Blair Athol vs Kilburn

In Blair Athol, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kilburn, most households rent. On these figures, Kilburn tends to suit renters.

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

Blair Athol

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 46%)
  • But Kilburn has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Kilburn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($415,800 vs $848,000)
  • has cheaper units ($474,000 vs $787,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kilburn

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (57% vs 46%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $321/wk)

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

Kilburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Blair Athol

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.9% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blair Athol Kilburn
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.

Blair Athol Kilburn
Walkability 82 / 82
Blair Athol — Walkability: 82/100 Kilburn — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 11 / 9
Blair Athol — Safety: 11/100 Kilburn — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blair Athol — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kilburn — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 33
Blair Athol — Low flood risk: 29/100 Kilburn — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Blair Athol has higher household incomes ($75,868 vs $61,308); Blair Athol rents higher ($321/wk vs $270/wk).

Blair Athol Kilburn
Population 5,274 5,633
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.9% +3.7%
Median age 32 34
Median household income $75,868/yr
+19% vs other
 $61,308/yr
Median weekly rent $321/wk
+16% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blair Athol Kilburn
0-4 6.7% / 6.2%
Blair Athol — 0-4: 6.7% Kilburn — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.4% / 10.8%
Blair Athol — 5-14: 11.4% Kilburn — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.7% / 5.0%
Blair Athol — 15-19: 5.7% Kilburn — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 9.0% / 8.5%
Blair Athol — 20-24: 9.0% Kilburn — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 21.6% / 20.7%
Blair Athol — 25-34: 21.6% Kilburn — 25-34: 20.7%
35-44 14.3% / 14.5%
Blair Athol — 35-44: 14.3% Kilburn — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 11.0% / 11.9%
Blair Athol — 45-54: 11.0% Kilburn — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 9.9% / 9.7%
Blair Athol — 55-64: 9.9% Kilburn — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 6.2% / 7.0%
Blair Athol — 65-74: 6.2% Kilburn — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 2.7% / 4.2%
Blair Athol — 75-84: 2.7% Kilburn — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 1.6% / 1.4%
Blair Athol — 85+: 1.6% Kilburn — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blair Athol 38.0% couple families
Blair Athol — Couple Families: 38.0% Blair Athol — Lone Person: 30.2% Blair Athol — One Parent Families: 16.6% Blair Athol — Group Household: 12.2% Blair Athol — Other Families: 3.0%
Kilburn 32.5% couple families
Kilburn — Couple Families: 32.5% Kilburn — Lone Person: 36.9% Kilburn — One Parent Families: 16.0% Kilburn — Group Household: 12.1% Kilburn — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blair Athol 46.5% renting
Blair Athol — Owned Outright: 22.0% Blair Athol — Mortgage: 31.4% Blair Athol — Renting: 46.5%
Kilburn 56.8% renting
Kilburn — Owned Outright: 18.5% Kilburn — Mortgage: 24.7% Kilburn — Renting: 56.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blair Athol Kilburn
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 11.9%
Blair Athol — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Kilburn — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 8.7%
Blair Athol — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Kilburn — Certificate III & IV: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 5.7%
Blair Athol — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Kilburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.0% / 5.6%
Blair Athol — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0% Kilburn — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.9%
Blair Athol — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Kilburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

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.

Blair Athol Kilburn
Afghanistan 12.7% / 10.2%
Blair Athol — Afghanistan: 12.7% Kilburn — Afghanistan: 10.2%
India 9.5% / 9.0%
Blair Athol — India: 9.5% Kilburn — India: 9.0%
Vietnam 3.8% / 5.1%
Blair Athol — Vietnam: 3.8% Kilburn — Vietnam: 5.1%
Pakistan 3.3% / 2.9%
Blair Athol — Pakistan: 3.3% Kilburn — Pakistan: 2.9%
Philippines 1.5% / 1.8%
Blair Athol — Philippines: 1.5% Kilburn — Philippines: 1.8%
Iran 1.5% / 1.5%
Blair Athol — Iran: 1.5% Kilburn — Iran: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blair Athol 79.0% houses
Blair Athol — Houses: 79.0% Blair Athol — Townhouses: 14.3% Blair Athol — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Kilburn 45.7% houses
Kilburn — Houses: 45.7% Kilburn — Townhouses: 42.4% Kilburn — Flats / Apartments: 11.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blair Athol Kilburn
Median house price $933,000 $910,500
Median unit price $787,000 $474,000
Median land price $848,000 $415,800
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 60 sales
 18 days
from 26 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.

Blair Athol Kilburn
2 bed $835K / $752K
Blair Athol — 2 bed: $835K (7 sales) Kilburn — 2 bed: $752K (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

3 bed $923K / $892K
Blair Athol — 3 bed: $923K (88 sales) Kilburn — 3 bed: $892K (36 sales)

88 vs 36 sales

4 bed $1.21M / $1.12M
Blair Athol — 4 bed: $1.21M (14 sales) Kilburn — 4 bed: $1.12M (11 sales)

14 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Blair Athol Kilburn
Residential 87% 83%
Industrial 11% 12%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Commercial 3% 2%
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

Blair Athol Kilburn
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.

Blair Athol Kilburn
Houses 4.6%
$680/wk on $770K
 4.4%
$610/wk on $720K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Blair Athol Kilburn
House price Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Income Higher than 51% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 58% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 55% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 85% of SA

Liveability

Blair Athol Kilburn
Grade C
same for both
Score 38/100 36/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Blair Athol Kilburn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
91/100
Flood High
71/100
 Moderate
67/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 29
within 5 km
 35
within 5 km

Schools

Blair Athol Kilburn
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5.6 km
 3
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 3.4%

Schools in Blair Athol

  • Blair Athol North B-6 School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Paul Lutheran School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Kilburn

  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Youth Education Centre - Flexicentre Campus (Kilburn) Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Blair Athol Kilburn
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 4 6
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 5 2
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 3

Mobility

Blair Athol Kilburn
Walkability score 82/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 8.8 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 130.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 113.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5084
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5084
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.

Blair Athol Kilburn
Car (driver) 75.2% / 72.2%
Blair Athol — Car (driver): 75.2% Kilburn — Car (driver): 72.2%
Bus 7.4% / 11.1%
Blair Athol — Bus: 7.4% Kilburn — Bus: 11.1%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 6.4%
Blair Athol — Worked from Home: 8.5% Kilburn — Worked from Home: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.2%
Blair Athol — Car (passenger): 6.5% Kilburn — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 1.4% / 2.3%
Blair Athol — Walked Only: 1.4% Kilburn — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Blair Athol Kilburn
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.2 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Blair Athol Kilburn
Connectivity score 79/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 61%
2,557 premises
 51%
2,854 premises

Climate

Blair Athol Kilburn
Annual rainfall 404 mm 457 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C 29.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 8.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Blair Athol Kilburn
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Blair Athol Kilburn
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Blair Athol Kilburn
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blair Athol Kilburn
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blair Athol

Gentrifying Inner Multicultural Parks

Kilburn

Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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