Kent Town vs College Park

Kent Town is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in College Park. In Kent Town, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In College Park, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in College Park: a median of $2.5 million, against $2.25 million in Kent Town, and rent is higher there too. Kent Town is closer to the city centre: 3 km, against 3.7 km. On these figures, Kent Town tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while College Park suits couples.

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

College Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 8%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 92/100)
  • But Kent Town has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kent Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,250,000 vs $2,505,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kent Town

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $400/wk)
  • But College Park leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)

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

They split

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

  • Kent Town has more units and townhouses to downsize into (92% vs 25%)
  • College Park carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 92/100)

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

Investors

Kent Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.3% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kent Town and College 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.

Kent Town College 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.

Kent Town College Park
Walkability 93 / 88
Kent Town — Walkability: 93/100 College Park — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 8 / 53
Kent Town — Safety: 8/100 College Park — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kent Town — Low fire risk: 100/100 College Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 17
Kent Town — Low flood risk: 18/100 College Park — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

Kent Town has more residents (1,443 vs 755); College Park has higher household incomes ($127,608 vs $75,972).

Kent Town College Park
Population 1,443
+48% vs other
 755
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.3% -1.2%
Median age 36 42
Median household income $75,972/yr $127,608/yr
+68% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $400/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kent Town College Park
0-4 2.2% / 3.3%
Kent Town — 0-4: 2.2% College Park — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 6.0% / 11.0%
Kent Town — 5-14: 6.0% College Park — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 9.2% / 7.9%
Kent Town — 15-19: 9.2% College Park — 15-19: 7.9%
20-24 8.5% / 6.6%
Kent Town — 20-24: 8.5% College Park — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 21.2% / 11.9%
Kent Town — 25-34: 21.2% College Park — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 13.2% / 10.5%
Kent Town — 35-44: 13.2% College Park — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 11.8% / 13.1%
Kent Town — 45-54: 11.8% College Park — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 11.6% / 15.4%
Kent Town — 55-64: 11.6% College Park — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 9.5% / 11.9%
Kent Town — 65-74: 9.5% College Park — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 5.2% / 6.0%
Kent Town — 75-84: 5.2% College Park — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.7% / 0.9%
Kent Town — 85+: 1.7% College Park — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kent Town 66.7% lone person
Kent Town — Lone Person: 66.7% Kent Town — Couple Families: 13.1% Kent Town — One Parent Families: 7.3% Kent Town — Group Household: 10.3% Kent Town — Other Families: 2.6%
College Park 32.0% lone person
College Park — Lone Person: 32.0% College Park — Couple Families: 51.7% College Park — One Parent Families: 11.3% College Park — Group Household: 4.9% College Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kent Town 61.1% renting
Kent Town — Owned Outright: 21.7% Kent Town — Mortgage: 17.3% Kent Town — Renting: 61.1%
College Park 31.7% renting
College Park — Owned Outright: 43.7% College Park — Mortgage: 24.6% College Park — Renting: 31.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kent Town College Park
Bachelor Degree 24.9% / 23.0%
Kent Town — Bachelor Degree: 24.9% College Park — Bachelor Degree: 23.0%
Postgraduate Degree 11.6% / 12.6%
Kent Town — Postgraduate Degree: 11.6% College Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.6%
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 7.0%
Kent Town — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% College Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 6.2%
Kent Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% College Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 5.0%
Kent Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% College Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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.

Kent Town College Park
England 5.6% / 2.6%
Kent Town — England: 5.6% College Park — England: 2.6%
China 4.2% / 2.8%
Kent Town — China: 4.2% College Park — China: 2.8%
India 3.8% / 2.4%
Kent Town — India: 3.8% College Park — India: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.6% / 0.9%
Kent Town — New Zealand: 1.6% College Park — New Zealand: 0.9%
Malaysia 1.1% / 1.3%
Kent Town — Malaysia: 1.1% College Park — Malaysia: 1.3%
Sri Lanka 1.3% / —
Kent Town — Sri Lanka: 1.3% College Park — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.2%
Kent Town — Greece: not among its largest College Park — Greece: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kent Town 8.1% houses
Kent Town — Houses: 8.1% Kent Town — Flats / Apartments: 61.1% Kent Town — Townhouses: 30.8%
College Park 75.0% houses
College Park — Houses: 75.0% College Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.2% College Park — Townhouses: 20.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kent Town College Park
Median house price $2,250,000 $2,505,000
Median unit price $768,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 13 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Kent Town has more commercially zoned land (51% vs 1%).

Kent Town College Park
Residential 30% 97%
Commercial 51% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Kent Town College Park
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both
Approvals change year on year +141%
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.

Kent Town College Park
Houses 4.4%
$665/wk on $780K
 —
Units 3.9%
$575/wk on $765K
 —

Ranking within SA

Kent Town College Park
House price Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Income Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 11% of SA —

Liveability

College Park scores higher overall (80 vs 61).

Kent Town College Park
Grade B A
Score 61/100 80/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kent Town carries more crime risk (92 vs 47).

Kent Town College Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
83/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kent Town College Park
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 1.9 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.1% 5.7%

Schools in Kent Town

  • Prince Alfred College Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in College Park

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

Amenities in the suburb

Kent Town College Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 2
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1
same for both
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Kent Town College Park
Walkability score 93/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 3 km 3.7 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 7 min 9 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 94.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 25.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5067
 2.2%
postcode 5069
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 5067
 52
postcode 5069

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.

Kent Town College Park
Car (driver) 47.9% / 64.7%
Kent Town — Car (driver): 47.9% College Park — Car (driver): 64.7%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 14.6%
Kent Town — Worked from Home: 16.1% College Park — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 17.9% / 7.9%
Kent Town — Walked Only: 17.9% College Park — Walked Only: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 6.1%
Kent Town — Car (passenger): 4.6% College Park — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bicycle 5.5% / 4.4%
Kent Town — Bicycle: 5.5% College Park — Bicycle: 4.4%
Bus 6.7% / 2.3%
Kent Town — Bus: 6.7% College Park — Bus: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.7%).

Setting

Kent Town College Park
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 11.5 km

NBN connectivity

Kent Town College Park
Connectivity score 84/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,350 premises
 45%
375 premises

Climate

Kent Town College Park
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)

Kent Town College Park
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

Kent Town College Park
Average residential rate $1,995/yr
same for both
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both

Federal electorate

Kent Town College Park
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kent Town College Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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Kent Town

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College Park

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