Adelaide vs Mile End

Adelaide is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 36 in Mile End. In Adelaide, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Mile End, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Mile End: a median of $1.1 million, against $1 million in Adelaide, though rent is higher in Adelaide. Adelaide is the city centre itself; Mile End is 3.7 km out. On these figures, Adelaide tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Adelaide has more parks and reserves (58 vs 2)
  • Mile End has more separate houses rather than flats (61% vs 4%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Adelaide

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($553,500 vs $715,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,100,000)
  • But Mile End leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mile End

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But Adelaide has a bigger rental market to choose from (66% vs 46%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Adelaide

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (0.6 km vs 3.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (2 min vs 8 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Adelaide

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (17 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (96% vs 39%)
  • But Mile End carries lower crime risk (87/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Adelaide

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (20.4% vs 2.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.8% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Adelaide and Mile End drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Adelaide Mile End
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Adelaide Mile End
Walkability 99 / 96
Adelaide — Walkability: 99/100 Mile End — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 2 / 13
Adelaide — Safety: 2/100 Mile End — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Adelaide — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mile End — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 85
Adelaide — Low flood risk: 59/100 Mile End — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Adelaide has more residents (18,202 vs 4,536); Mile End has higher household incomes ($89,752 vs $70,980).

Adelaide Mile End
Population 18,202
+75% vs other
 4,536
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.4% +2.4%
Median age 31 36
Median household income $70,980/yr $89,752/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+14% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Mile End
0-4 1.7% / 4.2%
Adelaide — 0-4: 1.7% Mile End — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 3.4% / 8.1%
Adelaide — 5-14: 3.4% Mile End — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 4.6% / 4.7%
Adelaide — 15-19: 4.6% Mile End — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 20.4% / 9.5%
Adelaide — 20-24: 20.4% Mile End — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 27.3% / 21.5%
Adelaide — 25-34: 27.3% Mile End — 25-34: 21.5%
35-44 13.2% / 13.3%
Adelaide — 35-44: 13.2% Mile End — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 9.1% / 13.6%
Adelaide — 45-54: 9.1% Mile End — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 8.5% / 11.8%
Adelaide — 55-64: 8.5% Mile End — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 7.6% / 7.1%
Adelaide — 65-74: 7.6% Mile End — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 3.3% / 3.9%
Adelaide — 75-84: 3.3% Mile End — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.8% / 2.0%
Adelaide — 85+: 0.8% Mile End — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Adelaide 61.8% lone person
Adelaide — Lone Person: 61.8% Adelaide — Couple Families: 9.5% Adelaide — Group Household: 19.7% Adelaide — One Parent Families: 6.5% Adelaide — Other Families: 2.4%
Mile End 38.5% lone person
Mile End — Lone Person: 38.5% Mile End — Couple Families: 28.8% Mile End — Group Household: 15.1% Mile End — One Parent Families: 14.5% Mile End — Other Families: 3.1%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Adelaide 66.3% renting
Adelaide — Owned Outright: 18.2% Adelaide — Mortgage: 15.5% Adelaide — Renting: 66.3%
Mile End 45.6% renting
Mile End — Owned Outright: 27.7% Mile End — Mortgage: 26.6% Mile End — Renting: 45.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Adelaide Mile End
Bachelor Degree 26.8% / 21.2%
Adelaide — Bachelor Degree: 26.8% Mile End — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Postgraduate Degree 13.7% / 8.6%
Adelaide — Postgraduate Degree: 13.7% Mile End — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6%
Certificate III & IV 6.3% / 10.1%
Adelaide — Certificate III & IV: 6.3% Mile End — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.2%
Adelaide — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Mile End — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 3.2%
Adelaide — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Mile End — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Adelaide Mile End
China 15.7% / 2.0%
Adelaide — China: 15.7% Mile End — China: 2.0%
India 3.7% / 3.7%
Adelaide — India: 3.7% Mile End — India: 3.7%
England 3.6% / 2.6%
Adelaide — England: 3.6% Mile End — England: 2.6%
Malaysia 3.6% / —
Adelaide — Malaysia: 3.6% Mile End — Malaysia: not among its largest
Greece — / 3.5%
Adelaide — Greece: not among its largest Mile End — Greece: 3.5%
Vietnam 2.0% / 1.4%
Adelaide — Vietnam: 2.0% Mile End — Vietnam: 1.4%
Italy — / 1.6%
Adelaide — Italy: not among its largest Mile End — Italy: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Adelaide 69.0% flats / apartments
Adelaide — Flats / Apartments: 69.0% Adelaide — Houses: 4.3% Adelaide — Townhouses: 26.7%
Mile End 11.6% flats / apartments
Mile End — Flats / Apartments: 11.6% Mile End — Houses: 60.6% Mile End — Townhouses: 27.8%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Adelaide Mile End
Median house price $1,000,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price $553,500 $715,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 73 sales
 16 days
from 44 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Adelaide Mile End
2 bed $900K / $990K
Adelaide — 2 bed: $900K (44 sales) Mile End — 2 bed: $990K (23 sales)

