Mapped: Biggest housing developments planned from Angle Vale to the Mid North in Adelaide’s northern construction boom
The north is changing faster than you can say Angle Vale – we’ve detailed the booming region’s biggest developments as tens of thousands of homes pop up. See the map.
Adelaide’s northern suburbs are growing at an eye-watering rate as developers swoop in on swathes of undeveloped land being made available through government land releases.
In its Greater Adelaide Regional Plan, the state government estimated the population of Adelaide’s north could grow by up to 308,881 people by 2051 – a huge share of the extra 670,000 people predicted for the whole of Greater Adelaide.
It may be far off, but the scale of development is already staggering.
These are 20 of the biggest residential developments underway or planned for one of the north’s fastest-growing stretches, from Angle Vale to the Mid North.
Riverlea, Riverlea Park
Number of homes: 12,000
Walker Corporation’s mammoth $3bn housing project is set to be the state’s biggest masterplanned community and aims to house more than 40,000 people.
It will include schools, parks, employment areas and a $100m shopping plaza, Palms Shopping Village, which is expected to open mid-2026.
Building works at Riverlea began in 2021 and are expected to span 25 years.
Concordia code amendment
Number of homes: 10,000
In June, the government invited public feedback on a proposed rezoning for a 10,000 home masterplanned community at Concordia.
The huge development would include a town centre and multiple shopping precincts, each with a main street; a 24ha employment zone for business, commercial and light-industrial activities; and social infrastructure to support education, community services and emergency services.
Barossa Council mayor Bim Lange said the housing development was “needed” and the council was “acutely aware of balancing the needs for housing supply matched with appropriate infrastructure”.
However, the Barossa is now likely never to reap the ratepayer reward, after a boundary commission approved Gawler Council’s bid to redraw its map and take the housing development into its boundaries.
Roseworthy township expansion
Number of homes: 4000 to 4700
Multiple developments are underway in an expansion of the Roseworthy township.
One of the developments, Land Vision Group’s St Yves estate, is set to include 750 homes and a $250m town centre.
The 18,000m2 Roseworthy Town Centre will include a Coles and more than 30 retail stores in its first stage, along with a childcare centre and health precinct.
Separately, laws passed in parliament earlier this year opened up land for 43,300 homes around Two Wells and Roseworthy.
Liberty and Eden, Two Wells
Number of homes: 3000
Hickinbotham Group’s Liberty estate, along with its smaller “sister estate” Eden, will together form a $1.2bn masterplanned community.
Construction is expected to be completed over a 20-year period and to have 10,880 residents upon its completion.
Hickinbotham managing director Michael Hickinbotham said the group was also proud to have created playgrounds and a dog park at the estates, while working with Catholic Education South Australia to build the Xavier College Two Wells school within the Liberty estate.
Smithfield regeneration code amendment
Number of homes: 1500 to 3000
The state government in March initiated a code amendment to rezone 163.1ha of land at Smithfield for medium to high-density housing.
The land includes the 33.5ha former barracks site obtained by the government as part of the AUKUS land transfer, which was the subject of a now-retired previous code amendment.
The barracks site alone could provide between 1500 to 3000 new homes, while the code amendment also covers the Smithfield and Broadmeadows train stations, the Munno Para Shopping City complex, existing residential areas to the north and south, and nearby reserves, gardens and ovals.
Miravale, Angle Vale
Number of homes: 1570
A Lanser spokeswoman said about half of the homes at Miravale have been built and the remaining homes would be built over about seven years.
Lanser is one of three developers, along with Fairland (The Entrance) and 23 North Developments (23 North), to have pitched in to build a private sewer facility at Angle Vale amid SA Water infrastructure delays.
The sewerage plant is expected to be working and connected to the network by Christmas.
Playford Alive East, Munno Para
Number of homes: 1480
Under a proposed code amendment, the Playford Alive mega-estate will get a 71ha extension on its eastern side, adjacent to the Munno Para Railway Station.
The extra homes would be added to the Renewal SA site over an eight-year period at a rate of about 240 allotments a year, with 43,000 people expected to be living at the estate on its completion.
Peter Gatsios, a delivery director at Renewal SA, said there was significant interest from buyers waiting for more land to be released and “unprecedented demand” for housing in the area.
Virginia Grove, Virginia
Number of homes: 1170
About 90 per cent of the homes at Lanser’s Virginia Grove are finished, and the rest are expected to be complete in about one year.
The estate won UDIA SA’s best masterplanned development award in 2018.
Mail will be delivered to Virginia Grove residents by Australia Post from September 29 thanks in part to The Advertiser, after the post service backflipped on a longstanding refusal to deliver mail to the growing suburb following this masthead’s coverage of the local community’s anger over mail issues.
