Gilberton vs Walkerville

Gilberton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Walkerville. In both, most households own their home. In Gilberton, most homes are detached houses and most households are people living alone. In Walkerville, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Walkerville: a median of $1.82 million, against $1.65 million in Gilberton, and rent is higher there too. Gilberton is closer to the city centre: 4.1 km, against 5.8 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

Walkerville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (44% vs 35%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gilberton has cheaper houses ($1,645,000 vs $1,825,000)
  • Walkerville has cheaper units ($480,000 vs $627,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gilberton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($344/wk vs $373/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

Walkerville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gilberton Walkerville
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.

Gilberton Walkerville
Walkability 82 / 80
Gilberton — Walkability: 82/100 Walkerville — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 23 / 22
Gilberton — Safety: 23/100 Walkerville — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gilberton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Walkerville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 44 / 55
Gilberton — Low flood risk: 44/100 Walkerville — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Walkerville has more residents (2,867 vs 1,528); Walkerville skews older (47 vs 43).

Gilberton Walkerville
Population 1,528 2,867
+88% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +6.7%
Median age 43 47
Median household income $93,028/yr $99,372/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $344/wk $373/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gilberton Walkerville
0-4 3.9% / 3.6%
Gilberton — 0-4: 3.9% Walkerville — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 7.4% / 11.2%
Gilberton — 5-14: 7.4% Walkerville — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.1% / 4.8%
Gilberton — 15-19: 5.1% Walkerville — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.5% / 6.1%
Gilberton — 20-24: 6.5% Walkerville — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 15.3% / 11.0%
Gilberton — 25-34: 15.3% Walkerville — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 13.7% / 10.7%
Gilberton — 35-44: 13.7% Walkerville — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 13.4% / 12.8%
Gilberton — 45-54: 13.4% Walkerville — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.4% / 10.5%
Gilberton — 55-64: 12.4% Walkerville — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 14.3% / 12.7%
Gilberton — 65-74: 14.3% Walkerville — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.4% / 10.1%
Gilberton — 75-84: 6.4% Walkerville — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 3.1% / 6.9%
Gilberton — 85+: 3.1% Walkerville — 85+: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gilberton 55.7% lone person
Gilberton — Lone Person: 55.7% Gilberton — Couple Families: 27.4% Gilberton — One Parent Families: 7.7% Gilberton — Group Household: 6.2% Gilberton — Other Families: 2.9%
Walkerville 50.3% lone person
Walkerville — Lone Person: 50.3% Walkerville — Couple Families: 35.2% Walkerville — One Parent Families: 9.1% Walkerville — Group Household: 5.0% Walkerville — Other Families: 0.4%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gilberton 39.6% renting
Gilberton — Owned Outright: 36.6% Gilberton — Mortgage: 23.8% Gilberton — Renting: 39.6%
Walkerville 34.3% renting
Walkerville — Owned Outright: 40.7% Walkerville — Mortgage: 25.0% Walkerville — Renting: 34.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gilberton Walkerville
Bachelor Degree 25.7% / 23.6%
Gilberton — Bachelor Degree: 25.7% Walkerville — Bachelor Degree: 23.6%
Postgraduate Degree 14.1% / 10.9%
Gilberton — Postgraduate Degree: 14.1% Walkerville — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.8%
Gilberton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Walkerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 6.2%
Gilberton — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Walkerville — Certificate III & IV: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 3.2%
Gilberton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Walkerville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

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.

Gilberton Walkerville
England 5.0% / 5.7%
Gilberton — England: 5.0% Walkerville — England: 5.7%
India 2.6% / 3.8%
Gilberton — India: 2.6% Walkerville — India: 3.8%
China 2.8% / 3.1%
Gilberton — China: 2.8% Walkerville — China: 3.1%
Malaysia 1.4% / 1.6%
Gilberton — Malaysia: 1.4% Walkerville — Malaysia: 1.6%
Vietnam 1.6% / 1.1%
Gilberton — Vietnam: 1.6% Walkerville — Vietnam: 1.1%
Italy 0.9% / 1.3%
Gilberton — Italy: 0.9% Walkerville — Italy: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gilberton 55.0% houses
Gilberton — Houses: 55.0% Gilberton — Townhouses: 26.2% Gilberton — Flats / Apartments: 18.8%
Walkerville 50.3% houses
Walkerville — Houses: 50.3% Walkerville — Townhouses: 29.9% Walkerville — Flats / Apartments: 19.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gilberton Walkerville
Median house price $1,645,000 $1,825,000
Median unit price $627,000 $480,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 39 days
from 11 sales
 26 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.

Gilberton Walkerville
3 bed $1.5M / $1.61M
Gilberton — 3 bed: $1.5M (17 sales) Walkerville — 3 bed: $1.61M (18 sales)

17 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.83M / $2.27M
Gilberton — 4 bed: $1.83M (7 sales) Walkerville — 4 bed: $2.27M (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Gilberton Walkerville
Residential 87% 76%
Parks and recreation 10% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 10%
Commercial 2% 8%
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

Gilberton Walkerville
New dwellings approved 27
across Walkerville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
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.

Gilberton Walkerville
Houses 2.2%
$945/wk on $2.2M
 2.3%
$770/wk on $1.76M
Units — 6.8%
$650/wk on $495K

Ranking within SA

Gilberton Walkerville
House price Higher than 100% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Income Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools — Higher than 78% of SA
Walkability Higher than 93% of SA
same for both
Affordability Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 100% of SA

Liveability

Gilberton Walkerville
Grade A
same for both
Score 75/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gilberton carries more flood risk (56 vs 45).

Gilberton Walkerville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
78/100
Flood Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gilberton Walkerville
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.3 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.2% 4.5%

Schools in Gilberton

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

Schools in Walkerville

  • St Andrew's School Independent · Primary above peers
  • St Monica's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Walkerville Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gilberton Walkerville
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Gilberton Walkerville
Walkability score 82/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.1 km 5.8 km
+41% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 12 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 91.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 97.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5081
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5081
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.

Gilberton Walkerville
Car (driver) 61.8% / 64.3%
Gilberton — Car (driver): 61.8% Walkerville — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 17.0% / 15.6%
Gilberton — Worked from Home: 17.0% Walkerville — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Bus 8.0% / 7.7%
Gilberton — Bus: 8.0% Walkerville — Bus: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 6.7%
Gilberton — Car (passenger): 4.8% Walkerville — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 4.0% / 3.0%
Gilberton — Walked Only: 4.0% Walkerville — Walked Only: 3.0%
Bicycle 4.4% / 2.5%
Gilberton — Bicycle: 4.4% Walkerville — Bicycle: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Gilberton Walkerville
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Gilberton Walkerville
Connectivity score 98/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 93%
962 premises
 86%
1,570 premises

Climate

Gilberton Walkerville
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)

Gilberton Walkerville
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ —
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ —
NO₂ 1.12 pphm 0.51 pphm

Council rates

Gilberton Walkerville
Average residential rate $2,674/yr
same for both
Council Walkerville
same for both

Federal electorate

Gilberton Walkerville
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gilberton Walkerville
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gilberton

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses

Walkerville

Affordable Inner Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

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