First published 15 Nov 2026, 8:48am
Artificial Intelligence is coming for some of our jobs, and a new report has revealed the SA suburbs where home values are the most likely to be impacted as a result of tech-driven job losses.
But before you panic, the likelihood of this happening in South Australia, the report says, is low, with our state deemed one of the nation’s more immune markets.
According to FOUNDIT Property Data Solutions’ AI Housing Risk report, which looks at Australia’s most AI-exposed suburbs and shows where AI-related job and wage pressure meets thin housing buffers, rising supply and softening prices over the next one to two years, Adelaide is set to fare well against it.
“For the 12 to 24 months this report covers, housing deflation driven by automation is unlikely,” the report reads.
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“Most of the value of an established Australian home sits in the land, which robots cannot make more of.”
According to the report – which set out to answer the question: “Where in Australia is the shift most likely to be felt first, and which local housing markets are least able to absorb it?”, 32 areas across the state were found to be at risk of AI-driven price loss – 11 deemed to be medium risk and the other 21 low.
The five areas most at risk of AI exposure were Adelaide CBD, Prospect, Athelstone, Rostrevor-Magill and Payneham-Felixstow.
All were deemed at risk because of their high number of managers, professionals and those in clerical roles.
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West Lakes, Fulham, Coromandel Valley, Norwood and Flagstaff Hill rounded out the top 10.
FOUNDIT head of research Kent Lardner said Adelaide would weather the storm.
“Adelaide’s most exposed suburbs are well cushioned,” he said.
“High outright ownership and a solid base of investment income mean that, if AI does slow wage growth here, most households have room to absorb it.
“Not every suburb housing market will be impacted the same way – just because the job is affected doesn’t mean the impact will flow through evenly,” he said.
“The most vulnerable areas have a high number of homeowners relying on white collar wages to pay down a relatively new mortgage with a high loan to value ratio.”
Mr Lardner noted that it was not just the threat of job losses that made these areas vulnerable – AI adoption could also stifle wages.
FOUNDIT head of research Kent Lardner.
This would make it harder for already stretched households to pull themselves out of mortgage stress.
“Suppressed wages is probably the biggest pain point,” he said.
AI doesn’t have to spell bad news for homeowners and househunters though, with many companies embracing the technology to help buyers make smart decisions.
Among these is new Australian PropTech platform KRAYN, which allows buyers to assess a property according to what they intend to do with the property.
While there are concerns around AI use, it can be a powerful tool for homeowners and househunters.
Its Site Intelligence reads available property and government data against the buyer’s
plan, identifying whether the plan is permitted, what constraints may affect it, what can be
verified and what requires further investigation, KRAYN founder Anwar Malik said.
“Property data tells you what is there – KRAYN is designed to help you understand what it
“If you’re buying a property to live in, the questions you’re asking are very different from
someone buying the same property because they want to develop or subdivide it.
“We’re used to searching for a property by price, location, bedrooms and land size.
“The next question should be: ‘What do I actually want to do with this property?’.”
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