Gillman vs Wingfield

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Gillman: a median of $1.06 million, against $852,000 in Wingfield. Wingfield is closer to the city centre: 14.9 km, against 19.2 km. On these figures, Gillman tends to suit families with children, while Wingfield 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Wingfield

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($1,375,000 vs $5,100,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 33%)
  • has cheaper houses ($852,500 vs $1,060,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wingfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Gillman is more walkable (11/100 vs 0/100)
  • Wingfield sits closer to the CBD (14.9 km vs 19.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gillman

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (11/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Wingfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-7.9% vs -14.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gillman Wingfield
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.

Gillman Wingfield
Walkability 11 / 0
Gillman — Walkability: 11/100 Wingfield — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 3 / 2
Gillman — Safety: 3/100 Wingfield — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gillman — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wingfield — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 25 / 32
Gillman — Low flood risk: 25/100 Wingfield — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

Wingfield has more residents (440 vs 76); Wingfield has higher household incomes ($54,340 vs $46,800).

Gillman Wingfield
Population 76 440
+479% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.6% -7.9%
Median age 47
same for both
Median household income $46,800/yr $54,340/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $278/wk $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gillman Wingfield
0-4 9.2% / 3.4%
Gillman — 0-4: 9.2% Wingfield — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.8% / 4.5%
Gillman — 5-14: 11.8% Wingfield — 5-14: 4.5%
15-19 7.9% / 4.5%
Gillman — 15-19: 7.9% Wingfield — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 3.9% / 6.4%
Gillman — 20-24: 3.9% Wingfield — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 9.2% / 15.5%
Gillman — 25-34: 9.2% Wingfield — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 3.9% / 10.2%
Gillman — 35-44: 3.9% Wingfield — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 21.1% / 18.4%
Gillman — 45-54: 21.1% Wingfield — 45-54: 18.4%
55-64 11.8% / 16.4%
Gillman — 55-64: 11.8% Wingfield — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 10.5% / 11.6%
Gillman — 65-74: 10.5% Wingfield — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 5.3% / 5.2%
Gillman — 75-84: 5.3% Wingfield — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ — / 2.0%
Gillman — 85+: not among its largest Wingfield — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gillman 50.0% lone person
Gillman — Lone Person: 50.0% Gillman — One Parent Families: 22.5% Gillman — Couple Families: 17.5% Gillman — Group Household: 10.0% Gillman — Other Families: 0.0%
Wingfield 47.9% lone person
Wingfield — Lone Person: 47.9% Wingfield — One Parent Families: 20.1% Wingfield — Couple Families: 24.9% Wingfield — Group Household: 5.3% Wingfield — Other Families: 1.8%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gillman 9.4% renting
Gillman — Owned Outright: 43.8% Gillman — Mortgage: 46.9% Gillman — Renting: 9.4%
Wingfield 32.8% renting
Wingfield — Owned Outright: 41.7% Wingfield — Mortgage: 25.6% Wingfield — Renting: 32.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gillman Wingfield
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 13.0%
Gillman — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Wingfield — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 7.0%
Gillman — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Wingfield — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 5.2%
Gillman — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Wingfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Gillman — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wingfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Gillman — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wingfield — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).

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.

Gillman Wingfield
Vietnam 9.2% / 20.5%
Gillman — Vietnam: 9.2% Wingfield — Vietnam: 20.5%
Philippines 3.9% / 4.3%
Gillman — Philippines: 3.9% Wingfield — Philippines: 4.3%
England 3.9% / 2.5%
Gillman — England: 3.9% Wingfield — England: 2.5%
New Zealand 3.9% / 0.7%
Gillman — New Zealand: 3.9% Wingfield — New Zealand: 0.7%
Greece — / 3.4%
Gillman — Greece: not among its largest Wingfield — Greece: 3.4%
China — / 1.8%
Gillman — China: not among its largest Wingfield — China: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gillman 92.1% houses
Gillman — Houses: 92.1% Gillman — Townhouses: 13.2% Gillman — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wingfield 94.9% houses
Wingfield — Houses: 94.9% Wingfield — Townhouses: 4.1% Wingfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gillman Wingfield
Median house price $1,060,500 $852,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $5,100,000 $1,375,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 10 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Gillman has more industrially zoned land (98% vs 86%); Wingfield has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 1%).

Gillman Wingfield
Industrial 98% 86%
Environmental 1% 12%
Residential 2%
same for both
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

Gillman Wingfield
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Gillman Wingfield
House price Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 2% of SA
Income Higher than 13% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
Affordability Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 47% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 84% of SA

Liveability

Gillman is more walkable (11 vs 0).

Gillman Wingfield
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Gillman Wingfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 High
98/100
Flood High
75/100
 Moderate
68/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 31
within 5 km
 45
within 5 km

Schools

Gillman Wingfield
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 8.2 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.0 km

Amenities in the suburb

Gillman Wingfield
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 2

Mobility

Gillman sits further from the CBD (19.2 km vs 14.9 km).

Gillman Wingfield
Walkability score 11/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.2 km
+22% vs other
 14.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 22 min
Public transport score 40/100
Bus
 59/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 10.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 22.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5013
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 5013
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.

Gillman Wingfield
Car (driver) 88.5% / 72.5%
Gillman — Car (driver): 88.5% Wingfield — Car (driver): 72.5%
Bus 11.5% / 7.2%
Gillman — Bus: 11.5% Wingfield — Bus: 7.2%
Car (passenger) — / 9.0%
Gillman — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wingfield — Car (passenger): 9.0%
Walked Only — / 6.6%
Gillman — Walked Only: not among its largest Wingfield — Walked Only: 6.6%
Worked from Home — / 3.0%
Gillman — Worked from Home: not among its largest Wingfield — Worked from Home: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.5%).

Setting

Gillman Wingfield
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.5 km 3.4 km

NBN connectivity

Gillman Wingfield
Connectivity score 78/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 60%
250 premises
 53%
1,400 premises

Climate

Gillman Wingfield
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gillman Wingfield
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Gillman Wingfield
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Gillman Wingfield
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gillman Wingfield
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gillman

Coastal Middle-Ring Young Families

Wingfield

Acreage Middle-Ring Multicultural

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