44 vs 23 sales

3 bed $1.32M / $1.09M
Adelaide — 3 bed: $1.32M (37 sales) Mile End — 3 bed: $1.09M (54 sales)

37 vs 54 sales

4 bed $1.8M / $1.4M
Adelaide — 4 bed: $1.8M (11 sales) Mile End — 4 bed: $1.4M (20 sales)

11 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Adelaide has more commercially zoned land (37% vs 15%).

Adelaide Mile End
Residential 8% 72%
Parks and recreation 55% 10%
Commercial 37% 15%
Industrial 0% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Adelaide Mile End
New dwellings approved 349
across Adelaide
 578
across West Torrens
Approvals change year on year +1100% +103%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Adelaide Mile End
Houses 3.8%
$675/wk on $925K
 3.2%
$710/wk on $1.15M
Units 5.4%
$620/wk on $597K
 —

Ranking within SA

Adelaide Mile End
House price Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 45% of SA
Income Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Schools Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Walkability Higher than 100% of SA
same for both
Affordability Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 86% of SA —

Liveability

Mile End scores higher overall (78 vs 66).

Adelaide Mile End
Grade B A
Score 66/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Adelaide carries more flood risk (41 vs 15); Adelaide carries more crime risk (98 vs 87).

Adelaide Mile End
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
87/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Low
15/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Adelaide Mile End
Inside the suburb 16 3
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 0.0 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 15.4% 4.5%

Schools in Adelaide

  • Adelaide Botanic High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Adelaide High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Aloysius College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Christian Brothers College - Senior Campus Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Pulteney Grammar School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Sturt Street Community School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mile End

  • Temple Christian College Independent · Secondary above peers
  • St George College - Junior Campus Independent · Combined at peers
  • St George College - Senior Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Adelaide Mile End
Supermarkets 13 1
Cafes & restaurants 375 3
Parks & reserves 58 2
Childcare 20 2
GPs 17 1
Pharmacies 18 3
Hospitals 3 0
Police stations 4 0
Banks & Bank@Post 26 3
Fuel stations 5 1
EV chargers 10 0
Waterways 31 0

Mobility

Mile End sits further from the CBD (3.7 km vs 0.6 km).

Adelaide Mile End
Walkability score 99/100 96/100
Distance to Adelaide 0.6 km 3.7 km
+517% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 2 min 8 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3037.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 147.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 5000
 1.6%
postcode 5031
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 13
postcode 5000
 45
postcode 5031

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Adelaide Mile End
Car (driver) 30.2% / 62.4%
Adelaide — Car (driver): 30.2% Mile End — Car (driver): 62.4%
Walked Only 32.8% / 4.7%
Adelaide — Walked Only: 32.8% Mile End — Walked Only: 4.7%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 10.9%
Adelaide — Worked from Home: 14.6% Mile End — Worked from Home: 10.9%
Bus 11.1% / 10.8%
Adelaide — Bus: 11.1% Mile End — Bus: 10.8%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 5.3%
Adelaide — Car (passenger): 3.7% Mile End — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.4%).

Setting

Adelaide Mile End
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.2 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Adelaide Mile End
Connectivity score 74/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the building Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
21,596 premises
 2%
2,386 premises

Climate

Adelaide Mile End
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Adelaide Mile End
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Adelaide Mile End
Average residential rate $2,331/yr $1,532/yr
Council Adelaide West Torrens

Federal electorate

Adelaide Mile End
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Adelaide Mile End
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Adelaide

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Parks Professionals Students Townhouses Trams Transport Hub

Mile End

Inner Professionals Townhouses

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