The Greens have called on the South Australian government to introduce rent controls amid revelations most properties on the market are too expensive for people living on the minimum wage.
Anglicare looked at 45,992 rental listings across the country and found just 712, or two per cent, could be afforded by people on the minimum wage.
In SA only two of 1125 properties listed were considered appropriate and affordable for a single person.
"Rental prices are skyrocketing out of control," SA Greens housing spokesman Robert Simms said.
"While many South Australians are being locked out of the rental market, some landlords are making record profits.
"It's time for the state government to follow the lead of other jurisdictions overseas and implement rent controls to protect struggling renters.
"This has worked in New York for years - why not Adelaide?"
Mr Simms said he would raise the issue when parliament resumed next week.
The Greens also renewed calls for the government to boost investment in public housing to reduce prices.
