Located in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area, Birdwood is a small locality (postcode 5234). The area has roughly 1,376 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $91K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
Birdwood has a median house price of $777,000, which has jumped by 13.4% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $465. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,602.
Birdwood is served by 2 schools, including 1 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 996, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is below average at 2,398 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 3.1% (moderate yield). Property prices are near the state median ($777K/$950K). The price-to-income ratio of 8.5x is considered moderate. House prices have moved +13.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.