Evandale vs Joslin

Evandale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 48 in Joslin. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Joslin, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Joslin: a median of $2.11 million, against $1.28 million in Evandale. On these figures, Evandale tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Joslin suits couples and older residents.

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

Joslin

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 49%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 58%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 61/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Evandale has cheaper houses ($1,280,100 vs $2,112,000)
  • Joslin has cheaper units ($458,888 vs $620,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Evandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 20%)

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

Joslin

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 15%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Evandale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Joslin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Evandale Joslin
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.

Evandale Joslin
Walkability 84 / 78
Evandale — Walkability: 84/100 Joslin — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 39 / 54
Evandale — Safety: 39/100 Joslin — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Evandale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Joslin — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 26 / 19
Evandale — Low flood risk: 26/100 Joslin — Low flood risk: 19/100

Demographics

Joslin has higher household incomes ($120,796 vs $96,928); Joslin skews older (48 vs 39).

Evandale Joslin
Population 1,378
+10% vs other
 1,243
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +8.0%
Median age 39 48
Median household income $96,928/yr $120,796/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+3% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Evandale Joslin
0-4 5.1% / 4.5%
Evandale — 0-4: 5.1% Joslin — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.1% / 10.4%
Evandale — 5-14: 11.1% Joslin — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.5% / 5.5%
Evandale — 15-19: 5.5% Joslin — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 7.4% / 5.6%
Evandale — 20-24: 7.4% Joslin — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 15.1% / 10.0%
Evandale — 25-34: 15.1% Joslin — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 12.3% / 9.7%
Evandale — 35-44: 12.3% Joslin — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 14.4% / 12.2%
Evandale — 45-54: 14.4% Joslin — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 13.4% / 13.7%
Evandale — 55-64: 13.4% Joslin — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 9.1% / 13.1%
Evandale — 65-74: 9.1% Joslin — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 3.6% / 8.6%
Evandale — 75-84: 3.6% Joslin — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ 2.7% / 7.2%
Evandale — 85+: 2.7% Joslin — 85+: 7.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Evandale 38.5% couple families
Evandale — Couple Families: 38.5% Evandale — Lone Person: 41.6% Evandale — One Parent Families: 10.1% Evandale — Group Household: 9.1% Evandale — Other Families: 0.7%
Joslin 55.2% couple families
Joslin — Couple Families: 55.2% Joslin — Lone Person: 29.9% Joslin — One Parent Families: 11.7% Joslin — Group Household: 3.2% Joslin — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Evandale 32.8% renting
Evandale — Owned Outright: 31.7% Evandale — Mortgage: 35.6% Evandale — Renting: 32.8%
Joslin 20.2% renting
Joslin — Owned Outright: 47.5% Joslin — Mortgage: 32.3% Joslin — Renting: 20.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Evandale Joslin
Bachelor Degree 23.7% / 22.9%
Evandale — Bachelor Degree: 23.7% Joslin — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 7.9%
Evandale — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Joslin — Certificate III & IV: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 10.2%
Evandale — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Joslin — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 8.5%
Evandale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Joslin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 4.1%
Evandale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Joslin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Evandale Joslin
Italy 4.9% / 4.4%
Evandale — Italy: 4.9% Joslin — Italy: 4.4%
England 3.8% / 5.5%
Evandale — England: 3.8% Joslin — England: 5.5%
India 3.4% / 2.8%
Evandale — India: 3.4% Joslin — India: 2.8%
China 2.9% / 3.1%
Evandale — China: 2.9% Joslin — China: 3.1%
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Evandale — New Zealand: 1.2% Joslin — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.0%
Evandale — Germany: not among its largest Joslin — Germany: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Evandale 58.4% houses
Evandale — Houses: 58.4% Evandale — Townhouses: 22.9% Evandale — Flats / Apartments: 18.7%
Joslin 78.6% houses
Joslin — Houses: 78.6% Joslin — Townhouses: 15.5% Joslin — Flats / Apartments: 5.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Evandale Joslin
Median house price $1,280,100 $2,112,000
Median unit price $620,000 $458,888
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 14 sales
 15 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Evandale Joslin
Residential 95% 94%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
Commercial 3% 0%
Industrial 1% 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

Evandale Joslin
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both
Approvals change year on year +141%
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.

Evandale Joslin
Houses 2.5%
$638/wk on $1.35M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Evandale Joslin
House price Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Income Higher than 74% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 58% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of SA —

Liveability

Evandale Joslin
Grade A
same for both
Score 72/100 75/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Evandale carries more crime risk (61 vs 46).

Evandale Joslin
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood High
74/100
 High
81/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Evandale Joslin
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.6 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.8% 3.5%

Amenities in the suburb

Evandale Joslin
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0

Mobility

Evandale Joslin
Walkability score 84/100 78/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.9 km 5.3 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 12 min
Public transport score 68/100
Bus
 67/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 21.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 5069
 1.4%
postcode 5070
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 5069
 47
postcode 5070

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.

Evandale Joslin
Car (driver) 70.2% / 70.3%
Evandale — Car (driver): 70.2% Joslin — Car (driver): 70.3%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 16.2%
Evandale — Worked from Home: 12.5% Joslin — Worked from Home: 16.2%
Bus 8.0% / 6.5%
Evandale — Bus: 8.0% Joslin — Bus: 6.5%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 3.5%
Evandale — Car (passenger): 5.7% Joslin — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bicycle 1.4% / 2.9%
Evandale — Bicycle: 1.4% Joslin — Bicycle: 2.9%
Walked Only 2.2% / 0.6%
Evandale — Walked Only: 2.2% Joslin — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.3%).

Setting

Evandale Joslin
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.0 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Evandale Joslin
Connectivity score 71/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
744 premises
 49%
544 premises

Climate

Evandale Joslin
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)

Evandale Joslin
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

Evandale Joslin
Average residential rate $1,995/yr
same for both
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both

Federal electorate

Evandale Joslin
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Evandale Joslin
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Evandale

Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses Urban

Joslin

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Retirees

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