Question 1

Is Fulham a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Fulham sits in Adelaide’s inner west on the north bank of the River Torrens, defined by leafy streets and riverside parkland. Housing is largely established, with interwar cottages and mid-century bungalows alongside pockets of contemporary infill, giving the suburb a settled, low-rise feel. The community is weighted towards couple families and professionals who value outdoor life, with ready access to walking and cycling along the River Torrens Linear Park, neighbourhood shops and cafés close by, and the coast within easy reach.

About 2,920 people live in Fulham, the median age is 44 and a typical household income is $1,753 a week. Homes are mostly owner-occupied, and recent council upgrades to the Fulham Community Centre together with ongoing River Torrens projects are improving local facilities and trail connections, including investigation of a sealed pedestrian and cycle link along Fulham Park Drive and a new southern bank path with a crossing beneath South Road. Whether Fulham suits you comes down to what you want from a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Fulham?

Accepted Answer

Buying a house in Fulham sits well above local incomes. At a median house price of $1,459,500, that works out to about 16.0 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which puts buying well above what people locally were earning at that time.

If you plan to rent, a house rent of $750 a week would take about 42.8% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a large share, while a unit rent of $485 a week would take about 27.7% of that weekly income, a moderate share. On these figures, renting a house looks more stretched against local incomes than renting a unit; whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

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 Fulham a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

For someone weighing Fulham as an investment, the past year shows solid movement on both prices and rents for houses. Median house values rose 6.2% over the 12 months, while the rent a house earns increased faster, up 8.7%, and unit rents rose 5.4% over the same period.

Put simply, houses delivered both capital growth and larger rental growth in the last year, while units saw a smaller rent increase. Whether that balance suits your goals depends on whether you prioritise rental income or capital growth and on your personal circumstances.

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	$1.46M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	6.2%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	12	2
Median days on market Past 12 months	68	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$750	$485
Change in rent Past 12 months	8.7%	5.4%

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