Your First Home in Adelaide

overview.

I asked Dad where he'd actually buy in Adelaide on a $42k deposit. No hypotheticals: three real suburbs, the numbers behind each, and why these still stack up for a first home buyer in 2025.

Dad — John Kefalianos — is a finance broker and property developer who works these Adelaide suburbs every week. I asked him where he'd actually put a first home buyer's $42k.

"You don't need the perfect suburb. You need the one where your deposit actually works, and there are more of those than people think."

John Kefalianos

what you'll learn.

• Three Adelaide suburbs where a roughly $42k deposit still gets you in
• Why Dad steers first home buyers toward established homes here
• What Kurralta Park, Keswick and Munno Para each trade off (distance, space, price)
• The income you'd realistically need to service each one

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part of: deposit and grants guide.

see also: first home buyer South Australia · affordable suburbs in Adelaide

chapters.

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1. 00:00 Introduction
2. 00:21 Why Dad backs established homes for first home buyers
3. 00:42 Kurralta Park: close to the city
4. 02:50 Keswick: a sold property, broken down
5. 04:26 Munno Para: more space up north
6. 06:09 Wrap-up

links Nicola & John mentioned.