Daw Park vs Westbourne Park

Daw Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Westbourne Park. In both, most households own their home. In Westbourne Park, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Westbourne Park: a median of $1.87 million, against $1.3 million in Daw Park. Westbourne Park is closer to the city centre: 6.4 km, against 7.8 km. On these figures, Daw Park tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Westbourne Park 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

Westbourne Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 51%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Daw Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,302,000 vs $1,873,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Daw Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Westbourne Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 80/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Westbourne Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 80/100)
  • But Daw Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (48% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Daw Park and Westbourne 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.

Daw Park Westbourne 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.

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Walkability 80 / 90
Daw Park — Walkability: 80/100 Westbourne Park — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 50 / 71
Daw Park — Safety: 50/100 Westbourne Park — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Daw Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Westbourne Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 29
Daw Park — Low flood risk: 16/100 Westbourne Park — Low flood risk: 29/100

Demographics

Westbourne Park has higher household incomes ($112,528 vs $85,228); Westbourne Park skews older (44 vs 39).

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Population 2,705
+5% vs other
 2,564
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +0.0%
Median age 39 44
Median household income $85,228/yr $112,528/yr
+32% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $305/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Daw Park Westbourne Park
0-4 5.3% / 4.4%
Daw Park — 0-4: 5.3% Westbourne Park — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 10.9% / 12.5%
Daw Park — 5-14: 10.9% Westbourne Park — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.0% / 5.3%
Daw Park — 15-19: 6.0% Westbourne Park — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.1% / 6.6%
Daw Park — 20-24: 6.1% Westbourne Park — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 15.5% / 9.9%
Daw Park — 25-34: 15.5% Westbourne Park — 25-34: 9.9%
35-44 13.3% / 12.0%
Daw Park — 35-44: 13.3% Westbourne Park — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 14.0% / 13.6%
Daw Park — 45-54: 14.0% Westbourne Park — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 10.2% / 11.7%
Daw Park — 55-64: 10.2% Westbourne Park — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 8.5% / 10.6%
Daw Park — 65-74: 8.5% Westbourne Park — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 5.3% / 6.2%
Daw Park — 75-84: 5.3% Westbourne Park — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ 4.7% / 7.4%
Daw Park — 85+: 4.7% Westbourne Park — 85+: 7.4%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Westbourne Park 53.7% couple families
Westbourne Park — Couple Families: 53.7% Westbourne Park — Lone Person: 31.1% Westbourne Park — One Parent Families: 9.5% Westbourne Park — Group Household: 4.6% Westbourne Park — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Daw Park 32.8% renting
Daw Park — Owned Outright: 30.8% Daw Park — Mortgage: 36.4% Daw Park — Renting: 32.8%
Westbourne Park 22.1% renting
Westbourne Park — Owned Outright: 42.1% Westbourne Park — Mortgage: 35.8% Westbourne Park — Renting: 22.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 22.9%
Daw Park — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Westbourne Park — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 8.0%
Daw Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% Westbourne Park — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.7%
Daw Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Westbourne Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 7.5%
Daw Park — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Westbourne Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 3.8%
Daw Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Westbourne Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Daw Park Westbourne Park
England 3.5% / 3.0%
Daw Park — England: 3.5% Westbourne Park — England: 3.0%
China 1.9% / 1.8%
Daw Park — China: 1.9% Westbourne Park — China: 1.8%
India 2.3% / 1.4%
Daw Park — India: 2.3% Westbourne Park — India: 1.4%
Nepal 1.4% / 1.5%
Daw Park — Nepal: 1.4% Westbourne Park — Nepal: 1.5%
Greece 1.7% / —
Daw Park — Greece: 1.7% Westbourne Park — Greece: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
Daw Park — New Zealand: 0.8% Westbourne 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.

Daw Park 51.4% houses
Daw Park — Houses: 51.4% Daw Park — Flats / Apartments: 30.0% Daw Park — Townhouses: 18.5%
Westbourne Park 71.4% houses
Westbourne Park — Houses: 71.4% Westbourne Park — Flats / Apartments: 19.4% Westbourne Park — Townhouses: 9.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Median house price $1,302,000 $1,873,500
Median unit price $612,000 $636,250
Median land price $5,200,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 23 sales
 17 days
from 10 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.

Daw Park Westbourne Park
3 bed $1.21M / $1.42M
Daw Park — 3 bed: $1.21M (25 sales) Westbourne Park — 3 bed: $1.42M (8 sales)

25 vs 8 sales

4 bed $1.7M / $2.47M
Daw Park — 4 bed: $1.7M (17 sales) Westbourne Park — 4 bed: $2.47M (7 sales)

17 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Daw Park has more commercially zoned land (20% vs 0%).

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Residential 80% 98%
Commercial 20% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Daw Park Westbourne 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.

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Houses 2.8%
$700/wk on $1.31M
 2.4%
$658/wk on $1.4M
Units 4.6%
$550/wk on $626K
 —

Ranking within SA

Daw Park Westbourne Park
House price Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Affordability Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 83% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 54% of SA —

Liveability

Westbourne Park scores higher overall (87 vs 64); Westbourne Park is more walkable (90 vs 80).

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Grade B A+
Score 64/100 87/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Daw Park carries more crime risk (50 vs 29); Daw Park carries more flood risk (84 vs 71).

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
29/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
71/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 2.1 km
 3
Tonsley, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 4.1%

Schools in Daw Park

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

Schools in Westbourne Park

  • Westbourne Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Walkability score 80/100 90/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.8 km
+18% vs other
 6.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 12 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 52.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 41.0
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.

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Car (driver) 71.6% / 65.6%
Daw Park — Car (driver): 71.6% Westbourne Park — Car (driver): 65.6%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 15.9%
Daw Park — Worked from Home: 12.7% Westbourne Park — Worked from Home: 15.9%
Bus 6.7% / 6.2%
Daw Park — Bus: 6.7% Westbourne Park — Bus: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 5.5%
Daw Park — Car (passenger): 3.8% Westbourne Park — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 2.7% / 1.6%
Daw Park — Walked Only: 2.7% Westbourne Park — Walked Only: 1.6%
Train 0.8% / 2.7%
Daw Park — Train: 0.8% Westbourne Park — Train: 2.7%

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

Setting

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.0 km 7.6 km

NBN connectivity

Daw Park Westbourne Park
Connectivity score 95/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
1,281 premises
 32%
1,275 premises

Climate

Daw Park Westbourne 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)

Daw Park Westbourne 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Daw Park

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