Stirling at a glance
3,150
People
$1,695,000
Median sale
$706/wk
Median rent
2.17%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Stirling › Old Carey Gully Rd
6
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
5
Car spaces
42,190 m²
Land
Districts View
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.
Price evidence
Last sold
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Stirling (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $882/m² of land (n=36). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Stirling at a glance
3,150
People
$1,695,000
Median sale
$706/wk
Median rent
2.17%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Planning
Planning scheme
Planning and Design Code
Zone
Productive Rural Landscape
PRuL
Jurisdiction
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Hills, SA
Data unavailable
Source
Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.
Site
Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.
Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.
Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
SAZoned Productive Rural Landscape · PRuL (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 42,194 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Street frontage and true lot geometry are not confirmed without open cadastre. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $706/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.
Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Verdict
Districts view
Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.
Detail
The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”
Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.
The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.
Evidence
Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.
3 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
KnownlowZoned Productive Rural Landscape · PRuL (Planning and Design Code). Official parcel area about 42,194 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.
Rental supply pressure
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
KnownmediumOfficial parcel about 42,194 m² — land size can look like optionality. No material overlays were returned that would explain a discount. That is not proof the price is fair. Nearby DAs, easements, and flood-layer gaps can still explain a cheap-looking listing — those are not all loaded.
Lot-level flood
UnknownFlood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownNo DA adapter returned applications for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Stirling at a glance
3,150
People
$1,695,000
Median sale
$706/wk
Median rent
2.17%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Harcourts Adelaide HillsA Stirling estate of rare scale, botanical beauty and infinite potential.
Set within 10.5 acres of bore-fed botanical gardens, Colonial Park Estate commands its own serene pocket of Stirling. Hidden along a private road, it captures the essence of Hills living at its most graceful, blending timeless architecture with resort-style amenity and the scale to host life's grandest moments.
The approach feels cinematic. A winding drive skirts landscaped lawns and a tranquil dam before revealing an imposing symmetrical manor in all its colonial grace.
Step inside and the sense of occasion builds. The double-height foyer rises beneath a chandelier once suspended in London's Theatre Royal, light spilling across polished floors and up the sweep of a timber staircase.
The floorplan is both bold and balanced, set over 1,200sqm of living and leisure, designed to flow between grandeur and intimacy.
Entertain downstairs across the formal living zones, kitchen, study and billiard room, before drifting out to the north-facing terraces and pavilion beside the fully tiled, solar-heated pool and spa.
The kitchen is a quiet triumph. Crafted in timber and granite, it's generous in scale and rich in texture, with deep storage, double ovens and a garden outlook through vast colonial windows.
Upstairs, the master suite claims its own wing with dressing room, spa ensuite and balcony retreat, joined by three further bedrooms and a guest loft complete with kitchenette, equipped for multi-generational living.
Colonial Park Estate remains timeless but ready for renewal. The foundations are exceptional, the architecture enduring and the proportions remarkable. With sensitivity and vision, this could once again become one of the Hills' most captivating private estates.
Just minutes from Stirling Village, respected schools and the freeway to Adelaide, it stands at the intersection of history, luxury and opportunity. Elegant, enduring and ready for its next act. You.
More to love:
• Commanding 10.5-acre (approx. 42,200sqm) estate, privately positioned along a secluded road
• Bore-fed botanical gardens with dam and boundless, flat open space
• Grand colonial-style residence with up to six bedrooms, including self-contained guest loft with kitchenette
• Palatial master suite with dressing room, makeup space, spa ensuite and balcony views across the estate
• Ballroom-sized formal living and billiard room with feature bar, ideal for large-scale entertaining
• Dedicated home theatre designed for an authentic cinema experience
• Vast north-facing pavilion with fully tiled, solar-heated pool, spa and sauna
• Rock wall water garden and landscaped terraces creating a resort-like ambience
• Multiple outdoor entertaining zones
• Dual-car garaging with internal access and extensive off-street parking for guests
• Just minutes to Stirling Village
• Easy access to Stirling East Primary School, St Catherine's School, Heathfield High, and nearby colleges
• Less than 25 minutes to the Adelaide CBD via the South Eastern Freeway
• Close to Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, Woorabinda Bushland Reserve and Cleland Wildlife Park
Specifications
CT / 5560/87
Council / Adelaide Hills Council
Zoning / PRuL - Productive Rural Landscape
Built / 1975
Land / 4.219ha (aprpox)
Council Rates / $9,615.13pa
Emergency Services Levy / $609.40pa
Estimated rental assessment / Written rental assessment can be provided upon requestupon request
Nearby Schools / Stirling East PS, Crafers PS, Aldgate PS, Bridgewater PS, Heathfield PS, Heathfield HS, Oakbank School, Glenunga International HS, Urrbrae Agricultural HS, Unley HS
Listing description written by Sam Oborn, Harcourts Adelaide Hills — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.