Alberton vs Queenstown

Comparing Alberton and Queenstown, SA: Alberton carries more flood risk (85 vs 64); Alberton has higher household incomes ($70,200 vs $57,980); and Alberton carries more crime risk (88 vs 72).

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

Queenstown

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 88/100)
  • But Alberton has more separate houses rather than flats (69% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Queenstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Queenstown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (43% vs 31%)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 88/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Alberton Queenstown
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.

Alberton Queenstown
Walkability 84 / 88
Alberton — Walkability: 84/100 Queenstown — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 12 / 28
Alberton — Safety: 12/100 Queenstown — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Alberton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Queenstown — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 15 / 36
Alberton — Low flood risk: 15/100 Queenstown — Low flood risk: 36/100

Demographics

Alberton has higher household incomes ($70,200 vs $57,980).

Alberton Queenstown
Population 1,860 1,943
+4% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +3.2%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $70,200/yr
+17% vs other
 $57,980/yr
Median weekly rent $279/wk
+3% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Alberton Queenstown
0-4 5.6% / 5.5%
Alberton — 0-4: 5.6% Queenstown — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 8.4% / 8.2%
Alberton — 5-14: 8.4% Queenstown — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 4.0% / 4.6%
Alberton — 15-19: 4.0% Queenstown — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.9% / 5.8%
Alberton — 20-24: 4.9% Queenstown — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 14.8% / 13.3%
Alberton — 25-34: 14.8% Queenstown — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 12.9% / 14.1%
Alberton — 35-44: 12.9% Queenstown — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 13.1% / 11.5%
Alberton — 45-54: 13.1% Queenstown — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 15.6% / 15.2%
Alberton — 55-64: 15.6% Queenstown — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 11.8% / 10.9%
Alberton — 65-74: 11.8% Queenstown — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 5.9% / 7.9%
Alberton — 75-84: 5.9% Queenstown — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 2.8% / 3.2%
Alberton — 85+: 2.8% Queenstown — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Alberton 51.4% lone person
Alberton — Lone Person: 51.4% Alberton — Couple Families: 29.9% Alberton — One Parent Families: 12.8% Alberton — Group Household: 3.4% Alberton — Other Families: 2.5%
Queenstown 52.0% lone person
Queenstown — Lone Person: 52.0% Queenstown — Couple Families: 25.0% Queenstown — One Parent Families: 14.9% Queenstown — Group Household: 5.1% Queenstown — Other Families: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Alberton 28.1% renting
Alberton — Owned Outright: 34.1% Alberton — Mortgage: 37.8% Alberton — Renting: 28.1%
Queenstown 38.5% renting
Queenstown — Owned Outright: 28.1% Queenstown — Mortgage: 33.4% Queenstown — Renting: 38.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Alberton Queenstown
Certificate III & IV 16.3% / 17.1%
Alberton — Certificate III & IV: 16.3% Queenstown — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 10.6%
Alberton — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Queenstown — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.0%
Alberton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Queenstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 2.0%
Alberton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Queenstown — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 0.8%
Alberton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Queenstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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.

Alberton Queenstown
England 4.1% / 3.2%
Alberton — England: 4.1% Queenstown — England: 3.2%
China 1.9% / 2.5%
Alberton — China: 1.9% Queenstown — China: 2.5%
India 0.6% / 2.1%
Alberton — India: 0.6% Queenstown — India: 2.1%
Italy 1.2% / 1.2%
Alberton — Italy: 1.2% Queenstown — Italy: 1.2%
Greece 1.2% / 1.2%
Alberton — Greece: 1.2% Queenstown — Greece: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.2%
Alberton — New Zealand: 0.8% Queenstown — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Alberton — Philippines: not among its largest Queenstown — Philippines: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Alberton 69.0% houses
Alberton — Houses: 69.0% Alberton — Townhouses: 21.5% Alberton — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Queenstown 56.7% houses
Queenstown — Houses: 56.7% Queenstown — Townhouses: 39.4% Queenstown — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Alberton Queenstown
Median house price $972,400 $914,000
Median unit price $611,500 $660,000
Median land price — $642,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 14 sales
 17 days
from 21 sales

Zoning mix

Alberton has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 4%).

Alberton Queenstown
Residential 76% 92%
Industrial 16% 4%
Parks and recreation 7% 1%
Commercial 1% 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

Alberton Queenstown
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
same for both

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.

Alberton Queenstown
Houses — 3.7%
$600/wk on $840K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Alberton Queenstown
House price Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
Income Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 38% of SA

Liveability

Alberton Queenstown
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Alberton carries more flood risk (85 vs 64); Alberton carries more crime risk (88 vs 72).

Alberton Queenstown
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
88/100
 High
72/100
Flood High
85/100
 Moderate
64/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 24
within 5 km
 20
within 5 km

Schools

Alberton Queenstown
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Alberton

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Queenstown

  • Alberton Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Alberton Queenstown
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 1 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 3
EV chargers 3 0

Mobility

Alberton Queenstown
Walkability score 84/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 12.3 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min
same for both
Public transport score 96/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 31.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5014
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 5014
same for both

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.

Alberton Queenstown
Car (driver) 75.3% / 79.3%
Alberton — Car (driver): 75.3% Queenstown — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 7.9%
Alberton — Worked from Home: 11.2% Queenstown — Worked from Home: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.1%
Alberton — Car (passenger): 5.1% Queenstown — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 4.0% / 2.3%
Alberton — Train: 4.0% Queenstown — Train: 2.3%
Bus 1.9% / 2.8%
Alberton — Bus: 1.9% Queenstown — Bus: 2.8%
Walked Only 1.0% / 2.5%
Alberton — Walked Only: 1.0% Queenstown — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.3%).

Setting

Alberton Queenstown
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.6 km
3.6 km to a named beach
 3.0 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Alberton Queenstown
Connectivity score 64/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
1,036 premises
 32%
1,108 premises

Climate

Alberton Queenstown
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)

Alberton Queenstown
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Alberton Queenstown
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Alberton Queenstown
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Alberton Queenstown
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Alberton

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

Queenstown

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

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