Brooklyn Park vs Lockleys
Brooklyn Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 44 in Lockleys. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Lockleys, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lockleys: a median of $1.39 million, against $1.08 million in Brooklyn Park, and rent is higher there too. Brooklyn Park is closer to the city centre: 5.4 km, against 7.2 km. On these figures, Brooklyn Park tends to suit young adults and buyers on a tighter budget, while Lockleys suits couples.
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
Lockleys
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 74/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 57%)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 46%)
- But Brooklyn Park has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Brooklyn Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,081,000 vs $1,390,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Brooklyn Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Brooklyn Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (80/100 vs 66/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Brooklyn Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (43% vs 20%)
- Lockleys carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 74/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Brooklyn Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.0% vs 2.6%)
- returns a higher gross yield on units (5.9% vs 5.3%)
Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.
Where they sit
Brooklyn Park and Lockleys drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Lockleys has higher household incomes ($97,188 vs $76,232); Lockleys rents higher ($350/wk vs $285/wk).
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,040 | 5,987 +19% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.4% | +6.4% |
| Median age | 37 | 44 |
| Median household income | $76,232/yr | $97,188/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $285/wk | $350/wk +23% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,081,000 | $1,390,000 |
| Median unit price | $500,000 | $540,000 |
| Median land price | — | $1,650,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 18 days from 22 sales | 19 days from 45 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.
24 vs 40 sales
15 vs 30 sales
Zoning mix
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 97% | 73% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 26% |
| Industrial | 2% | 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
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 578 across West Torrens same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.0% $720/wk on $750K | 2.6% $850/wk on $1.69M |
| Units | 5.9% $550/wk on $486K | 5.3% $560/wk on $549K |
Ranking within SA
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 55% of SA | Higher than 71% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 51% of SA | — |
| Schools | Higher than 95% of SA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 92% of SA | Higher than 86% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 34% of SA | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 77% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 82% of SA | Higher than 87% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 95% of SA | Higher than 9% of SA |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 94% of SA | Higher than 82% of SA |
Liveability
Lockleys scores higher overall (74 vs 61); Brooklyn Park is more walkable (80 vs 66).
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Score | 61/100 | 74/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Brooklyn Park carries more flood risk (87 vs 54); Brooklyn Park carries more crime risk (74 vs 46).
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 74/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Flood | High 87/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | High 91/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 9 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 3 Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.1 km | 3 Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 6.4 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.0% | 2.8% |
Schools in Brooklyn Park
- Brooklyn Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- St John Bosco School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Emmaus Christian College - Brooklyn Park Campus Independent · Combined
Schools in Lockleys
- St Francis School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Lockleys North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 same for both | |
| Childcare | 5 | 7 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 80/100 | 66/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 5.4 km | 7.2 km +33% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 10 min | 13 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Bus same for both | |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 95.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 143.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.9% postcode 5032 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 5032 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).
Setting
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 4.4 km 4.8 km to a named beach | 3.2 km 3.4 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 71/100 | 75/100 |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 9% 2,584 premises | 6% 2,654 premises |
Climate
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 394 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.8°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,532/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Torrens same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hindmarsh same for both | |
| Member | Mark Butler same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brooklyn Park | Lockleys | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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