Firle vs Tranmere

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Firle is closer to the city centre: 7 km, against 7.8 km.

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

Tranmere

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 85/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 65%)
  • But Firle has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Tranmere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper units ($560,000 vs $618,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Firle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $385/wk)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Firle has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 19%)
  • Tranmere carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Tranmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.3% vs 4.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Firle Tranmere
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.

Firle Tranmere
Walkability 88 / 83
Firle — Walkability: 88/100 Tranmere — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 15 / 51
Firle — Safety: 15/100 Tranmere — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Firle — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tranmere — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 39
Firle — Low flood risk: 29/100 Tranmere — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Tranmere has more residents (4,136 vs 1,508); Tranmere has higher household incomes ($97,032 vs $77,376).

Firle Tranmere
Population 1,508 4,136
+174% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +10.3%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $77,376/yr $97,032/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $385/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Firle Tranmere
0-4 5.3% / 4.4%
Firle — 0-4: 5.3% Tranmere — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 10.9% / 12.1%
Firle — 5-14: 10.9% Tranmere — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.4% / 6.5%
Firle — 15-19: 5.4% Tranmere — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.8% / 7.2%
Firle — 20-24: 6.8% Tranmere — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 15.6% / 12.2%
Firle — 25-34: 15.6% Tranmere — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 15.0% / 13.2%
Firle — 35-44: 15.0% Tranmere — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 11.9% / 14.7%
Firle — 45-54: 11.9% Tranmere — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 10.2% / 13.2%
Firle — 55-64: 10.2% Tranmere — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 8.8% / 8.2%
Firle — 65-74: 8.8% Tranmere — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 6.4% / 5.9%
Firle — 75-84: 6.4% Tranmere — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 3.9% / 2.4%
Firle — 85+: 3.9% Tranmere — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Firle 37.5% couple families
Firle — Couple Families: 37.5% Firle — Lone Person: 40.0% Firle — One Parent Families: 15.3% Firle — Group Household: 5.9% Firle — Other Families: 1.3%
Tranmere 43.5% couple families
Tranmere — Couple Families: 43.5% Tranmere — Lone Person: 32.2% Tranmere — One Parent Families: 15.9% Tranmere — Group Household: 6.0% Tranmere — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Firle 37.9% renting
Firle — Owned Outright: 31.6% Firle — Mortgage: 30.5% Firle — Renting: 37.9%
Tranmere 30.1% renting
Tranmere — Owned Outright: 37.6% Tranmere — Mortgage: 32.2% Tranmere — Renting: 30.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Firle Tranmere
China 8.1% / 7.4%
Firle — China: 8.1% Tranmere — China: 7.4%
Italy 6.4% / 3.6%
Firle — Italy: 6.4% Tranmere — Italy: 3.6%
India 6.4% / 3.4%
Firle — India: 6.4% Tranmere — India: 3.4%
England 2.6% / 2.9%
Firle — England: 2.6% Tranmere — England: 2.9%
Malaysia 1.7% / 2.2%
Firle — Malaysia: 1.7% Tranmere — Malaysia: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Firle Tranmere
Bachelor Degree 19.8% / 19.8%
Firle — Bachelor Degree: 19.8% Tranmere — Bachelor Degree: 19.8%
Certificate III & IV 10.0% / 9.6%
Firle — Certificate III & IV: 10.0% Tranmere — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 9.7% / 8.6%
Firle — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7% Tranmere — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.1%
Firle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Tranmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 3.2%
Firle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Tranmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Firle 65.3% houses
Firle — Houses: 65.3% Firle — Townhouses: 34.8% Firle — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Tranmere 81.0% houses
Tranmere — Houses: 81.0% Tranmere — Townhouses: 11.7% Tranmere — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Firle Tranmere
Median house price $1,295,000 $1,362,500
Median unit price $618,500 $560,000
Median land price — $950,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 16 sales
 27 days
from 35 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.

Firle Tranmere
3 bed $1.22M / $1.3M
Firle — 3 bed: $1.22M (23 sales) Tranmere — 3 bed: $1.3M (35 sales)

23 vs 35 sales

4 bed $1.4M / $1.43M
Firle — 4 bed: $1.4M (12 sales) Tranmere — 4 bed: $1.43M (23 sales)

12 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

Firle Tranmere
Residential 87% 96%
Commercial 13% 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

Firle Tranmere
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
 361
across Campbelltown (SA)
Approvals change year on year +141% -34%

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.

Firle Tranmere
Houses — 4.0%
$750/wk on $968K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Firle Tranmere
House price Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Income Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 59% of SA

Liveability

Tranmere scores higher overall (75 vs 58).

Firle Tranmere
Grade B A
Score 58/100 75/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Firle carries more crime risk (85 vs 49); Firle carries more flood risk (71 vs 61).

Firle Tranmere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood High
71/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Firle Tranmere
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
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.1 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 1.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 4.3%

Schools in Firle

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

Schools in Tranmere

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Firle Tranmere
Supermarkets 4 1
Cafes & restaurants 10 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 0 1
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 2 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 8 2

Mobility

Firle Tranmere
Walkability score 88/100 83/100
Distance to Adelaide 7 km 7.8 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 45.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 62.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5070
 1.3%
postcode 5073
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 5070
 56
postcode 5073

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.

Firle Tranmere
Car (driver) 69.9% / 71.0%
Firle — Car (driver): 69.9% Tranmere — Car (driver): 71.0%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 13.2%
Firle — Worked from Home: 12.3% Tranmere — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Bus 8.9% / 6.8%
Firle — Bus: 8.9% Tranmere — Bus: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 6.2%
Firle — Car (passenger): 5.4% Tranmere — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.6%
Firle — Walked Only: 2.0% Tranmere — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).

Setting

Firle Tranmere
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.4 km 15.0 km

NBN connectivity

Firle Tranmere
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
804 premises
 5%
1,874 premises

Climate

Firle Tranmere
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)

Firle Tranmere
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ —
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ —
NO₂ 1.12 pphm 0.51 pphm

Council rates

Firle Tranmere
Average residential rate $1,995/yr $1,998/yr
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters Campbelltown (SA)

Federal electorate

Firle Tranmere
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Firle Tranmere
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Firle

Inner Multicultural Parks River Townhouses

Tranmere

Inner Parks Professionals River

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