Fitzroy vs Prospect

Prospect is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 45 in Fitzroy. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Fitzroy, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Fitzroy: a median of $2.13 million, against $1.31 million in Prospect. Fitzroy is closer to the city centre: 4.1 km, against 5.3 km. On these figures, Fitzroy tends to suit couples and older residents, while Prospect suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Fitzroy carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 79/100)
  • Prospect has more parks and reserves (17 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,310,000 vs $2,130,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 23%)

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 70/100)

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)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 21%)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Fitzroy carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 79/100)

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

Investors

Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.8% vs 0.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Fitzroy 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.

Fitzroy 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.

Fitzroy Prospect
Walkability 70 / 91
Fitzroy — Walkability: 70/100 Prospect — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 62 / 21
Fitzroy — Safety: 62/100 Prospect — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fitzroy — Low fire risk: 100/100 Prospect — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 31
Fitzroy — Low flood risk: 67/100 Prospect — Low flood risk: 31/100

Demographics

Prospect has more residents (14,584 vs 783); Fitzroy skews older (45 vs 37).

Fitzroy Prospect
Population 783 14,584
+1763% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.3% +9.8%
Median age 45 37
Median household income $123,864/yr
+16% vs other
 $104,052/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fitzroy Prospect
0-4 3.7% / 5.2%
Fitzroy — 0-4: 3.7% Prospect — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 13.0% / 12.3%
Fitzroy — 5-14: 13.0% Prospect — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 5.2% / 4.9%
Fitzroy — 15-19: 5.2% Prospect — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.4% / 7.7%
Fitzroy — 20-24: 5.4% Prospect — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 10.9% / 16.8%
Fitzroy — 25-34: 10.9% Prospect — 25-34: 16.8%
35-44 11.4% / 14.9%
Fitzroy — 35-44: 11.4% Prospect — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 12.6% / 12.3%
Fitzroy — 45-54: 12.6% Prospect — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 14.4% / 11.7%
Fitzroy — 55-64: 14.4% Prospect — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 12.3% / 8.2%
Fitzroy — 65-74: 12.3% Prospect — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 7.5% / 3.9%
Fitzroy — 75-84: 7.5% Prospect — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.4% / 2.3%
Fitzroy — 85+: 3.4% Prospect — 85+: 2.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fitzroy 53.8% couple families
Fitzroy — Couple Families: 53.8% Fitzroy — Lone Person: 31.8% Fitzroy — One Parent Families: 9.7% Fitzroy — Group Household: 4.6% Fitzroy — Other Families: 0.0%
Prospect 42.9% couple families
Prospect — Couple Families: 42.9% Prospect — Lone Person: 35.1% Prospect — One Parent Families: 11.6% Prospect — Group Household: 8.4% Prospect — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fitzroy 23.1% renting
Fitzroy — Owned Outright: 46.9% Fitzroy — Mortgage: 30.0% Fitzroy — Renting: 23.1%
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.

Fitzroy Prospect
Bachelor Degree 24.9% / 21.1%
Fitzroy — Bachelor Degree: 24.9% Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 21.1%
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 9.7%
Fitzroy — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.6% / 8.7%
Fitzroy — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6% Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 7.6%
Fitzroy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 3.2%
Fitzroy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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.

Fitzroy Prospect
India 2.7% / 5.8%
Fitzroy — India: 2.7% Prospect — India: 5.8%
England 3.6% / 3.2%
Fitzroy — England: 3.6% Prospect — England: 3.2%
Vietnam 4.0% / 2.6%
Fitzroy — Vietnam: 4.0% Prospect — Vietnam: 2.6%
Italy 2.7% / 1.8%
Fitzroy — Italy: 2.7% Prospect — Italy: 1.8%
Greece 1.7% / 1.7%
Fitzroy — Greece: 1.7% Prospect — Greece: 1.7%
China 0.8% / 1.7%
Fitzroy — China: 0.8% Prospect — China: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fitzroy 78.6% houses
Fitzroy — Houses: 78.6% Fitzroy — Townhouses: 10.2% Fitzroy — Flats / Apartments: 11.2%
Prospect 67.9% houses
Prospect — Houses: 67.9% Prospect — Townhouses: 17.1% Prospect — Flats / Apartments: 15.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fitzroy Prospect
Median house price $2,130,000 $1,310,000
Median unit price — $607,000
Median land price — $800,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 3 sales
 19 days
from 106 sales

Zoning mix

Prospect has more commercially zoned land (17% vs 0%).

Fitzroy Prospect
Residential 100% 79%
Commercial 0% 17%
Industrial 0% 2%
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

Fitzroy Prospect
New dwellings approved 203
across Prospect
same for both
Approvals change year on year +757%
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.

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

Ranking within SA

Fitzroy Prospect
House price Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Income Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Schools — Higher than 64% of SA
Walkability Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Affordability Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 32% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 87% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% 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 is more walkable (91 vs 70); Fitzroy scores higher overall (87 vs 70).

Fitzroy Prospect
Grade A+ A
Score 87/100 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Prospect carries more flood risk (69 vs 33); Prospect carries more crime risk (79 vs 38).

Fitzroy Prospect
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 High
79/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Moderate
69/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 27
within 5 km

Schools

Fitzroy 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, 3.6 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.3% 3.9%

Schools in Fitzroy

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

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

Mobility

Fitzroy Prospect
Walkability score 70/100 91/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.1 km 5.3 km
+29% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 12 min
Public transport score 51/100
Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 11.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 299.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 5082
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 5082
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.

Fitzroy Prospect
Car (driver) 68.9% / 69.2%
Fitzroy — Car (driver): 68.9% Prospect — Car (driver): 69.2%
Worked from Home 14.2% / 12.2%
Fitzroy — Worked from Home: 14.2% Prospect — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Bus 5.8% / 8.5%
Fitzroy — Bus: 5.8% Prospect — Bus: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.7%
Fitzroy — Car (passenger): 5.0% Prospect — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bicycle 4.2% / 1.9%
Fitzroy — Bicycle: 4.2% Prospect — Bicycle: 1.9%
Walked Only 1.8% / 2.2%
Fitzroy — Walked Only: 1.8% Prospect — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.2%).

Setting

Fitzroy Prospect
Elevation 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km 9.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Fitzroy 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)

Fitzroy Prospect
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ —
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ —
NO₂ 1.12 pphm 0.51 pphm

Council rates

Fitzroy Prospect
Average residential rate $2,363/yr
same for both
Council Prospect
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Fitzroy

Inner Parks Professionals

Prospect

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

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