Fullarton vs Myrtle Bank

Fullarton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 54 in Myrtle Bank. In both, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. In Myrtle Bank, most homes are detached houses. Fullarton is closer to the city centre: 4.5 km, against 6 km. On these figures, Myrtle Bank tends to suit older residents.

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

Myrtle Bank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 67/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

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 21%)

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 80/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Myrtle Bank

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 67/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 27%)
  • But Fullarton is more walkable (90/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Fullarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.6% vs 2.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Fullarton and Myrtle Bank 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 Myrtle Bank
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 Myrtle Bank
Walkability 90 / 80
Fullarton — Walkability: 90/100 Myrtle Bank — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 33 / 70
Fullarton — Safety: 33/100 Myrtle Bank — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fullarton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Myrtle Bank — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 41 / 34
Fullarton — Low flood risk: 41/100 Myrtle Bank — Low flood risk: 34/100

Demographics

Fullarton has more residents (4,500 vs 3,158); Myrtle Bank skews older (54 vs 44).

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Population 4,500
+30% vs other
 3,158
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +9.5%
Median age 44 54
Median household income $87,672/yr $87,516/yr
Median weekly rent $345/wk $350/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
0-4 4.0% / 3.5%
Fullarton — 0-4: 4.0% Myrtle Bank — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 12.3% / 9.9%
Fullarton — 5-14: 12.3% Myrtle Bank — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 5.1% / 4.9%
Fullarton — 15-19: 5.1% Myrtle Bank — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.8% / 4.4%
Fullarton — 20-24: 5.8% Myrtle Bank — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 10.0% / 6.6%
Fullarton — 25-34: 10.0% Myrtle Bank — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 13.7% / 9.6%
Fullarton — 35-44: 13.7% Myrtle Bank — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 11.9% / 11.9%
Fullarton — 45-54: 11.9% Myrtle Bank — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 10.0% / 10.2%
Fullarton — 55-64: 10.0% Myrtle Bank — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 11.3% / 12.3%
Fullarton — 65-74: 11.3% Myrtle Bank — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 8.9% / 12.9%
Fullarton — 75-84: 8.9% Myrtle Bank — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ 7.2% / 13.3%
Fullarton — 85+: 7.2% Myrtle Bank — 85+: 13.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fullarton 46.7% lone person
Fullarton — Lone Person: 46.7% Fullarton — Couple Families: 36.7% Fullarton — One Parent Families: 11.3% Fullarton — Group Household: 4.2% Fullarton — Other Families: 1.0%
Myrtle Bank 45.8% lone person
Myrtle Bank — Lone Person: 45.8% Myrtle Bank — Couple Families: 41.2% Myrtle Bank — One Parent Families: 9.7% Myrtle Bank — Group Household: 2.1% Myrtle Bank — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Myrtle Bank 20.6% renting
Myrtle Bank — Owned Outright: 47.1% Myrtle Bank — Mortgage: 32.2% Myrtle Bank — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 22.2%
Fullarton — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Myrtle Bank — Bachelor Degree: 22.2%
Postgraduate Degree 10.9% / 10.0%
Fullarton — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9% Myrtle Bank — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.1%
Fullarton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Myrtle Bank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 6.2% / 5.8%
Fullarton — Certificate III & IV: 6.2% Myrtle Bank — Certificate III & IV: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.5%
Fullarton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Myrtle Bank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

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.

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
England 3.9% / 4.6%
Fullarton — England: 3.9% Myrtle Bank — England: 4.6%
China 3.4% / 3.5%
Fullarton — China: 3.4% Myrtle Bank — China: 3.5%
India 3.7% / 2.1%
Fullarton — India: 3.7% Myrtle Bank — India: 2.1%
Malaysia 1.2% / 1.1%
Fullarton — Malaysia: 1.2% Myrtle Bank — Malaysia: 1.1%
Sri Lanka 1.2% / —
Fullarton — Sri Lanka: 1.2% Myrtle Bank — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.9%
Fullarton — Germany: not among its largest Myrtle Bank — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

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%
Myrtle Bank 57.5% houses
Myrtle Bank — Houses: 57.5% Myrtle Bank — Townhouses: 22.1% Myrtle Bank — Flats / Apartments: 20.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,570,000
Median unit price $708,500 $697,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 31 sales
 34 days
from 27 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 Myrtle Bank
3 bed $1.5M / $1.4M
Fullarton — 3 bed: $1.5M (38 sales) Myrtle Bank — 3 bed: $1.4M (20 sales)

38 vs 20 sales

4 bed $1.76M / $1.78M
Fullarton — 4 bed: $1.76M (11 sales) Myrtle Bank — 4 bed: $1.78M (23 sales)

11 vs 23 sales

5 bed $2.4M / $1.77M
Fullarton — 5 bed: $2.4M (7 sales) Myrtle Bank — 5 bed: $1.77M (5 sales)

7 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Residential 96% 99%
Commercial 4% 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

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
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 Myrtle Bank
Houses 2.6%
$750/wk on $1.49M
 2.1%
$700/wk on $1.74M
Units 3.8%
$520/wk on $720K
 —

Ranking within SA

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
House price Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Income Higher than 66% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 2% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 10% of SA —

Liveability

Fullarton is more walkable (90 vs 80).

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Grade A A+
Score 78/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Fullarton carries more crime risk (67 vs 30).

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
66/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
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, 3.6 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 3.1%

Schools in Fullarton

  • Sunrise Christian School Fullarton Independent · Primary above peers

Schools in Myrtle Bank

  • Glen Osmond Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 3 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Walkability score 90/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.5 km 6 km
+33% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 13 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 52.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 56.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5063
 2.9%
postcode 5064
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 5063
 63
postcode 5064

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 Myrtle Bank
Car (driver) 63.4% / 67.4%
Fullarton — Car (driver): 63.4% Myrtle Bank — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 17.3%
Fullarton — Worked from Home: 16.0% Myrtle Bank — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Bus 8.4% / 5.3%
Fullarton — Bus: 8.4% Myrtle Bank — Bus: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.7%
Fullarton — Car (passenger): 4.9% Myrtle Bank — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bicycle 3.9% / 2.5%
Fullarton — Bicycle: 3.9% Myrtle Bank — Bicycle: 2.5%
Walked Only 3.2% / 2.8%
Fullarton — Walked Only: 3.2% Myrtle Bank — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 11.2 km

NBN connectivity

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Connectivity score 76/100 78/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
2,513 premises
 32%
1,610 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Fullarton Myrtle Bank
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Fullarton

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees River Townhouses Urban

Myrtle Bank

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees River Townhouses

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