Three Regions. One Extraordinary Investment Environment.
8,752 square kilometres of productive, connected, liveable country.
The Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island sit within two hours of the Adelaide CBD and offer three completely distinct investment environments – from the food and wine production heartland of the Hills, to the coastal tourism and lifestyle economy of the Fleurieu, to the premium agribusiness and eco-tourism of Kangaroo Island.
What they share: consistent population growth, strong export performance, a planning system ranked first in the nation, and a community that welcomes investment that understands the region’s character.
Infrastructure
The physical and social foundations that make investment viable.
Airports and transport connections
The South Eastern Freeway (Adelaide Hills) and Victor Harbor Road (Fleurieu) connect the region to metropolitan Adelaide including its key connector roads (Portrush Road, Cross Road, South Road) that enable easy access to Adelaide Airport, Port Adelaide and major industrial precincts. Kingscote Airport provides scheduled air services connecting Kangaroo island to Adelaide.
Health Systems
The region accommodates significant health infrastructure including six hospitals which act as primary economic anchors in their communities. They service most corners of the region including Kangaroo Island.
Expanding Employment Lands
Stakeholders are actively planning new employment land across the region. This will ensure opportunities for new and expanding businesses can be accommodated.
Education
The region has a growing tertiary education presence through Study Hubs in Victor Harbor and Kingscote and TAFE SA campuses in Mount Barker and Victor Harbor. This keeps students learning locally and building a more qualified local workforce. Flinders University and Adelaide University maintain regional connections that support workforce development and research partnerships.
Current Projects and Recent Investment
What’s being built and where.
The Region
Talent and Workforce
The people who will make your investment work.
Attracting and retaining skilled workers is one of the most consistent questions investors ask about regional locations. Here, the answer is stronger than most expect.
The region’s population has grown consistently for a decade, driven in part by working-age people choosing regional living for the quality of life it offers. Cost of living below metropolitan Adelaide. Housing more affordable and more available than the city. Safe communities. Quality healthcare. Outdoor recreation. Welcoming locals. Weather that makes people want to stay.
For businesses relocating operations or expanding into the region, the combination of lower operating costs and a workforce that values the lifestyle on offer creates a genuinely different employment proposition than metropolitan alternatives.
Quality of life factors that attract and retain workers:
Consistently below Adelaide metropolitan levels, with more accessible housing for families and individuals.
A range of housing types and price points across the three sub-regions, including options for temporary accommodation for relocating staff.
Hospitals and medical services in Mount Barker, Victor Harbor and Kingscote, with specialist services accessible in Adelaide.
Surf, cycling, hiking, wine regions, wildlife and coastline within minutes of most residential areas in the region.
Primary and secondary schooling across the region, with tertiary access through Study Hubs and the University of Adelaide’s regional connections.
A region with a strong sense of local identity and a track record of welcoming businesses that engage genuinely with the communities they operate in.
For investors considering relocation of operations or key staff, the Move To More guides to the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island provide useful context on living and working in specific parts of the region.
Local Government
Six councils. One point of contact.
One of the most consistent frustrations for investors considering regional locations is the prospect of dealing with multiple councils, each with their own priorities, processes and contacts. In this region, that complexity is manageable – because we manage it for you.
We have active relationships with all seven councils – Adelaide Hills, Mount Barker, Alexandrina, Victor Harbor, Onkaparinga, Yankalilla and Kangaroo Island. We know their economic development plans, their investment priorities and the right people to talk to. Where a council has a formal investment prospectus or economic development contact, we can connect you directly.
Adelaide Hills Council
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Adelaide Hills Council
Alexandrina Council
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Alexandrina Council
City of Onkaparinga
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City of Onkaparinga
City of Victor Harbor
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City of Victor Harbor
Kangaroo Island Council
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Kangaroo Island Council
Nature and Lifestyle
The context that makes this region distinctive.
The Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island offer something increasingly rare in Australian investment markets: a region where the natural environment is itself an economic asset.
652 kilometres of ocean coastline. World-class wine regions. National parks and conservation areas. Kangaroo Island’s status as one of Australia’s premier nature-based tourism destinations. The Hills’ cool-climate food and wine identity. The Fleurieu’s combination of coastal lifestyle and productive agricultural land.
For tourism and hospitality investors, this is the product. For agribusiness investors, it is the provenance story. For businesses seeking to attract and retain talent, it is the quality of life proposition.
This region doesn’t ask investors to overlook its limitations in favour of its potential. The lifestyle is already here. The question is what you build on top of it.
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