Fullarton vs Highgate

Highgate is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Fullarton. In both, most households own their home. In Fullarton, about half of households are people living alone. In Highgate, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Fullarton is closer to the city centre: 4.5 km, against 5.7 km. On these figures, Fullarton tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Highgate suits couples.

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

Highgate

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (70% vs 49%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Highgate

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Fullarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 24%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Fullarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fullarton

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (51% vs 30%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 65/100)
  • But Highgate carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 67/100)

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

Investors

Fullarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fullarton Highgate
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.

Fullarton Highgate
Walkability 90 / 65
Fullarton — Walkability: 90/100 Highgate — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 33 / 82
Fullarton — Safety: 33/100 Highgate — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fullarton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Highgate — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 41 / 100
Fullarton — Low flood risk: 41/100 Highgate — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Fullarton has more residents (4,500 vs 1,504); Highgate has higher household incomes ($113,984 vs $87,672).

Fullarton Highgate
Population 4,500
+67% vs other
 1,504
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% -8.6%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $87,672/yr $113,984/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk $360/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fullarton Highgate
0-4 4.0% / 3.9%
Fullarton — 0-4: 4.0% Highgate — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.3% / 13.9%
Fullarton — 5-14: 12.3% Highgate — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 5.1% / 7.5%
Fullarton — 15-19: 5.1% Highgate — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 5.8% / 6.4%
Fullarton — 20-24: 5.8% Highgate — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 10.0% / 9.3%
Fullarton — 25-34: 10.0% Highgate — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 13.7% / 13.0%
Fullarton — 35-44: 13.7% Highgate — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.9% / 14.9%
Fullarton — 45-54: 11.9% Highgate — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 10.0% / 12.7%
Fullarton — 55-64: 10.0% Highgate — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 11.3% / 10.0%
Fullarton — 65-74: 11.3% Highgate — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 8.9% / 6.1%
Fullarton — 75-84: 8.9% Highgate — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 7.2% / 2.1%
Fullarton — 85+: 7.2% Highgate — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fullarton 36.7% couple families
Fullarton — Couple Families: 36.7% Fullarton — Lone Person: 46.7% Fullarton — One Parent Families: 11.3% Fullarton — Group Household: 4.2% Fullarton — Other Families: 1.0%
Highgate 50.0% couple families
Highgate — Couple Families: 50.0% Highgate — Lone Person: 33.3% Highgate — One Parent Families: 12.8% Highgate — Group Household: 2.5% Highgate — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fullarton 34.2% renting
Fullarton — Owned Outright: 35.2% Fullarton — Mortgage: 30.7% Fullarton — Renting: 34.2%
Highgate 23.6% renting
Highgate — Owned Outright: 41.9% Highgate — Mortgage: 34.5% Highgate — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fullarton Highgate
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 27.3%
Fullarton — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Highgate — Bachelor Degree: 27.3%
Postgraduate Degree 10.9% / 10.2%
Fullarton — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9% Highgate — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.2%
Fullarton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Highgate — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 6.2% / 6.3%
Fullarton — Certificate III & IV: 6.2% Highgate — Certificate III & IV: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.1%
Fullarton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Highgate — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

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.

Fullarton Highgate
China 3.4% / 6.6%
Fullarton — China: 3.4% Highgate — China: 6.6%
England 3.9% / 3.0%
Fullarton — England: 3.9% Highgate — England: 3.0%
India 3.7% / 1.3%
Fullarton — India: 3.7% Highgate — India: 1.3%
Malaysia 1.2% / 1.9%
Fullarton — Malaysia: 1.2% Highgate — Malaysia: 1.9%
Sri Lanka 1.2% / 0.7%
Fullarton — Sri Lanka: 1.2% Highgate — Sri Lanka: 0.7%
Vietnam — / 0.7%
Fullarton — Vietnam: not among its largest Highgate — Vietnam: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fullarton 49.3% houses
Fullarton — Houses: 49.3% Fullarton — Townhouses: 29.9% Fullarton — Flats / Apartments: 20.8%
Highgate 69.6% houses
Highgate — Houses: 69.6% Highgate — Townhouses: 17.8% Highgate — Flats / Apartments: 12.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fullarton Highgate
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,650,000
Median unit price $708,500 $693,693
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 31 sales
 22 days
from 16 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.

Fullarton Highgate
3 bed $1.5M / $1.06M
Fullarton — 3 bed: $1.5M (38 sales) Highgate — 3 bed: $1.06M (13 sales)

38 vs 13 sales

4 bed $1.76M / $1.58M
Fullarton — 4 bed: $1.76M (11 sales) Highgate — 4 bed: $1.58M (8 sales)

11 vs 8 sales

5 bed $2.4M / $2.62M
Fullarton — 5 bed: $2.4M (7 sales) Highgate — 5 bed: $2.62M (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Fullarton Highgate
Residential 96% 86%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 11%
Commercial 4% 3%
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

Fullarton Highgate
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
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.

Fullarton Highgate
Houses 2.6%
$750/wk on $1.49M
 —
Units 3.8%
$520/wk on $720K
 —

Ranking within SA

Fullarton Highgate
House price Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Income Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Affordability Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 10% of SA —

Liveability

Fullarton is more walkable (90 vs 65); Highgate scores higher overall (87 vs 78).

Fullarton Highgate
Grade A A+
Score 78/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Fullarton carries more flood risk (59 vs 0); Fullarton carries more crime risk (67 vs 18).

Fullarton Highgate
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Low
18/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Fullarton Highgate
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.6 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 5.0%

Schools in Fullarton

  • Sunrise Christian School Fullarton Independent · Primary above peers

Schools in Highgate

  • Highgate School Government · Primary above peers
  • Concordia College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fullarton Highgate
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 3
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Fullarton Highgate
Walkability score 90/100 65/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.5 km 5.7 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 11 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 52.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5063
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 5063
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.

Fullarton Highgate
Car (driver) 63.4% / 67.8%
Fullarton — Car (driver): 63.4% Highgate — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 15.2%
Fullarton — Worked from Home: 16.0% Highgate — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Bus 8.4% / 6.0%
Fullarton — Bus: 8.4% Highgate — Bus: 6.0%
Bicycle 3.9% / 4.6%
Fullarton — Bicycle: 3.9% Highgate — Bicycle: 4.6%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.1%
Fullarton — Car (passenger): 4.9% Highgate — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 3.2% / 3.2%
Fullarton — Walked Only: 3.2% Highgate — Walked Only: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Fullarton Highgate
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 10.1 km

NBN connectivity

Fullarton Highgate
Connectivity score 76/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
2,513 premises
 17%
715 premises

Climate

Fullarton Highgate
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)

Fullarton Highgate
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

Fullarton Highgate
Average residential rate $2,288/yr
same for both
Council Unley
same for both

Federal electorate

Fullarton Highgate
Division Sturt Adelaide
Member Claire Clutterham Steve Georganas
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fullarton Highgate
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fullarton

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Highgate

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