley Road commercial strip
  • Mitcham Hills proximity
  • Blue-chip school catchments
  • Adelaide CBD access (3km)

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