Cotality (July 2026): Adelaide median dwelling value $944,909, up 10.5% over the year; median house value $1,007,684 (+10.3% annual) and median unit value $692,861 (+11.5% annual); vacancy 1.2%.
nab.com.auDomain House Price Report (June quarter 2026): Adelaide median house price hit a record $1.125 million, up 4.8% in the quarter (largest gain of any capital) from $970,165 a year earlier, making Adelaide the fourth most expensive capital for houses.
abc.net.auMarket has since cooled: Cotality recorded a third straight monthly fall in August 2026 (-0.8%; -1.6% over winter), though values remain 64% higher than five years ago.
propertyupdate.com.auHIA Housing 100 2024/25: the largest 100 builders recorded 5,349 starts in South Australia, 40% of the state's total.
hia.com.auSA family-owned builder and land developer (brands include Hickinbotham Homes, Statesman Homes, Country Homes); over 50,000 homes built in 70 years.
SA's largest residential builder in HIA Housing 100 2023/24 (20th year at #1 in SA; 9th nationally for detached houses); 1,349 starts 2023/24; builds about 1 in 4 new homes in Greater Adelaide.
hickinbotham.com.auNational volume builder (founded 1976) with an Adelaide operation; won MBA SA 2026 Display Home over $800,000 award (Artisan 55).
398 Adelaide starts in 2022/23 (HIA Housing 100), #2 in SA that year.
canstar.com.auSA family-owned builder of 31 years describing itself as the state's largest medium-density home builder; 10,000+ homes built.
395 starts in HIA Housing 100 2023/24; 352 starts in 2022/23.
rivergumhomes.com.auPart of the SA-based Sarah Group; brands include Longridge Homes, Sarah Homes, Gallery Living and Atlas Living.
392 starts in 2022/23 (HIA Housing 100), #3 in SA.
canstar.com.auPart of the Creation Group; builds house-and-land, infill homes, townhouses and medium-density projects; established 2011, HQ Adelaide.
327 starts in 2022/23 (HIA Housing 100), #5 in SA.
canstar.com.auFamily-owned SA builder (Kent Town) building for about 60 years, with display villages across Adelaide, a 'Fairmont First' affordable range and land arm Fairland; group reports 35,000+ homes built.
35,000+ homes built in SA (company claim); no recent HIA rank found.
fairmonthomes.com.auAdelaide custom and contract home builder of 36 years that also delivers developments; won MBA SA 2026 Medium Density over 5 Dwellings (Taperoo, Fort Largs).
Multiple MBA SA awards incl. 2026 Medium Density >5 Dwellings; no starts figure found.
mbasa.com.auSA-owned building contractor and construction manager established 1961; part of the Sarah Group alongside Longridge Group.
Built the Adelaide Aquatic Centre (recognised in 2026 MBA SA excellence awards); no residential starts figure found.
sarah.com.auFamily-owned commercial builder founded 1914 (Adelaide, Melbourne, Mount Gambier) delivering multi-level residential; won MBA SA 2026 Affordable and Social Housing award for Lot 18 Prospect Corner.
MBA SA 2026 Affordable & Social Housing winner; no starts figure found.
mbasa.com.auLang Walker's private developer; Riverlea in Adelaide's north-west is actively selling, with 30+ display homes and turnkey terraces from $658,000.
SA Government urban development agency acting as master developer and partnering with private developers on renewal precincts.
Has established 60+ community estates since the 1950s, with more than $2bn of projects underway.
ASX-listed national developer with three large-scale SA projects.
ASX-listed national community developer active in Adelaide's southern corridor and inner-city infill.
SA developer with a pipeline of 500+ apartments worth over $700m.
SA developer with in-house builder Tandem Building; appointed State Government partner for Southwark Grounds.
Global real estate investor; the Bowden BTR is operated under its Kinleaf management brand.
Median house price up more than 25% year on year on 43 sales; Salisbury LGA dwelling values +13.3% annually (Cotality, July 2026).
House $875,500 (Valuer-General, Q1 2026)
apimagazine.com.auSecond-highest median house price rise in Adelaide: +45.9% Q4 2024 to Q4 2025.
House $1,440,000 (Valuer-General, Q4 2025)
sapropertycentral.com.auEstablished family suburb; median house price up 38.5% year on year (Q4 2025) on 26 sales; Tea Tree Gully values +13.2% annually (Cotality).
House $1,100,000 (Valuer-General, Q4 2025)
sapropertycentral.com.auNorthern growth-corridor suburb with strong volume (61 sales) and more than 17% annual growth.
House $720,000 (Valuer-General, Q1 2026)
apimagazine.com.auWalker Corporation's $3bn, ~12,000-lot Riverlea masterplanned community (20-year build-out).
Turnkey terraces from $658,000 (developer pricing, not a median)
theurbandeveloper.comHighest sales volume in the Hills (124 sales Q1 2026); Cedar Woods' new masterplanned community; Hickinbotham estates (Aston Hills, Emerald Way).
House $873,500 (Valuer-General, Q1 2026)
apimagazine.com.au8.4ha former West End Brewery urban-renewal precinct: ~1,300-1,700 homes over a decade, at least 20% affordable; Commercial & General, Otello and others delivering.
thepostsa.auRenewal SA infill precinct with new apartment supply: Lot 51 (84 units), FLOWE (100+), Kinleaf BTR (240) and Otello's Muse.
thepostsa.auCoastal lifestyle suburb; median house price up more than 30% annually.
House $1,790,000 (Valuer-General, Q1 2026)
apimagazine.com.auLeafy Hills village; median house price +30.7% Q4 2024 to Q4 2025.
House $1,830,000 (Valuer-General, Q4 2025)
sapropertycentral.com.auMixed three lenses: (1) growth - top year-on-year median house price rises in SA Valuer-General data (Q4 2025 / Q1 2026), limited to suburbs with 10+ sales, backed by Cotality LGA growth; (2) development - greenfield growth corridors (Playford north, Mount Barker) and government-led urban-renewal precincts with named dwelling pipelines (Southwark Grounds, Bowden); (3) lifestyle - established coastal, Hills and family suburbs that are still growing strongly.
Compiled from public sources, September 2026. Companies are listed for market context only and no affiliation is implied.
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