Fullarton vs Parkside

Parkside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 44 in Fullarton. In both, most households own their home. In Fullarton, about half of households are people living alone. Parkside is closer to the city centre: 3.4 km, against 4.5 km. On these figures, Fullarton 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

Parkside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)

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 cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $395/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Fullarton has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 18%)
  • Parkside has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Parkside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.2% vs 2.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Fullarton and Parkside 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 Parkside
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 Parkside
Walkability 90 / 88
Fullarton — Walkability: 90/100 Parkside — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 33 / 38
Fullarton — Safety: 33/100 Parkside — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Fullarton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Parkside — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 41 / 54
Fullarton — Low flood risk: 41/100 Parkside — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Parkside has higher household incomes ($106,080 vs $87,672); Parkside rents higher ($395/wk vs $345/wk).

Fullarton Parkside
Population 4,500 5,126
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +7.0%
Median age 44 39
Median household income $87,672/yr $106,080/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk $395/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fullarton Parkside
0-4 4.0% / 5.0%
Fullarton — 0-4: 4.0% Parkside — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 12.3% / 11.5%
Fullarton — 5-14: 12.3% Parkside — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.1% / 4.8%
Fullarton — 15-19: 5.1% Parkside — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.8% / 5.8%
Fullarton — 20-24: 5.8% Parkside — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 10.0% / 14.8%
Fullarton — 25-34: 10.0% Parkside — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 13.7% / 15.8%
Fullarton — 35-44: 13.7% Parkside — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 11.9% / 13.5%
Fullarton — 45-54: 11.9% Parkside — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.0% / 10.9%
Fullarton — 55-64: 10.0% Parkside — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 11.3% / 10.1%
Fullarton — 65-74: 11.3% Parkside — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 8.9% / 4.7%
Fullarton — 75-84: 8.9% Parkside — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 7.2% / 2.9%
Fullarton — 85+: 7.2% Parkside — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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%
Parkside 39.0% lone person
Parkside — Lone Person: 39.0% Parkside — Couple Families: 37.5% Parkside — One Parent Families: 13.5% Parkside — Group Household: 8.3% Parkside — Other Families: 1.7%
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%
Parkside 39.5% renting
Parkside — Owned Outright: 32.1% Parkside — Mortgage: 28.3% Parkside — Renting: 39.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fullarton Parkside
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 25.5%
Fullarton — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Parkside — Bachelor Degree: 25.5%
Postgraduate Degree 10.9% / 10.9%
Fullarton — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9% Parkside — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.7%
Fullarton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Parkside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Certificate III & IV 6.2% / 6.6%
Fullarton — Certificate III & IV: 6.2% Parkside — Certificate III & IV: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 4.5%
Fullarton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Parkside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

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 Parkside
England 3.9% / 4.8%
Fullarton — England: 3.9% Parkside — England: 4.8%
China 3.4% / 3.1%
Fullarton — China: 3.4% Parkside — China: 3.1%
India 3.7% / 1.7%
Fullarton — India: 3.7% Parkside — India: 1.7%
Italy 0.9% / 1.7%
Fullarton — Italy: 0.9% Parkside — Italy: 1.7%
Greece 0.9% / 1.7%
Fullarton — Greece: 0.9% Parkside — Greece: 1.7%
Malaysia 1.2% / 0.7%
Fullarton — Malaysia: 1.2% Parkside — Malaysia: 0.7%
Sri Lanka 1.2% / —
Fullarton — Sri Lanka: 1.2% Parkside — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

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%
Parkside 53.8% houses
Parkside — Houses: 53.8% Parkside — Townhouses: 27.1% Parkside — Flats / Apartments: 19.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Fullarton Parkside
Median house price $1,550,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $708,500 $745,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 31 sales
 18 days
from 55 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Fullarton Parkside
1 bed $520K / $506K
Fullarton — 1 bed: $520K (7 sales) Parkside — 1 bed: $506K (8 sales)

7 vs 8 sales

2 bed $715K / $752K
Fullarton — 2 bed: $715K (19 sales) Parkside — 2 bed: $752K (21 sales)

19 vs 21 sales

3 bed $880K / $1.02M
Fullarton — 3 bed: $880K (5 sales) Parkside — 3 bed: $1.02M (7 sales)

5 vs 7 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 Parkside
2 bed $895K / $1M
Fullarton — 2 bed: $895K (10 sales) Parkside — 2 bed: $1M (27 sales)

10 vs 27 sales

3 bed $1.5M / $1.53M
Fullarton — 3 bed: $1.5M (38 sales) Parkside — 3 bed: $1.53M (60 sales)

38 vs 60 sales

4 bed $1.76M / $1.78M
Fullarton — 4 bed: $1.76M (11 sales) Parkside — 4 bed: $1.78M (27 sales)

11 vs 27 sales

5 bed $2.4M / $2.55M
Fullarton — 5 bed: $2.4M (7 sales) Parkside — 5 bed: $2.55M (5 sales)

7 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Fullarton Parkside
Residential 96% 91%
Commercial 4% 9%
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 Parkside
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 Parkside
Houses 2.6%
$750/wk on $1.49M
 3.2%
$735/wk on $1.2M
Units 3.8%
$520/wk on $720K
 —

Ranking within SA

Fullarton Parkside
House price Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Income Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 24% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 21% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 10% of SA —

Liveability

Parkside scores higher overall (84 vs 78).

Fullarton Parkside
Grade A A+
Score 78/100 84/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Fullarton carries more flood risk (59 vs 46).

Fullarton Parkside
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
67/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Fullarton Parkside
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1 2
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, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 3.3%

Schools in Fullarton

  • Sunrise Christian School Fullarton Independent · Primary above peers

Schools in Parkside

  • Parkside Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Raphael's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Fullarton Parkside
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 8
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 6

Mobility

Fullarton Parkside
Walkability score 90/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.5 km
+24% vs other
 3.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 8 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 52.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 96.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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 Parkside
Car (driver) 63.4% / 56.2%
Fullarton — Car (driver): 63.4% Parkside — Car (driver): 56.2%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 17.4%
Fullarton — Worked from Home: 16.0% Parkside — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Bus 8.4% / 6.0%
Fullarton — Bus: 8.4% Parkside — Bus: 6.0%
Bicycle 3.9% / 7.6%
Fullarton — Bicycle: 3.9% Parkside — Bicycle: 7.6%
Walked Only 3.2% / 7.2%
Fullarton — Walked Only: 3.2% Parkside — Walked Only: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.2%
Fullarton — Car (passenger): 4.9% Parkside — Car (passenger): 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.4%).

Setting

Fullarton Parkside
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 10.0 km

NBN connectivity

Fullarton Parkside
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
2,513 premises
 20%
2,749 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Fullarton Parkside
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

Parkside

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses Urban

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