Evandale vs St Peters

Evandale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in St Peters. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In St Peters, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in St Peters: a median of $2.33 million, against $1.28 million in Evandale. On these figures, Evandale 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

St Peters

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (72% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Evandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,280,100 vs $2,325,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Evandale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 29%)

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

Evandale and St Peters 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 St Peters
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 St Peters
Walkability 84 / 83
Evandale — Walkability: 84/100 St Peters — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 39 / 35
Evandale — Safety: 39/100 St Peters — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Evandale — Low fire risk: 100/100 St Peters — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 26 / 17
Evandale — Low flood risk: 26/100 St Peters — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

St Peters has more residents (3,231 vs 1,378); St Peters has higher household incomes ($117,832 vs $96,928).

Evandale St Peters
Population 1,378 3,231
+134% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +0.4%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $96,928/yr $117,832/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+3% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Evandale St Peters
0-4 5.1% / 3.3%
Evandale — 0-4: 5.1% St Peters — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 11.1% / 12.6%
Evandale — 5-14: 11.1% St Peters — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 5.5% / 6.2%
Evandale — 15-19: 5.5% St Peters — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.4% / 6.6%
Evandale — 20-24: 7.4% St Peters — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 15.1% / 11.0%
Evandale — 25-34: 15.1% St Peters — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 12.3% / 11.4%
Evandale — 35-44: 12.3% St Peters — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 14.4% / 13.7%
Evandale — 45-54: 14.4% St Peters — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 13.4% / 15.5%
Evandale — 55-64: 13.4% St Peters — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 9.1% / 11.3%
Evandale — 65-74: 9.1% St Peters — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 3.6% / 5.5%
Evandale — 75-84: 3.6% St Peters — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.7% / 2.4%
Evandale — 85+: 2.7% St Peters — 85+: 2.4%

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

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%
St Peters 47.5% couple families
St Peters — Couple Families: 47.5% St Peters — Lone Person: 34.8% St Peters — One Parent Families: 9.9% St Peters — Group Household: 6.2% St Peters — Other Families: 1.6%
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%
St Peters 27.3% renting
St Peters — Owned Outright: 44.2% St Peters — Mortgage: 28.4% St Peters — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Evandale St Peters
Bachelor Degree 23.7% / 26.2%
Evandale — Bachelor Degree: 23.7% St Peters — Bachelor Degree: 26.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 11.7%
Evandale — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% St Peters — Postgraduate Degree: 11.7%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 7.0%
Evandale — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% St Peters — Certificate III & IV: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.4%
Evandale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% St Peters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 4.1%
Evandale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% St Peters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

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 St Peters
England 3.8% / 4.3%
Evandale — England: 3.8% St Peters — England: 4.3%
Italy 4.9% / 1.6%
Evandale — Italy: 4.9% St Peters — Italy: 1.6%
India 3.4% / 2.8%
Evandale — India: 3.4% St Peters — India: 2.8%
China 2.9% / 2.8%
Evandale — China: 2.9% St Peters — China: 2.8%
Malaysia 0.7% / 1.6%
Evandale — Malaysia: 0.7% St Peters — Malaysia: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.9%
Evandale — New Zealand: 1.2% St Peters — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Evandale 58.4% houses
Evandale — Houses: 58.4% Evandale — Flats / Apartments: 18.7% Evandale — Townhouses: 22.9%
St Peters 71.5% houses
St Peters — Houses: 71.5% St Peters — Flats / Apartments: 18.0% St Peters — Townhouses: 10.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Evandale St Peters
Median house price $1,280,100 $2,325,000
Median unit price $620,000 $590,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 14 sales
 26 days
from 34 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.

Evandale St Peters
3 bed $1.32M / $1.91M
Evandale — 3 bed: $1.32M (22 sales) St Peters — 3 bed: $1.91M (21 sales)

22 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.9M / $2.4M
Evandale — 4 bed: $1.9M (5 sales) St Peters — 4 bed: $2.4M (34 sales)

5 vs 34 sales

Zoning mix

Evandale St Peters
Residential 95% 85%
Parks and recreation 0% 11%
Commercial 3% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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 St Peters
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 St Peters
Houses 2.5%
$638/wk on $1.35M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Evandale St Peters
House price Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Income Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 12% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of SA —

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Evandale St Peters
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood High
74/100
 High
83/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Evandale St Peters
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
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, 3.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.8% 4.7%

Schools in Evandale

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

Schools in St Peters

  • East Adelaide School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Evandale St Peters
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Evandale St Peters
Walkability score 84/100 83/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.9 km
+4% vs other
 4.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min
same for both
Public transport score 68/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 20.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 79.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 5069
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 5069
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.

Evandale St Peters
Car (driver) 70.2% / 63.9%
Evandale — Car (driver): 70.2% St Peters — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 16.7%
Evandale — Worked from Home: 12.5% St Peters — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Bus 8.0% / 6.6%
Evandale — Bus: 8.0% St Peters — Bus: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 4.4%
Evandale — Car (passenger): 5.7% St Peters — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bicycle 1.4% / 5.0%
Evandale — Bicycle: 1.4% St Peters — Bicycle: 5.0%
Walked Only 2.2% / 3.1%
Evandale — Walked Only: 2.2% St Peters — Walked Only: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Evandale St Peters
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 11.9 km

NBN connectivity

Evandale St Peters
Connectivity score 71/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
744 premises
 44%
1,590 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Evandale St Peters
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

St Peters

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River

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