Question 1

Is Noarlunga Downs a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Noarlunga Downs sits beside the Onkaparinga River valley and is an outer southern Adelaide suburb of mostly single-storey homes on suburban blocks with some more recent infill. It suits people after a quieter base with easy access to the retail, rail and health services at nearby Noarlunga Centre, and there are local parks, sporting fields and river reserves for outdoor activity. Residents are a mix of families, commuters and retirees who value practical, affordable housing and straightforward road links to the coast and other southern suburbs.

Families make up the bulk of households — couple families with and without children together are about 73.7% — and Noarlunga Downs is home to 4,031 people with a median age of 39. Owner-occupation is the most common tenure at 65.4%. A large state government masterplanned housing project is under way, envisaging some 600 homes including around 80 public housing dwellings, and related works include water network upgrades, planned park and reserve improvements and a grant for outdoor learning at the local primary school. Whether that suits you will depend on what you want from a suburb.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Noarlunga Downs?

Accepted Answer

A median house in Noarlunga Downs at $705,000 works out to about 11.4 times a typical local household's annual income as recorded at the last Census, which places buying well above what people locally earned then.

Renting a house is also a significant outlay: the average house rent of $600 a week is about 50.4% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, a large share of income. If you're renting rather than buying, that rent share is the figure most relevant to you.

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 Noarlunga Downs a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values in Noarlunga Downs fell 5.3% over the past 12 months, a solid decline in the suburb's capital value for the year. Over the same period, house rents rose 3.4%, a modest increase, so rental income moved in the opposite direction to prices this year. Which of those outcomes matters most depends on whether you are prioritising capital growth or rental income.

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	$705K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	-5.3%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	80	3
Median days on market Past 12 months	46	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$600	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	3.4%	N/A

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