The fastest growing suburbs in the Adelaide Hills right now
The Adelaide Hills is growing rapidly. In 2023, the Mount Barker Council published a report stating it’s building South Australia’s ‘second biggest city.’
In the next eight years, Mount Barker’s population will hit 40,000. We’ve already seen a surge of infrastructure and development projects, with much more to come.
It’s no surprise Mount Barker made the top 10 best suburbs to invest in Adelaide in 2025. But growth doesn’t just occur inside Mount Barker’s radius – it extends to all the surrounding towns in the region. This is certainly what we’re seeing on the ground as local Adelaide Hills real estate agents.
The current population in the Adelaide Hills region is 85,000 – 90,000. In the next decade, it’ll surpass 100,000.
We wrote about the most affordable and expensive suburbs, many of which are undergoing rapid growth alongside Mount Barker. In terms of median house price, these are the five fastest growing suburbs from this list:
- Aldgate: $1.59 million, up 23%
- Littlehampton: $950,000, up 21%
- Hahndorf: $1.22 million, up 20%
- Crafers: $1.4 million, up 19%
- Macclesfield: $885,000, up 18%
Suburbs like Aldgate and Crafers have always been top performers, but it’s interesting to see towns such as Macclesfield hit record year-on-year growth.
When looking at growth, it’s also important to consider the suburb size. There are towns such as Kanmantoo that are growing but with limited available stock hitting the market, the opportunities for buyers are fewer. According to realestate.com.au, Kanmantoo only had two house sales in the past 12 months vs. Mount Barker’s 487 sold properties.
Investors and aspiring homeowners should strive to find the balance between available stock and median house price growth.
It’s also important to look at suburbs where there’s land development projects. Most of the activity is happening in Mount Barker with major house + land packages, but there are other new estates in Littlehampton, Nairne, Woodside, Lobethal, and Meadows.
There are so many factors that go into choosing the right suburb to buy or invest in. This is where we come in, as your Adelaide Hills real estate partner.
With your budget, lifestyle goals and family needs, paired with our local market knowledge (suburbs, pace of growth, major developments), we’ll help you find and secure the area (and home) that’s ideal for you.
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