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Bradbury SA 5153

Bradbury is in Adelaide Hills LGA, SA, postcode 5153, with population 178.

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$2.4M
+100.2% YoY
2014 → 2026 · 8 periods
ABS + state medians
$2.4M
$412K
2014 2026
Why it fits

Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks.

Median house
$2.4M
House median, latest period
100.2%YoY D10 vs AU
Median rent
$350/wk
Market rent signal
D8 vs AU
Gross yield
0.8%
Low yield band
D1 vs AU
Population
42,875
43K via Adelaide Hills LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
2,235
130 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$2,093/wk (-$108,851/yr) · interest-only @ 6.4%, 80% LVR
Value vs advantage+62% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 10)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investor profile

Who invests in Bradbury

Owner-occupied 92%Rented 8%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7.1%
313 of 656 landlords
Avg rental loss$6,975/yr
Landlords (rental income)656
Reported capital gains513
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

92% of homes here are owner-occupied and 8% rented, with 7% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

92% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 0.8% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

141%
of household income to service a new loan
32.0 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $11,723/mo vs median rent $1,517/mo (+673% · +$2355/wk)

If rates move

At 4.2%: $9,360/mo (-2,363) · at 6.2% (current): $11,723/mo · at 8.2%: $14,313/mo (+2,589)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
24.0x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
18%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,747/mo, while renters pay about $1,517/mo — owning runs $230/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$2.39M
Household income · yr
$100K
Median rent · wk
$350
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,747
Gross yield
0.8%

Household income

$100K household · yr+32.3% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$108K
Household
$100K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 21% could service the median house
Under $300
0
$300-649
0
$650-999
10
$1,000-1,499
5
$1,500-1,999
17
$2,000-2,999
13
$3,000-3,999
3
$4,000+
13

Serviceability line: a household needs about $9,018/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 22% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,167/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (65 households)
Owned outright
52%
Owned with mortgage
40%
Rented
8%
Dwelling structure9.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
100%
Townhouse / semi
0%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 71% drive, 0% public transport, 0% walk or cycle, 19% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

18,449 people · 202218,093 by 2032 (-1.9%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Aldgate - Stirling SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Bradbury SA — Property Data and Demographics

Bradbury (postcode 5153) is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area. The area has roughly 178 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $100K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 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 +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The median house price in Bradbury is $2.4 million, having risen steeply by 100.2% over the past year. The median weekly rent is $350 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,747.

Looking at the investment signals, Bradbury shows a gross rental yield of approximately 0.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.4M/$980K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 24.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +100.2% 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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield0.8% Low Yield
Price vs State$2.4M/$980K Above Median
Affordability24.0x Stretched
Price Momentum+100.2% Rising
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,747
Rent · wk(Census)$350
Gross yield0.8%
Price / income24.0x
Population growth · Adelaide Hills LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)42,875
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Adelaide Hills LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)90
Houses90
YoY change+0%
Employment · Adelaide Hills LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.3%
YoY change+0pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5153ATO
Negatively geared7.1%
313 of filers
Avg rental loss$6,975/yr
Landlords (rental income)656
Reported capital gains513
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population178
Median age53
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$1,916
Personal income · wk$907
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)10/10
Education (IEO)10/10
Economic (IER)10/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)10/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,625 → $1,916
Change+17.9%
vs SA median-0.9 pp
Median rent+27.3%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Adelaide Hills LGAAIHW
Public1
Private1
Gumeracha District Soldiers' Memorial Hospitalpublic
Stirling Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Adelaide Hills LGAGEN
Facilities7
Residential places308
Woodside Lodge102 places
Summerhill60 places
Torrens Valley Aged Care42 places
Restvale Hostel38 places
Bolton Clarke Hillside36 places
Estia Health Aldgate30 places
+1 more in Adelaide Hills LGA
Childcare · Adelaide Hills LGAACECQA
Services33
Approved places1,680
Exceeding NQS8
Rostrevor College Stepping Stone Early Learning Centre120 places
Stirling East Out of School Hours Care105 places
Aldgate Primary School OSHC75 places
Crafers Primary School OSHC75 places
The Ranges Early Learning and Care Centre - Stirling75 places
The Ranges Infant Toddler Centre75 places
+27 more in Adelaide Hills LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Much of Bradbury rests on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · 2026-Q1 · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · No linked local crime series
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Bradbury is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Bradbury feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Longwood most similar
similar rent profile

pop +100 · house -$1155.1K · rent -$50/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Mylor most similar
similar price band similar rent profile

pop +900 · house -$656.5999999999999K · rent same $

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Basket Range most similar
similar rent profile

pop +200 · house -$1342.6K · rent +$13/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Bradbury FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bradbury in?

    Bradbury is in the Adelaide Hills Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5153. Council-level context for Adelaide Hills LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Bradbury?

    The current median house price in Bradbury, SA is $2.4M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Bradbury?

    The median weekly rent in Bradbury is $350/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Bradbury a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bradbury show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bradbury?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Bradbury data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.