Question 1

Is St Agnes a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

St Agnes is a leafy, family-oriented suburb in Adelaide's north-eastern foothills. Established streets with garden-filled blocks feature older brick and weatherboard homes alongside infill and low-rise units, creating a settled but evolving character. Residents have easy access to reserves, walking tracks, local shops and schools, while the Tea Tree Plaza interchange and the O-Bahn provide straightforward public transport. The community's median age is 44 and households are mainly owner-occupied.

Local projects include SA Water's conversion of properties from the community wastewater system to mains sewer, with low-pressure connections completed and new pumping-station works. The council is upgrading open space, with Whinnen Reserve in the playspace program and Doxiadis Reserve given a playground renewal, and the Tea Tree Gully BMX facility has received track funding with floodlighting proposed. Whether St Agnes suits you depends on whether that mix of established housing, reserves and local works fits what you want.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in St Agnes?

Accepted Answer

Buying a house in St Agnes sits well above what local households earned at the last Census: the median house price of $927,500 is about 11.5 times a typical local household's annual income as recorded at the most recent Census. Renting a house would also take a large share of local income — the average house rent of $640 a week is about 41.1% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census. On these figures, renting already consumes a large portion of a local household's income while buying sits well above local incomes; which matters most depends on whether you plan to rent or buy.

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 St Agnes a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

The clearest movement in St Agnes over the past 12 months was on the house market: median house values rose 7.0%, a solid increase. House rents rose 3.6% over the same period, a modest gain, so house prices have grown more strongly than the rent those houses earn. If capital growth is your priority the value change is the larger movement; if rental income matters more to you, note that rents have only edged up moderately. Whether that makes St Agnes the right investment for you depends on your own goals and 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	$928K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	7.0%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	16	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	52	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$640	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	3.6%	N/A

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