Cheltenham vs Queenstown

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Queenstown, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Cheltenham: a median of $998,000, against $914,000 in Queenstown, and rent is higher there too. Cheltenham is closer to the city centre: 11 km, against 12.3 km. On these figures, Queenstown tends to suit 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

Cheltenham

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 57%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 40%)
  • But Queenstown has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Cheltenham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper units ($590,000 vs $660,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cheltenham leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
  • Queenstown has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Queenstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 80/100)

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 20%)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 80/100)

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

Cheltenham 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.

Cheltenham 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.

Cheltenham Queenstown
Walkability 80 / 88
Cheltenham — Walkability: 80/100 Queenstown — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 34 / 28
Cheltenham — Safety: 34/100 Queenstown — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cheltenham — Low fire risk: 100/100 Queenstown — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 24 / 36
Cheltenham — Low flood risk: 24/100 Queenstown — Low flood risk: 36/100

Demographics

Cheltenham has higher household incomes ($79,768 vs $57,980).

Cheltenham Queenstown
Population 2,236
+13% vs other
 1,943
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% +3.2%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $79,768/yr
+27% vs other
 $57,980/yr
Median weekly rent $290/wk
+7% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cheltenham Queenstown
0-4 4.6% / 5.5%
Cheltenham — 0-4: 4.6% Queenstown — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 9.6% / 8.2%
Cheltenham — 5-14: 9.6% Queenstown — 5-14: 8.2%
15-19 5.5% / 4.6%
Cheltenham — 15-19: 5.5% Queenstown — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 5.9% / 5.8%
Cheltenham — 20-24: 5.9% Queenstown — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 13.6% / 13.3%
Cheltenham — 25-34: 13.6% Queenstown — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 11.3% / 14.1%
Cheltenham — 35-44: 11.3% Queenstown — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 14.3% / 11.5%
Cheltenham — 45-54: 14.3% Queenstown — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 15.6% / 15.2%
Cheltenham — 55-64: 15.6% Queenstown — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 12.5% / 10.9%
Cheltenham — 65-74: 12.5% Queenstown — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 4.8% / 7.9%
Cheltenham — 75-84: 4.8% Queenstown — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 2.7% / 3.2%
Cheltenham — 85+: 2.7% Queenstown — 85+: 3.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cheltenham 42.7% lone person
Cheltenham — Lone Person: 42.7% Cheltenham — Couple Families: 37.6% Cheltenham — One Parent Families: 15.7% Cheltenham — Group Household: 3.3% Cheltenham — Other Families: 0.7%
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.

Cheltenham 21.3% renting
Cheltenham — Owned Outright: 36.7% Cheltenham — Mortgage: 42.0% Cheltenham — Renting: 21.3%
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.

Cheltenham Queenstown
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 17.1%
Cheltenham — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Queenstown — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 13.6% / 10.6%
Cheltenham — Bachelor Degree: 13.6% Queenstown — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.0%
Cheltenham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Queenstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.0%
Cheltenham — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Queenstown — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.8%
Cheltenham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% 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.

Cheltenham Queenstown
England 3.8% / 3.2%
Cheltenham — England: 3.8% Queenstown — England: 3.2%
India 2.0% / 2.1%
Cheltenham — India: 2.0% Queenstown — India: 2.1%
China 1.1% / 2.5%
Cheltenham — China: 1.1% Queenstown — China: 2.5%
Italy 1.4% / 1.2%
Cheltenham — Italy: 1.4% Queenstown — Italy: 1.2%
Philippines 0.9% / 1.3%
Cheltenham — Philippines: 0.9% Queenstown — Philippines: 1.3%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Cheltenham — New Zealand: not among its largest Queenstown — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 1.1% / —
Cheltenham — Germany: 1.1% Queenstown — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cheltenham 80.5% houses
Cheltenham — Houses: 80.5% Cheltenham — Townhouses: 17.4% Cheltenham — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Queenstown 56.7% houses
Queenstown — Houses: 56.7% Queenstown — Townhouses: 39.4% Queenstown — Flats / Apartments: 4.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cheltenham Queenstown
Median house price $998,250 $914,000
Median unit price $590,000 $660,000
Median land price — $642,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 18 sales
 17 days
from 21 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.

Cheltenham Queenstown
3 bed $950K / $902K
Cheltenham — 3 bed: $950K (21 sales) Queenstown — 3 bed: $902K (20 sales)

21 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.29M / $968K
Cheltenham — 4 bed: $1.29M (14 sales) Queenstown — 4 bed: $968K (7 sales)

14 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Cheltenham Queenstown
Residential 75% 92%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 0%
Industrial 5% 4%
Parks and recreation 5% 1%
Commercial 5% 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

Cheltenham Queenstown
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
Approvals change year on year +109% +23%

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.

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

Ranking within SA

Cheltenham Queenstown
House price Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
Income Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 77% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 38% of SA

Liveability

Cheltenham scores higher overall (54 vs 48); Queenstown is more walkable (88 vs 80).

Cheltenham Queenstown
Grade B C
Score 54/100 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Cheltenham carries more flood risk (76 vs 64).

Cheltenham Queenstown
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
72/100
Flood High
76/100
 Moderate
64/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 25
within 5 km
 20
within 5 km

Schools

Cheltenham 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
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 9.5 km
 None

Schools in Cheltenham

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

Cheltenham Queenstown
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1 2
Fuel stations 0 3

Mobility

Cheltenham Queenstown
Walkability score 80/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 11 km 12.3 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 20 min
Public transport score 86/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 24.5
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.

Cheltenham Queenstown
Car (driver) 75.2% / 79.3%
Cheltenham — Car (driver): 75.2% Queenstown — Car (driver): 79.3%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 7.9%
Cheltenham — Worked from Home: 9.9% Queenstown — Worked from Home: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.1%
Cheltenham — Car (passenger): 4.5% Queenstown — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 6.0% / 2.3%
Cheltenham — Train: 6.0% Queenstown — Train: 2.3%
Bus 2.2% / 2.8%
Cheltenham — Bus: 2.2% Queenstown — Bus: 2.8%
Walked Only 0.7% / 2.5%
Cheltenham — Walked Only: 0.7% Queenstown — Walked Only: 2.5%

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

Setting

Cheltenham Queenstown
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.3 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 3.0 km
3.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Cheltenham Queenstown
Connectivity score 70/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
1,078 premises
 32%
1,108 premises

Climate

Cheltenham 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)

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

Council rates

Cheltenham Queenstown
Average residential rate $1,726/yr $1,311/yr
Council Charles Sturt Port Adelaide Enfield

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cheltenham

Middle-Ring Trains Transport Hub

Queenstown

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

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