Hendon vs Royal Park

Royal Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 40 in Hendon. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Royal Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 87/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hendon has cheaper land ($660,000 vs $979,500)
  • Royal Park has cheaper units ($580,000 vs $675,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hendon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $330/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

Royal Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 87/100)
  • But Hendon has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Royal Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (16.4% vs 8.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hendon Royal Park
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.

Hendon Royal Park
Walkability 82 / 83
Hendon — Walkability: 82/100 Royal Park — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 13 / 23
Hendon — Safety: 13/100 Royal Park — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hendon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Royal Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 27 / 30
Hendon — Low flood risk: 27/100 Royal Park — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Royal Park has more residents (3,453 vs 1,271); Royal Park rents higher ($330/wk vs $285/wk).

Hendon Royal Park
Population 1,271 3,453
+172% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +16.4%
Median age 40 37
Median household income $70,772/yr $73,528/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $330/wk
+16% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hendon Royal Park
0-4 5.0% / 6.5%
Hendon — 0-4: 5.0% Royal Park — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 9.8% / 9.7%
Hendon — 5-14: 9.8% Royal Park — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 5.8% / 4.8%
Hendon — 15-19: 5.8% Royal Park — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.9% / 6.5%
Hendon — 20-24: 5.9% Royal Park — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 15.7% / 17.8%
Hendon — 25-34: 15.7% Royal Park — 25-34: 17.8%
35-44 12.0% / 14.9%
Hendon — 35-44: 12.0% Royal Park — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 12.6% / 12.1%
Hendon — 45-54: 12.6% Royal Park — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 11.3% / 11.9%
Hendon — 55-64: 11.3% Royal Park — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 8.7% / 9.0%
Hendon — 65-74: 8.7% Royal Park — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 5.9% / 4.5%
Hendon — 75-84: 5.9% Royal Park — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 6.8% / 2.3%
Hendon — 85+: 6.8% Royal Park — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hendon 44.0% lone person
Hendon — Lone Person: 44.0% Hendon — Couple Families: 35.6% Hendon — One Parent Families: 15.3% Hendon — Group Household: 3.0% Hendon — Other Families: 2.2%
Royal Park 40.9% lone person
Royal Park — Lone Person: 40.9% Royal Park — Couple Families: 33.2% Royal Park — One Parent Families: 21.1% Royal Park — Group Household: 3.4% Royal Park — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hendon 33.1% renting
Hendon — Owned Outright: 26.0% Hendon — Mortgage: 40.9% Hendon — Renting: 33.1%
Royal Park 31.9% renting
Royal Park — Owned Outright: 29.5% Royal Park — Mortgage: 38.6% Royal Park — Renting: 31.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hendon Royal Park
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 17.3%
Hendon — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Royal Park — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.7% / 10.6%
Hendon — Bachelor Degree: 10.7% Royal Park — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.0%
Hendon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Royal Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 2.7%
Hendon — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Royal Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.4%
Hendon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Royal Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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.

Hendon Royal Park
India 3.8% / 2.1%
Hendon — India: 3.8% Royal Park — India: 2.1%
England 3.5% / 2.4%
Hendon — England: 3.5% Royal Park — England: 2.4%
Italy 2.7% / 1.5%
Hendon — Italy: 2.7% Royal Park — Italy: 1.5%
Greece 1.5% / 0.6%
Hendon — Greece: 1.5% Royal Park — Greece: 0.6%
Philippines 0.9% / 1.2%
Hendon — Philippines: 0.9% Royal Park — Philippines: 1.2%
China — / 0.8%
Hendon — China: not among its largest Royal Park — China: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hendon 80.4% houses
Hendon — Houses: 80.4% Hendon — Townhouses: 15.5% Hendon — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Royal Park 75.8% houses
Royal Park — Houses: 75.8% Royal Park — Townhouses: 20.3% Royal Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hendon Royal Park
Median house price $930,000 $866,250
Median unit price $675,000 $580,000
Median land price $660,000 $979,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 11 sales
 18 days
from 27 sales

Zoning mix

Hendon has more industrially zoned land (41% vs 30%).

Hendon Royal Park
Residential 52% 64%
Industrial 41% 30%
Commercial 5% 3%
Parks and recreation 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

Hendon Royal Park
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
same for both
Approvals change year on year +109%
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.

Hendon Royal Park
Houses 3.9%
$630/wk on $835K
 4.7%
$640/wk on $707K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Hendon Royal Park
House price Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 41% of SA
Income Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 93% of SA

Liveability

Royal Park scores higher overall (46 vs 40).

Hendon Royal Park
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100 46/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hendon carries more crime risk (87 vs 77).

Hendon Royal Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
87/100
 High
77/100
Flood High
73/100
 High
70/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Hendon Royal Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 9.9 km
 None

Schools in Hendon

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

Schools in Royal Park

  • Hendon Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hendon Royal Park
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 4
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2

Mobility

Hendon Royal Park
Walkability score 82/100 83/100
Distance to Adelaide 11.6 km 12.7 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 21 min
Public transport score 58/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 31.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5014
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 5014
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.

Hendon Royal Park
Car (driver) 80.3% / 80.0%
Hendon — Car (driver): 80.3% Royal Park — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 6.9% / 7.1%
Hendon — Worked from Home: 6.9% Royal Park — Worked from Home: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 5.5%
Hendon — Car (passenger): 4.1% Royal Park — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Bus 5.0% / 3.5%
Hendon — Bus: 5.0% Royal Park — Bus: 3.5%
Walked Only 1.5% / 1.7%
Hendon — Walked Only: 1.5% Royal Park — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Hendon Royal Park
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 2.5 km
2.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hendon Royal Park
Connectivity score 65/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
754 premises
 37%
1,840 premises

Climate

Hendon Royal Park
Annual rainfall 457 mm 394 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C 28.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 7.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Hendon Royal Park
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Hendon Royal Park
Average residential rate $1,726/yr
same for both
Council Charles Sturt
same for both

Federal electorate

Hendon Royal Park
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hendon Royal Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hendon

Middle-Ring

Royal Park

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

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