rent rabbit tenant opportunity report reveals top 20 tenant friendly suburbs within commuting distance of adelaides cbd

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The quarterly Rent Rabbit Tenant Opportunity Report identifies the top 20 suburbs where tenants can find affordable rents in decent suburbs that are within commuting distance of the CBD.

To make sure suburbs are suitable for families, only house markets are considered – unit markets are excluded. To further ensure markets are tenant-friendly, suburbs are excluded if their SA3 is more than 100km from the CBD and their SEIFA score is lower than 4.

(For more information on SA3s and SEIFA, see the FAQ on p9.)

That leaves a small list of Adelaide suburbs. To establish a top 20 ranking, these suburbs are then ranked based on weekly rental rates (from lowest to highest).

All the suburbs had a median weekly rent of $500 or below, while most were located within 10km of the CBD.

Rent Rabbit co-founder Ben Pretty said life is tough right now for tenants on average incomes.

“Vacancy rates are low in many parts of Adelaide and landlords are responding by jacking up rental rates,” he said.

“I really feel for tenants who are being forced out of their homes and suburbs, especially when they have kids who are forced to change schools.

“The Rent Rabbit Tenant Opportunity Report aims to help everyday tenants identify rental markets that are affordable, while also being liveable and commutable. That way, they can focus on raising their families and building their lives, without having to worry about whether they can afford to pay their bills.”

Top 20 ranking

RankSuburbPostcodeDistance to Adelaide*Median Weekly Rent
1Mount Barker525129km$410
2Klemzig50876km$420
3Happy Valley515922km$420
4Dernancourt507517km$425
5Broadview50833km$430
6West Croydon50089km$430
7Mawson Lakes509512km$440
8Woodville West50119km$440
9Greenacres50866km$440
10Paradise507510km$450
11Campbelltown507410km$450
12Torrensville50316km$450
13Rostrevor507310km$450
14Prospect50823km$455
15Brooklyn Park50326km$460
16Flinders Park50259km$460
17Plympton50386km$460
18Magill507210km$480
19Pasadena50427km$480
20Tranmere507310km$500

* ‘Distance to Adelaide’ is not the average distance of the suburb to Adelaide but the average distance of the suburb’s ‘SA3’ (a technical term the Australian Bureau of Statistics uses to define a cluster of suburbs) to Adelaide.

Key stats on the top 20 suburbs

  1. The house market of Mount Barker
Median weekly rent – January 2021$380
Median weekly rent – January 2022$410
Change in annual rent7.9%
SEIFA score5
  1. The house market of Klemzig
Median weekly rent – January 2021$400
Median weekly rent – January 2022$420
Change in annual rent5.0%
SEIFA score5
  1. The house market of Happy Valley
Median weekly rent – January 2021$385
Median weekly rent – January 2022$420
Change in annual rent9.1%
SEIFA score7
  1. The house market of Dernancourt
Median weekly rent – January 2021$395
Median weekly rent – January 2022$425
Change in annual rent7.6%
SEIFA score8
  1. The house market of Broadview
Median weekly rent – January 2021$395
Median weekly rent – January 2022$430
Change in annual rent8.9%
SEIFA score6
  1. The house market of West Croydon
Median weekly rent – January 2021$400
Median weekly rent – January 2022$430
Change in annual rent7.5%
SEIFA score5
  1. The house market of Mawson Lakes
Median weekly rent – January 2021$410
Median weekly rent – January 2022$440
Change in annual rent7.3%
SEIFA score8
  1. The house market of Woodville West
Median weekly rent – January 2021$400
Median weekly rent – January 2022$440
Change in annual rent10.0%
SEIFA score4
  1. The house market of Greenacres
Median weekly rent – January 2021$400
Median weekly rent – January 2022$440
Change in annual rent10.0%
SEIFA score4
  1. The house market of Paradise
Median weekly rent – January 2021$390
Median weekly rent – January 2022$450
Change in annual rent15.4%
SEIFA score5
  1. The house market of Campbelltown
Median weekly rent – January 2021$440
Median weekly rent – January 2022$450
Change in annual rent2.3%
SEIFA score4
  1. The house market of Torrensville
Median weekly rent – January 2021$430
Median weekly rent – January 2022$450
Change in annual rent4.7%
SEIFA score6
  1. The house market of Rostrevor
Median weekly rent – January 2021$450
Median weekly rent – January 2022$450
Change in annual rent0.0%
SEIFA score8
  1. The house market of Prospect
Median weekly rent – January 2021$435
Median weekly rent – January 2022$455
Change in annual rent4.6%
SEIFA score8
  1. The house market of Brooklyn Park
Median weekly rent – January 2021$400
Median weekly rent – January 2022$460
Change in annual rent15.0%
SEIFA score4
  1. The house market of Flinders Park
Median weekly rent – January 2021$425
Median weekly rent – January 2022$460
Change in annual rent8.2%
SEIFA score6
  1. The house market of Plympton
Median weekly rent – January 2021$430
Median weekly rent – January 2022$460
Change in annual rent7.0%
SEIFA score5
  1. The house market of Magill
Median weekly rent – January 2021$450
Median weekly rent – January 2022$480
Change in annual rent6.7%
SEIFA score7
  1. The house market of Pasadena
Median weekly rent – January 2021$465
Median weekly rent – January 2022$480
Change in annual rent3.2%
SEIFA score7
  1. The house market of Tranmere
Median weekly rent – January 2021$450
Median weekly rent – January 2022$500
Change in annual rent11.1%
SEIFA score9

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