Question 1

Is Edwardstown a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Edwardstown is an established southern suburb of Adelaide with a practical, working-suburb character where quiet residential streets sit alongside light industrial and commercial pockets. Housing ranges from weatherboard cottages and postwar brick homes to newer townhouses and infill, so the area appeals to long-term locals and newer buyers. Local life centres on small shopping strips, neighbourhood parks and community facilities, and public transport including Edwardstown railway station on the Seaford and Flinders lines links the suburb with the city and surrounding areas.

Edwardstown has 4,514 residents and a median age of 37. Families are dominated by couple households, which together make up about four in five families, and homes are slightly more often owner-occupied than rented (55.0% owner-occupied, 44.9% rented). Major roadwork is underway as part of the Department for Infrastructure and Transport’s Raglan Avenue, Edward Street and South Road upgrade, including a new link road to remove a dog-leg at Edward Street, and the suburb has been selected as the site for a new ambulance station. Whether Edwardstown suits you will depend on the kind of access and community you want.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Edwardstown?

Accepted Answer

On these figures, buying in Edwardstown looks stretched against local incomes at the last Census. A median house price of $1,000,000 is about 14.1 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, and the median unit price of $831,000 is about 11.8 times that income. If you are renting, the average house rent of $650 a week would take roughly 47.8% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, while the average unit rent of $500 a week would take about 36.8%.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Edwardstown a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Unit values in Edwardstown jumped 41.6% over the past 12 months, a very large rise, while house values increased 12.1%, a strong gain. On the rental side, unit rents rose 11.1%, a strong increase, and house rents were up 5.7%, a solid rise. In short, units have been the stronger performer this year for both capital growth and rental income.

For someone weighing Edwardstown as an investment, the value figures point to capital growth and the rent figures point to rental income, and the numbers above show units outpaced houses on both measures over the last year. Whether that balance suits your goals and circumstances is for you to judge.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1M	$831K
Change in value Past 12 months	12.1%	41.6%
Sold Past 3 months	19	13
Median days on market Past 12 months	51	42
Average rent Past 12 months	$650	$500
Change in rent Past 12 months	5.7%	11.1%

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