Murray Bridge leads a statewide surge in house prices, driven by affordability and lifestyle appeal.
If you’re a property investor and you haven’t given any consideration to the possibilities of regional South Australia, then you haven’t been paying attention. And you’ve been missing out on nation-leading capital growth.
Regional South Australia keeps on out-performing on price growth, whether you look at the past five years or the past 12 months.
The research shows that the No.1 town or city in Australia for price growth in the past five years is Murray Bridge in Regional South Australia.
Murray Bridge has a strong economy, is affordable and has a lifestyle that many are seeking.
Other South Australian regional centres are ranked high on the list of best capital growth since Covid – including Mount Gambier, Port Lincoln, Victor Harbor, Port Pirie and Port Augusta.
This part of Australia is still performing. The latest PropTrack Home Price Index finds that Regional South Australia recorded the strongest annual house price growth of any state or territory in FY2025.
Prices in the state outside Adelaide jumped 15% in the year to June, taking the median value to $461,000 – nearly double the level five years ago, with growth of 95% since 2020.
Despite that surge, regional SA remains one of the most affordable housing markets in the country, second only to the Northern Territory.
The reality is that affordability is the No.1 factor for real estate consumers considering where to buy – and that’s why affordable regional locations have been so prominent among the leading capital growth locations in the past five years.
