Compton vs Suttontown
Suttontown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 41 in Compton. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Compton: a median of $930,000, against $222,000 in Suttontown, though rent is higher in Suttontown. On these figures, Suttontown tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Compton carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 75/100)
- Suttontown has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Suttontown
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($222,500 vs $930,000)
- has cheaper land ($197,000 vs $320,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Compton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Suttontown
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (287 min vs 298 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (433.1 km vs 444.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Compton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 75/100)
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
Compton and Suttontown 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
Suttontown rents higher ($275/wk vs $230/wk); Compton skews older (41 vs 38).
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 812 +15% vs other | 692 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.5% | +18.7% |
| Median age | 41 | 38 |
| Median household income | $111,800/yr | $121,160/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $230/wk | $275/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (2.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $930,000 | $222,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $320,000 | $197,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 59 days from 9 sales | 43 days from 18 sales |
Zoning mix
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 90% |
| Residential | 2% | 6% |
| Industrial | 0% | 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
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Grant same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.6% $598/wk on $869K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 88% of SA | Higher than 93% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of SA | Higher than 59% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 20% of SA | Higher than 19% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 32% of SA |
Liveability
Compton scores higher overall (48 vs 31).
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | D |
| Score | 48/100 | 31/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Suttontown carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 17); Suttontown carries more crime risk (75 vs 40).
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 17/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | High 75/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 7 within 5 km |
Schools
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Compton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Suttontown
- Compton Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Suttontown Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Compton sits further from the CBD (444.9 km vs 433.1 km).
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 444.9 km +3% vs other | 433.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 298 min | 287 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5291 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 5291 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 (83.6%).
Setting
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 57 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 22.9 km | 29.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 31/100 | 53/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 1% 346 premises | 29% 450 premises |
Climate
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 724 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,458/yr same for both | |
| Council | Grant same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Compton | Suttontown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Compton
Other comparisons with Suttontown
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.