Dudley Park vs Prospect

Prospect is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Dudley Park. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Dudley Park, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Prospect, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Prospect: a median of $1.31 million, against $835,000 in Dudley Park, and rent is higher there too. Prospect is closer to the city centre: 5.3 km, against 6.8 km. On these figures, Dudley Park tends to suit renters, people living alone, and 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

Prospect

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (13 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)

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

  • Dudley Park has cheaper houses ($835,000 vs $1,310,000)
  • Prospect leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 40%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dudley Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (53% vs 36%)

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

Commuting to the city

Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Prospect

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 65/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 89/100)

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

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

Dudley Park Prospect
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.

Dudley Park Prospect
Walkability 65 / 91
Dudley Park — Walkability: 65/100 Prospect — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 11 / 21
Dudley Park — Safety: 11/100 Prospect — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dudley Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Prospect — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 36 / 31
Dudley Park — Low flood risk: 36/100 Prospect — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Prospect has more residents (14,584 vs 670); Prospect has higher household incomes ($104,052 vs $47,164).

Dudley Park Prospect
Population 670 14,584
+2077% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +9.8%
Median age 41 37
Median household income $47,164/yr $104,052/yr
+121% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $350/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dudley Park Prospect
0-4 4.0% / 5.2%
Dudley Park — 0-4: 4.0% Prospect — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 9.7% / 12.3%
Dudley Park — 5-14: 9.7% Prospect — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.5% / 4.9%
Dudley Park — 15-19: 5.5% Prospect — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 6.4% / 7.7%
Dudley Park — 20-24: 6.4% Prospect — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 14.9% / 16.8%
Dudley Park — 25-34: 14.9% Prospect — 25-34: 16.8%
35-44 13.3% / 14.9%
Dudley Park — 35-44: 13.3% Prospect — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 12.4% / 12.3%
Dudley Park — 45-54: 12.4% Prospect — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 14.3% / 11.7%
Dudley Park — 55-64: 14.3% Prospect — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 10.4% / 8.2%
Dudley Park — 65-74: 10.4% Prospect — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 6.6% / 3.9%
Dudley Park — 75-84: 6.6% Prospect — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 1.6% / 2.3%
Dudley Park — 85+: 1.6% Prospect — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dudley Park 46.8% lone person
Dudley Park — Lone Person: 46.8% Dudley Park — Couple Families: 22.7% Dudley Park — One Parent Families: 19.7% Dudley Park — Group Household: 8.6% Dudley Park — Other Families: 2.1%
Prospect 35.1% lone person
Prospect — Lone Person: 35.1% Prospect — Couple Families: 42.9% Prospect — One Parent Families: 11.6% Prospect — Group Household: 8.4% Prospect — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dudley Park 53.1% renting
Dudley Park — Owned Outright: 22.5% Dudley Park — Mortgage: 24.4% Dudley Park — Renting: 53.1%
Prospect 35.5% renting
Prospect — Owned Outright: 30.2% Prospect — Mortgage: 34.3% Prospect — Renting: 35.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dudley Park Prospect
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 21.1%
Dudley Park — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 21.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 9.7%
Dudley Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 7.6%
Dudley Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 8.7%
Dudley Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 3.2%
Dudley Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Dudley Park Prospect
India 6.0% / 5.8%
Dudley Park — India: 6.0% Prospect — India: 5.8%
Vietnam 7.6% / 2.6%
Dudley Park — Vietnam: 7.6% Prospect — Vietnam: 2.6%
England 2.2% / 3.2%
Dudley Park — England: 2.2% Prospect — England: 3.2%
China 2.8% / 1.7%
Dudley Park — China: 2.8% Prospect — China: 1.7%
Philippines 1.5% / 1.0%
Dudley Park — Philippines: 1.5% Prospect — Philippines: 1.0%
Italy — / 1.8%
Dudley Park — Italy: not among its largest Prospect — Italy: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dudley Park 66.5% houses
Dudley Park — Houses: 66.5% Dudley Park — Townhouses: 32.4% Dudley Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Prospect 67.9% houses
Prospect — Houses: 67.9% Prospect — Townhouses: 17.1% Prospect — Flats / Apartments: 15.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dudley Park Prospect
Median house price $835,000 $1,310,000
Median unit price — $607,000
Median land price — $800,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 19 days
from 106 sales

Zoning mix

Dudley Park has more industrially zoned land (58% vs 2%); Prospect has more commercially zoned land (17% vs 0%).

Dudley Park Prospect
Residential 34% 79%
Industrial 58% 2%
Commercial 0% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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

Dudley Park Prospect
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
 203
across Prospect
Approvals change year on year +23% +757%

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.

Dudley Park Prospect
Houses — 3.8%
$740/wk on $1.01M
Units — 5.3%
$595/wk on $588K

Ranking within SA

Dudley Park Prospect
House price Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Income Higher than 13% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Schools — Higher than 64% of SA
Walkability Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Affordability Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 32% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 42% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 79% of SA

Liveability

Prospect scores higher overall (70 vs 33); Prospect is more walkable (91 vs 65).

Dudley Park Prospect
Grade D A
Score 33/100 70/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Dudley Park carries more crime risk (89 vs 79).

Dudley Park Prospect
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
79/100
Flood Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 29
within 5 km
 27
within 5 km

Schools

Dudley Park Prospect
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.8 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 3.9%

Schools in Dudley Park

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

Schools in Prospect

  • Blackfriars Priory School Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Prospect Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Prescott College Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Rosary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Prospect North Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Sports College South Australia - North Adelaide Football Club Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Dudley Park Prospect
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 1 22
Parks & reserves 0 17
Childcare 0 13
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 0 3

Mobility

Dudley Park Prospect
Walkability score 65/100 91/100
Distance to Adelaide 6.8 km
+22% vs other
 5.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 12 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 299.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5008
 1.5%
postcode 5082
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 5008
 50
postcode 5082

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.

Dudley Park Prospect
Car (driver) 77.4% / 69.2%
Dudley Park — Car (driver): 77.4% Prospect — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 12.2%
Dudley Park — Worked from Home: 7.1% Prospect — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 9.0% / 5.7%
Dudley Park — Car (passenger): 9.0% Prospect — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bus 4.7% / 8.5%
Dudley Park — Bus: 4.7% Prospect — Bus: 8.5%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.2%
Dudley Park — Walked Only: 1.9% Prospect — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).

Setting

Dudley Park Prospect
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.5 km 9.2 km

NBN connectivity

Dudley Park Prospect
Connectivity score 93/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 87%
478 premises
 97%
7,328 premises

Climate

Dudley Park Prospect
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)

Dudley Park Prospect
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dudley Park Prospect
Average residential rate $1,311/yr $2,363/yr
Council Port Adelaide Enfield Prospect

Federal electorate

Dudley Park Prospect
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Dudley Park

Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses

Prospect

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

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