Collinswood vs Medindie

Collinswood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 45 in Medindie. In both, most households own their home. In Medindie, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Medindie: a median of $2.88 million, against $1.92 million in Collinswood, and rent is higher there too. Medindie is closer to the city centre: 4.5 km, against 5.7 km. On these figures, Collinswood tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Medindie 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

Medindie

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 47%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Collinswood has cheaper houses ($1,920,000 vs $2,875,000)
  • Medindie leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Collinswood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 11%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $625/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

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

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Collinswood has more units and townhouses to downsize into (53% vs 9%)
  • Medindie has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Collinswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.1% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Collinswood Medindie
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.

Collinswood Medindie
Walkability 74 / 80
Collinswood — Walkability: 74/100 Medindie — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 45 / 43
Collinswood — Safety: 45/100 Medindie — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Collinswood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Medindie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Medindie rents higher ($625/wk vs $300/wk); Medindie has higher household incomes ($195,000 vs $100,204).

Collinswood Medindie
Population 1,496
+21% vs other
 1,175
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.1% -0.6%
Median age 36 45
Median household income $100,204/yr $195,000/yr
+95% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $625/wk
+108% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collinswood Medindie
0-4 5.3% / 3.6%
Collinswood — 0-4: 5.3% Medindie — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 12.0% / 14.2%
Collinswood — 5-14: 12.0% Medindie — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.7% / 12.0%
Collinswood — 15-19: 5.7% Medindie — 15-19: 12.0%
20-24 7.4% / 6.0%
Collinswood — 20-24: 7.4% Medindie — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 17.5% / 5.1%
Collinswood — 25-34: 17.5% Medindie — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 15.8% / 9.1%
Collinswood — 35-44: 15.8% Medindie — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 11.6% / 14.8%
Collinswood — 45-54: 11.6% Medindie — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 11.8% / 17.1%
Collinswood — 55-64: 11.8% Medindie — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 7.7% / 10.7%
Collinswood — 65-74: 7.7% Medindie — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 3.5% / 7.1%
Collinswood — 75-84: 3.5% Medindie — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.2% / 1.3%
Collinswood — 85+: 2.2% Medindie — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collinswood 40.3% couple families
Collinswood — Couple Families: 40.3% Collinswood — Lone Person: 43.5% Collinswood — One Parent Families: 10.2% Collinswood — Group Household: 6.0%
Medindie 57.8% couple families
Medindie — Couple Families: 57.8% Medindie — Lone Person: 25.9% Medindie — One Parent Families: 12.2% Medindie — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collinswood 43.0% renting
Collinswood — Owned Outright: 26.5% Collinswood — Mortgage: 30.6% Collinswood — Renting: 43.0%
Medindie 10.9% renting
Medindie — Owned Outright: 53.8% Medindie — Mortgage: 35.3% Medindie — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Collinswood Medindie
Bachelor Degree 22.8% / 24.9%
Collinswood — Bachelor Degree: 22.8% Medindie — Bachelor Degree: 24.9%
Postgraduate Degree 10.2% / 10.8%
Collinswood — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2% Medindie — Postgraduate Degree: 10.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.0% / 6.3%
Collinswood — Certificate III & IV: 9.0% Medindie — Certificate III & IV: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.0%
Collinswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Medindie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 2.4%
Collinswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Medindie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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.

Collinswood Medindie
India 8.0% / 1.2%
Collinswood — India: 8.0% Medindie — India: 1.2%
England 4.1% / 3.7%
Collinswood — England: 4.1% Medindie — England: 3.7%
China 1.7% / 2.6%
Collinswood — China: 1.7% Medindie — China: 2.6%
Vietnam 1.0% / 1.9%
Collinswood — Vietnam: 1.0% Medindie — Vietnam: 1.9%
Malaysia 1.2% / 1.4%
Collinswood — Malaysia: 1.2% Medindie — Malaysia: 1.4%
Nepal 2.3% / —
Collinswood — Nepal: 2.3% Medindie — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collinswood 46.8% houses
Collinswood — Houses: 46.8% Collinswood — Townhouses: 31.2% Collinswood — Flats / Apartments: 22.0%
Medindie 91.1% houses
Medindie — Houses: 91.1% Medindie — Townhouses: 6.0% Medindie — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Collinswood Medindie
Median house price $1,920,000 $2,875,000
Median unit price $692,500 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 5 sales
 36 days
from 9 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.

Collinswood Medindie
3 bed $1.62M / $2.55M
Collinswood — 3 bed: $1.62M (8 sales) Medindie — 3 bed: $2.55M (5 sales)

8 vs 5 sales

4 bed $2.03M / $2.99M
Collinswood — 4 bed: $2.03M (12 sales) Medindie — 4 bed: $2.99M (10 sales)

12 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Collinswood Medindie
Residential 85% 88%
Industrial 8% 0%
Commercial 6% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
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

Collinswood Medindie
New dwellings approved 203
across Prospect
 27
across Walkerville
Approvals change year on year +757% -50%

Ranking within SA

Collinswood Medindie
House price Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Income Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Medindie scores higher overall (88 vs 82).

Collinswood Medindie
Grade A A+
Score 82/100 88/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Collinswood Medindie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood Low
22/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Collinswood Medindie
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, 4.7 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 5.4%

Schools in Collinswood

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

Schools in Medindie

  • Wilderness School Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Collinswood Medindie
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Collinswood Medindie
Walkability score 74/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.7 km
+21% vs other
 4.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min 10 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 55.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 49.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5081
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5081
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.

Collinswood Medindie
Car (driver) 71.3% / 69.7%
Collinswood — Car (driver): 71.3% Medindie — Car (driver): 69.7%
Worked from Home 10.9% / 18.1%
Collinswood — Worked from Home: 10.9% Medindie — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Bus 9.2% / 1.8%
Collinswood — Bus: 9.2% Medindie — Bus: 1.8%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 5.3%
Collinswood — Car (passenger): 4.8% Medindie — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 1.0% / 4.1%
Collinswood — Walked Only: 1.0% Medindie — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bicycle 2.9% / 1.0%
Collinswood — Bicycle: 2.9% Medindie — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.3%).

Setting

Collinswood Medindie
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.5 km
same for both

NBN connectivity

Collinswood Medindie
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
767 premises
 100%
470 premises

Climate

Collinswood Medindie
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)

Collinswood Medindie
PM2.5 — 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 — 17.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.51 pphm 1.12 pphm

Council rates

Collinswood Medindie
Average residential rate $2,363/yr $2,674/yr
Council Prospect Walkerville

Federal electorate

Collinswood Medindie
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collinswood Medindie
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collinswood

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses

Medindie

Inner Large Blocks Luxury Parks Professionals

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