The Entrance, Angle Vale
Number of homes: 982
About 314 homes are being built or have already been built at the site, where construction is expected to finish by 2032.
The developer, Fairland, has sold 396 of the lots so far.
In 2024, the estate was crowned residential subdivision of the year by UDIA SA.
Sunflowers, Virginia
Number of homes: 800
Century 21 property specialist Andy Bui said this huge estate, now in its third stage of construction, was expected to be completed within eight to ten years.
He said the development was attracting first homebuyers, second homebuyers and downsizers, with 60 to 70 blocks sold so far.
Mr Bui said the area provided great access to the Barossa, the city and the beach through the northern expressway.
Hillsview Green Estate, Angle Vale
Number of homes: 450
At this estate being developed by Palumbo Projects, 165 homes have been built or are under construction.
Palumbo Projects managing director Daniel Palumbo said people who bought stage-one homes have made significant returns on their investments, including three sales where people sold the properties for $200,000 more than what they paid 14 months earlier.
“Our services are connected to SA Water and we have not experienced the hold-up that others have in terms of infrastructure,” he said.
Freeling and Freeling West code amendments
Number of homes: 377
Two code amendments initiated last year for Freeling would rezone a 20ha parcel of land for 185 homes in the town’s west and a 29.8 ha parcel of land for 192 homes in the town’s east.
Planning Minister Nick Champion last year said there was very limited land supply at Freeling, which had “the potential to significantly increase house prices in the area”.
Former Light Regional Council Mayor Bill O’Brien said Freeling was “well placed to accommodate additional residential growth”.
Nuova Vita, Angle Vale
Number of homes: 367
Developer Metro Homes SA has sold 250 lots so far as construction continues on the estate.
It is located behind the Angle Vale Community Sports Centre and just four minutes from a Bunnings – what more could you need?
Hillier Park extension, Hillier
Number of homes: 360
A 23.1ha parcel of land was rezoned last year for the development of an over-50s lifestyle village to be operated by Pandora Lifestyle Villages, adjacent to the operator’s 415-home Hillier Park lifestyle village.
Pandora Lifestyle Villages general manager Amanda Griffin said the site would have extensive recreational facilities and walking trails, abutting the nearby Northern Parklands.
She said a masterplan for the yet-to-be-named lifestyle village was being prepared and construction was expected to start early next year pending council development approval.
Twartz Rd, Gawler Belt
Number of homes: 350
A 28.8ha allotment was rezoned in February from farming land to be part of a masterplanned neighbourhood.
Light Regional Council chief executive Richard Dodson said the extra 350 low to medium-density houses would be included in the Roseworthy Township Expansion growth area.
23North, Angle Vale
Number of homes: 290
Lots at the first four stages of 23North’s construction stages have sold out, showing a healthy demand for homes at the estate.
The development is being constructed in seven stages.
A sales brochure for the estate said it had been “cleverly designed to include a range of block sizes and shapes, offering homeowners options so everyone can find their perfect fit”.
Burgundy estate, Angle Vale
Number of homes: 231
Century 21 senior sales consultant John Simonetti said about 65 to 70 per cent of homes had been sold, and the estate was two stages away from being completed.
He said construction was about 50 per cent complete, with the next stage expected to be finished by March next year and the final stage to be completed by the end of 2026.
The estate is being developed by Burgundy Investments.
Fisherman Bay code amendment
Number of homes: 230
Barunga West Council last year proposed to rezone a 26ha site on the coastal fringes north of Fisherman Bay.
Mayor Leonie Kerley said the council was “very aware of the impact a shortage of residential land is having on the current housing crisis in our district”.
“In response we have been consulting with landowners to open more land for development and the first parcel of land to undergo the necessary planning and community engagement processes is Fisherman Bay,” she said.
Daddow Ct and Abbott Dr, Kadina
Number of homes: 227
A 28ha of parcel of farming land on the northeastern fringe of Kadina, previously used for crops, was rezoned last year for low-density houses.
Planning Minister Nick Champion said the “generous” 450m2 proposed block size would provide space for a family-sized home with a garden.
“This privately led rezoning has the support of the Member for Narungga Fraser Ellis MP as well as the local council and will help the town grow in a considered and measured way,” he said.
McEvoy Rd, Virginia
Number of homes: 150
The government last year approved the rezoning of a 10.3ha parcel of land at Virginia for developer T & J Viney Property to build 150 low-density homes.
The code amendment required a noise barrier be built along Port Wakefield Rd because of the site’s closeness to the nearby highway and the Adelaide International Raceway.
Mr Champion said the noise barrier was “a big win for the community” and the development would “facilitate the logical expansion of the existing urban area”.
