Andamooka’s median house value holds around $65,000 after a 12-month slide and a flat six-month run, keeping it at the top of SA’s affordability list for buyers willing to accept long days on dirt roads. Buyers are drawn by ultra-low entry prices, off-grid retirement or hobby prospects, and the chance to tap remote tourism or Olympic Dam workers while keeping payments under $60 weekly. Risks remain in sparse services, high transport costs, and the town’s dependence on oscillating mining and tourism pulses, although community-led visitor upgrades and growing opal demand could lift occupancy if infrastructure keeps up.