Auldana vs Rosslyn Park

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Auldana, most households are couple families. In Rosslyn Park, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Auldana: a median of $2.02 million, against $1.65 million in Rosslyn Park, and rent is higher there too. Rosslyn Park is closer to the city centre: 7.5 km, against 9.1 km. On these figures, Rosslyn Park tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Auldana

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 44/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Rosslyn Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,652,500 vs $2,025,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Rosslyn Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($398/wk vs $685/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rosslyn Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 50/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rosslyn Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 23%)
  • But Auldana carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs 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

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

Auldana Rosslyn Park
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.

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Walkability 50 / 78
Auldana — Walkability: 50/100 Rosslyn Park — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 78 / 56
Auldana — Safety: 78/100 Rosslyn Park — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 17 / 100
Auldana — Low fire risk: 17/100 Rosslyn Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rosslyn Park has more residents (1,469 vs 629); Auldana rents higher ($685/wk vs $398/wk).

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Population 629 1,469
+134% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +0.5%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $134,784/yr
+14% vs other
 $115,440/yr
Median weekly rent $685/wk
+42% vs other
 $398/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Auldana Rosslyn Park
0-4 2.5% / 3.0%
Auldana — 0-4: 2.5% Rosslyn Park — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 13.5% / 10.6%
Auldana — 5-14: 13.5% Rosslyn Park — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 7.6% / 6.6%
Auldana — 15-19: 7.6% Rosslyn Park — 15-19: 6.6%
20-24 4.6% / 5.4%
Auldana — 20-24: 4.6% Rosslyn Park — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 7.2% / 7.8%
Auldana — 25-34: 7.2% Rosslyn Park — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 9.5% / 9.2%
Auldana — 35-44: 9.5% Rosslyn Park — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 15.3% / 14.7%
Auldana — 45-54: 15.3% Rosslyn Park — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 16.4% / 13.5%
Auldana — 55-64: 16.4% Rosslyn Park — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 13.4% / 15.7%
Auldana — 65-74: 13.4% Rosslyn Park — 65-74: 15.7%
75-84 7.5% / 9.3%
Auldana — 75-84: 7.5% Rosslyn Park — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 2.4% / 3.6%
Auldana — 85+: 2.4% Rosslyn Park — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Auldana 61.3% couple families
Auldana — Couple Families: 61.3% Auldana — Lone Person: 18.7% Auldana — One Parent Families: 18.0% Auldana — Other Families: 2.0% Auldana — Group Household: 0.0%
Rosslyn Park 53.4% couple families
Rosslyn Park — Couple Families: 53.4% Rosslyn Park — Lone Person: 33.2% Rosslyn Park — One Parent Families: 11.1% Rosslyn Park — Other Families: 1.1% Rosslyn Park — Group Household: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Auldana 4.5% renting
Auldana — Owned Outright: 56.6% Auldana — Mortgage: 38.9% Auldana — Renting: 4.5%
Rosslyn Park 13.9% renting
Rosslyn Park — Owned Outright: 56.8% Rosslyn Park — Mortgage: 29.3% Rosslyn Park — Renting: 13.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Auldana Rosslyn Park
China 11.9% / 6.1%
Auldana — China: 11.9% Rosslyn Park — China: 6.1%
England 4.1% / 4.6%
Auldana — England: 4.1% Rosslyn Park — England: 4.6%
Italy 5.2% / 2.5%
Auldana — Italy: 5.2% Rosslyn Park — Italy: 2.5%
Malaysia 4.0% / 3.5%
Auldana — Malaysia: 4.0% Rosslyn Park — Malaysia: 3.5%
India 1.4% / 4.2%
Auldana — India: 1.4% Rosslyn Park — India: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

Qualifications

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

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Bachelor Degree 24.5% / 24.7%
Auldana — Bachelor Degree: 24.5% Rosslyn Park — Bachelor Degree: 24.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 11.3%
Auldana — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% Rosslyn Park — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 9.4%
Auldana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Rosslyn Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Certificate III & IV 7.6% / 6.5%
Auldana — Certificate III & IV: 7.6% Rosslyn Park — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 3.2%
Auldana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Rosslyn Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Auldana 100.0% houses
Auldana — Houses: 100.0% Auldana — Townhouses: 0.0% Auldana — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Rosslyn Park 83.9% houses
Rosslyn Park — Houses: 83.9% Rosslyn Park — Townhouses: 10.5% Rosslyn Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Median house price $2,025,000 $1,652,500
Median unit price — $715,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 20 days
from 11 sales

Zoning mix

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Residential 89% 86%
Commercial 4% 14%
Environmental 7% 0%
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

Auldana Rosslyn Park
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Auldana Rosslyn Park
House price Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Income Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 93% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 85% of SA

Liveability

Rosslyn Park is more walkable (78 vs 50); Rosslyn Park scores higher overall (87 vs 57).

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Grade B A+
Score 57/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Auldana carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 0); Rosslyn Park carries more crime risk (44 vs 22).

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Bushfire High
83/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 1.5 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 1.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 4.4%

Amenities in the suburb

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 6 2

Mobility

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Walkability score 50/100 78/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.1 km
+18% vs other
 7.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 14 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5072
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5072
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.

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Car (driver) 77.5% / 71.6%
Auldana — Car (driver): 77.5% Rosslyn Park — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 16.1%
Auldana — Worked from Home: 15.7% Rosslyn Park — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Bus 2.1% / 5.8%
Auldana — Bus: 2.1% Rosslyn Park — Bus: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.1%
Auldana — Car (passenger): 4.6% Rosslyn Park — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only — / 2.1%
Auldana — Walked Only: not among its largest Rosslyn Park — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Elevation 208 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 154 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.1 km 16.0 km

NBN connectivity

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
243 premises
 0%
639 premises

Climate

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Auldana Rosslyn Park
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

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Average residential rate $2,410/yr
same for both
Council Burnside
same for both

Federal electorate

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Auldana Rosslyn Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Auldana

Inner Large Blocks Luxury Multicultural Parks Professionals Quiet River

Rosslyn Park

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees

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