Cumberland Park vs Daw Park

In both, most households own their home. In Cumberland Park, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cumberland Park: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.3 million in Daw Park, and rent is higher there too. Cumberland Park is closer to the city centre: 6.3 km, against 7.8 km. On these figures, Cumberland Park tends to suit 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

Cumberland Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (68% vs 51%)
  • But Daw Park carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Daw Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($612,000 vs $722,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,302,000 vs $1,452,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Daw Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $343/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

Daw Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 32%)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Daw Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.8% vs 2.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cumberland Park Daw Park
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.

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Walkability 84 / 80
Cumberland Park — Walkability: 84/100 Daw Park — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 27 / 50
Cumberland Park — Safety: 27/100 Daw Park — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cumberland Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Daw Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 25 / 16
Cumberland Park — Low flood risk: 25/100 Daw Park — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Cumberland Park has higher household incomes ($98,852 vs $85,228); Cumberland Park rents higher ($343/wk vs $300/wk).

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Population 2,571 2,705
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.9% +1.2%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $98,852/yr
+14% vs other
 $85,228/yr
Median weekly rent $343/wk
+13% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cumberland Park Daw Park
0-4 5.2% / 5.3%
Cumberland Park — 0-4: 5.2% Daw Park — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.9% / 10.9%
Cumberland Park — 5-14: 11.9% Daw Park — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 7.0% / 6.0%
Cumberland Park — 15-19: 7.0% Daw Park — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 5.3% / 6.1%
Cumberland Park — 20-24: 5.3% Daw Park — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 11.7% / 15.5%
Cumberland Park — 25-34: 11.7% Daw Park — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 13.3% / 13.3%
Cumberland Park — 35-44: 13.3% Daw Park — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 15.0% / 14.0%
Cumberland Park — 45-54: 15.0% Daw Park — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.0% / 10.2%
Cumberland Park — 55-64: 14.0% Daw Park — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 9.5% / 8.5%
Cumberland Park — 65-74: 9.5% Daw Park — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 4.8% / 5.3%
Cumberland Park — 75-84: 4.8% Daw Park — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 2.3% / 4.7%
Cumberland Park — 85+: 2.3% Daw Park — 85+: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cumberland Park 46.8% couple families
Cumberland Park — Couple Families: 46.8% Cumberland Park — Lone Person: 37.4% Cumberland Park — One Parent Families: 10.5% Cumberland Park — Group Household: 3.9% Cumberland Park — Other Families: 1.4%
Daw Park 36.0% couple families
Daw Park — Couple Families: 36.0% Daw Park — Lone Person: 41.7% Daw Park — One Parent Families: 13.8% Daw Park — Group Household: 6.2% Daw Park — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cumberland Park 23.0% renting
Cumberland Park — Owned Outright: 35.1% Cumberland Park — Mortgage: 41.9% Cumberland Park — Renting: 23.0%
Daw Park 32.8% renting
Daw Park — Owned Outright: 30.8% Daw Park — Mortgage: 36.4% Daw Park — Renting: 32.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Bachelor Degree 20.6% / 19.4%
Cumberland Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.6% Daw Park — Bachelor Degree: 19.4%
Certificate III & IV 10.4% / 10.6%
Cumberland Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.4% Daw Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.5%
Cumberland Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Daw Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 6.0%
Cumberland Park — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Daw Park — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.2%
Cumberland Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Daw Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

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.

Cumberland Park Daw Park
England 3.5% / 3.5%
Cumberland Park — England: 3.5% Daw Park — England: 3.5%
China 3.2% / 1.9%
Cumberland Park — China: 3.2% Daw Park — China: 1.9%
India 1.2% / 2.3%
Cumberland Park — India: 1.2% Daw Park — India: 2.3%
Greece 1.1% / 1.7%
Cumberland Park — Greece: 1.1% Daw Park — Greece: 1.7%
Nepal 1.0% / 1.4%
Cumberland Park — Nepal: 1.0% Daw Park — Nepal: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.8%
Cumberland Park — New Zealand: 1.0% Daw Park — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cumberland Park 68.5% houses
Cumberland Park — Houses: 68.5% Cumberland Park — Flats / Apartments: 17.6% Cumberland Park — Townhouses: 13.9%
Daw Park 51.4% houses
Daw Park — Houses: 51.4% Daw Park — Flats / Apartments: 30.0% Daw Park — Townhouses: 18.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Median house price $1,452,500 $1,302,000
Median unit price $722,500 $612,000
Median land price — $5,200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 14 sales
 19 days
from 23 sales

Zoning mix

Daw Park has more commercially zoned land (20% vs 4%).

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Residential 85% 80%
Commercial 4% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 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

Cumberland Park Daw Park
New dwellings approved 188
across Mitcham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
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.

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Houses 2.2%
$620/wk on $1.48M
 2.8%
$700/wk on $1.31M
Units — 4.6%
$550/wk on $626K

Ranking within SA

Cumberland Park Daw Park
House price Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Income Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 17% of SA Higher than 25% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 83% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 54% of SA

Liveability

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Grade A B
Score 68/100 64/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Cumberland Park carries more crime risk (73 vs 50).

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood High
75/100
 High
84/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 3.3 km
 3
Tonsley, 2.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 2.6%

Schools in Cumberland Park

  • Cabra Dominican College Catholic · Combined above peers

Schools in Daw Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Walkability score 84/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 6.3 km 7.8 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 15 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 5041
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5041
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.

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Car (driver) 67.9% / 71.6%
Cumberland Park — Car (driver): 67.9% Daw Park — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 15.5% / 12.7%
Cumberland Park — Worked from Home: 15.5% Daw Park — Worked from Home: 12.7%
Bus 5.7% / 6.7%
Cumberland Park — Bus: 5.7% Daw Park — Bus: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 3.8%
Cumberland Park — Car (passenger): 5.1% Daw Park — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle 3.9% / 1.4%
Cumberland Park — Bicycle: 3.9% Daw Park — Bicycle: 1.4%
Walked Only 0.7% / 2.7%
Cumberland Park — Walked Only: 0.7% Daw Park — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.8 km 7.0 km

NBN connectivity

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Connectivity score 75/100 95/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,175 premises
 81%
1,281 premises

Climate

Cumberland Park Daw Park
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)

Cumberland Park Daw Park
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

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Average residential rate $2,296/yr
same for both
Council Mitcham
same for both

Federal electorate

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cumberland Park Daw Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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