Everard Park vs Kurralta Park

Kurralta Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 42 in Everard Park. In both, about half of households rent. In Everard Park, about half of homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Everard Park: a median of $1.42 million, against $1.01 million in Kurralta Park. On these figures, Everard Park tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Kurralta Park suits young adults, share households, 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Kurralta Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,006,000 vs $1,417,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)

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

Everard Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (8% vs 1%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Everard Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Kurralta Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.2% vs -0.6%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Everard Park and Kurralta 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.

Everard Park Kurralta 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.

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Walkability 82 / 76
Everard Park — Walkability: 82/100 Kurralta Park — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 23 / 23
Everard Park — Safety: 23/100 Kurralta Park — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Everard Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kurralta Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 23 / 5
Everard Park — Low flood risk: 23/100 Kurralta Park — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Kurralta Park has more residents (3,139 vs 1,071); Everard Park skews older (42 vs 32).

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Population 1,071 3,139
+193% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% +11.2%
Median age 42 32
Median household income $72,176/yr $81,796/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $286/wk $300/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Everard Park Kurralta Park
0-4 3.0% / 4.9%
Everard Park — 0-4: 3.0% Kurralta Park — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 8.4% / 8.1%
Everard Park — 5-14: 8.4% Kurralta Park — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 5.3% / 4.4%
Everard Park — 15-19: 5.3% Kurralta Park — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 7.3% / 12.3%
Everard Park — 20-24: 7.3% Kurralta Park — 20-24: 12.3%
25-34 18.2% / 27.8%
Everard Park — 25-34: 18.2% Kurralta Park — 25-34: 27.8%
35-44 12.7% / 14.9%
Everard Park — 35-44: 12.7% Kurralta Park — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 10.6% / 9.8%
Everard Park — 45-54: 10.6% Kurralta Park — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 11.2% / 7.5%
Everard Park — 55-64: 11.2% Kurralta Park — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 10.2% / 5.5%
Everard Park — 65-74: 10.2% Kurralta Park — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 5.9% / 2.7%
Everard Park — 75-84: 5.9% Kurralta Park — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 7.2% / 1.5%
Everard Park — 85+: 7.2% Kurralta Park — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Everard Park 52.6% lone person
Everard Park — Lone Person: 52.6% Everard Park — Couple Families: 28.4% Everard Park — One Parent Families: 10.9% Everard Park — Group Household: 5.3% Everard Park — Other Families: 2.8%
Kurralta Park 43.4% lone person
Kurralta Park — Lone Person: 43.4% Kurralta Park — Couple Families: 28.1% Kurralta Park — One Parent Families: 11.3% Kurralta Park — Group Household: 13.5% Kurralta Park — Other Families: 3.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Everard Park 47.2% renting
Everard Park — Owned Outright: 26.1% Everard Park — Mortgage: 26.8% Everard Park — Renting: 47.2%
Kurralta Park 52.0% renting
Kurralta Park — Owned Outright: 19.9% Kurralta Park — Mortgage: 28.1% Kurralta Park — Renting: 52.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Bachelor Degree 20.4% / 21.3%
Everard Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.4% Kurralta Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.3%
Certificate III & IV 10.9% / 10.6%
Everard Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.9% Kurralta Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.6% / 10.0%
Everard Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6% Kurralta Park — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 9.3%
Everard Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Kurralta Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.1%
Everard Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Kurralta Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Everard Park Kurralta Park
India 4.0% / 7.8%
Everard Park — India: 4.0% Kurralta Park — India: 7.8%
Nepal 3.4% / 7.5%
Everard Park — Nepal: 3.4% Kurralta Park — Nepal: 7.5%
China 3.6% / 5.2%
Everard Park — China: 3.6% Kurralta Park — China: 5.2%
England 3.5% / 2.2%
Everard Park — England: 3.5% Kurralta Park — England: 2.2%
Philippines — / 2.5%
Everard Park — Philippines: not among its largest Kurralta Park — Philippines: 2.5%
Scotland 1.0% / —
Everard Park — Scotland: 1.0% Kurralta Park — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Everard Park 35.8% houses
Everard Park — Houses: 35.8% Everard Park — Flats / Apartments: 51.3% Everard Park — Townhouses: 12.9%
Kurralta Park 42.7% houses
Kurralta Park — Houses: 42.7% Kurralta Park — Flats / Apartments: 22.6% Kurralta Park — Townhouses: 34.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Median house price $1,417,500 $1,006,000
Median unit price $478,500 $470,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 6 sales
 16 days
from 20 sales

Zoning mix

Kurralta Park has more commercially zoned land (21% vs 3%).

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Residential 97% 75%
Commercial 3% 21%
Industrial 0% 4%
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

Everard Park Kurralta Park
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
 578
across West Torrens
Approvals change year on year -67% +103%

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.

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Houses — 4.3%
$720/wk on $870K
Units 6.1%
$515/wk on $440K
 5.7%
$500/wk on $459K

Ranking within SA

Everard Park Kurralta Park
House price Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 62% of SA
Income Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Affordability Higher than 3% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 89% of SA

Liveability

Everard Park scores higher overall (56 vs 50).

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kurralta Park carries more flood risk (95 vs 77).

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
same for both
Flood High
77/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Everard Park Kurralta Park
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, Adelaide City Campus, 3.7 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 6.2%

Amenities in the suburb

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Walkability score 82/100 76/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.7 km 5 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 35.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 54.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 5035
 0.9%
postcode 5037
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 5035
 45
postcode 5037

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.

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Car (driver) 60.2% / 65.5%
Everard Park — Car (driver): 60.2% Kurralta Park — Car (driver): 65.5%
Bus 8.3% / 14.7%
Everard Park — Bus: 8.3% Kurralta Park — Bus: 14.7%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 8.8%
Everard Park — Worked from Home: 12.3% Kurralta Park — Worked from Home: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 6.6%
Everard Park — Car (passenger): 5.3% Kurralta Park — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Tram / Light Rail 7.0% / 0.6%
Everard Park — Tram / Light Rail: 7.0% Kurralta Park — Tram / Light Rail: 0.6%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.9%
Everard Park — Walked Only: 1.9% Kurralta Park — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.5%).

Setting

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.1 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Connectivity score 76/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
659 premises
 13%
1,707 premises

Climate

Everard Park Kurralta 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)

Everard Park Kurralta 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

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Average residential rate $2,288/yr $1,532/yr
Council Unley West Torrens

Federal electorate

Everard Park Kurralta Park
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Everard Park

Affordable Apartments Inner Parks Professionals River Trams Urban

Kurralta Park

Affordable Inner Multicultural Parks River Townhouses Urban

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