Kent Town vs Rose Park

Kent Town is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 44 in Rose Park. In Kent Town, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Rose Park, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rose Park: a median of $2.67 million, against $2.25 million in Kent Town, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kent Town tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Rose Park suits couples and 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

Rose Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (57% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 92/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 20%)

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

First-home buyers

Rose Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper units ($630,000 vs $768,000)
  • But Kent Town has cheaper houses ($2,250,000 vs $2,675,000)

Weighs house prices, unit 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 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $365/wk)
  • But Rose Park leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kent Town

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (93/100 vs 84/100)

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 43%)
  • Rose Park carries lower crime risk (27/100 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 0.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Kent Town and Rose 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 Rose 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 Rose Park
Walkability 93 / 84
Kent Town — Walkability: 93/100 Rose Park — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 8 / 73
Kent Town — Safety: 8/100 Rose Park — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kent Town — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rose Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 89
Kent Town — Low flood risk: 18/100 Rose Park — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Rose Park has higher household incomes ($125,372 vs $75,972); Rose Park skews older (44 vs 36).

Kent Town Rose Park
Population 1,443
+5% vs other
 1,375
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.3% +0.1%
Median age 36 44
Median household income $75,972/yr $125,372/yr
+65% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $365/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kent Town Rose Park
0-4 2.2% / 4.3%
Kent Town — 0-4: 2.2% Rose Park — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 6.0% / 11.4%
Kent Town — 5-14: 6.0% Rose Park — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 9.2% / 6.0%
Kent Town — 15-19: 9.2% Rose Park — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 8.5% / 6.8%
Kent Town — 20-24: 8.5% Rose Park — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 21.2% / 9.5%
Kent Town — 25-34: 21.2% Rose Park — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 13.2% / 12.6%
Kent Town — 35-44: 13.2% Rose Park — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.8% / 10.8%
Kent Town — 45-54: 11.8% Rose Park — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 11.6% / 14.3%
Kent Town — 55-64: 11.6% Rose Park — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 9.5% / 15.4%
Kent Town — 65-74: 9.5% Rose Park — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 5.2% / 7.3%
Kent Town — 75-84: 5.2% Rose Park — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 1.7% / 2.0%
Kent Town — 85+: 1.7% Rose Park — 85+: 2.0%

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%
Rose Park 38.4% lone person
Rose Park — Lone Person: 38.4% Rose Park — Couple Families: 46.5% Rose Park — One Parent Families: 8.9% Rose Park — Group Household: 4.7% Rose Park — Other Families: 1.4%
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%
Rose Park 27.1% renting
Rose Park — Owned Outright: 48.2% Rose Park — Mortgage: 24.8% Rose Park — Renting: 27.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kent Town Rose Park
Bachelor Degree 24.9% / 28.1%
Kent Town — Bachelor Degree: 24.9% Rose Park — Bachelor Degree: 28.1%
Postgraduate Degree 11.6% / 12.4%
Kent Town — Postgraduate Degree: 11.6% Rose Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.0%
Kent Town — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Rose Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Certificate III & IV 8.1% / 4.5%
Kent Town — Certificate III & IV: 8.1% Rose Park — Certificate III & IV: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 3.9%
Kent Town — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Rose Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

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 Rose Park
England 5.6% / 4.5%
Kent Town — England: 5.6% Rose Park — England: 4.5%
India 3.8% / 3.1%
Kent Town — India: 3.8% Rose Park — India: 3.1%
China 4.2% / 1.7%
Kent Town — China: 4.2% Rose Park — China: 1.7%
Malaysia 1.1% / 1.2%
Kent Town — Malaysia: 1.1% Rose Park — Malaysia: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Kent Town — New Zealand: 1.6% Rose Park — New Zealand: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.6%
Kent Town — Italy: not among its largest Rose Park — Italy: 1.6%
Sri Lanka 1.3% / —
Kent Town — Sri Lanka: 1.3% Rose Park — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kent Town 61.1% flats / apartments
Kent Town — Flats / Apartments: 61.1% Kent Town — Houses: 8.1% Kent Town — Townhouses: 30.8%
Rose Park 15.9% flats / apartments
Rose Park — Flats / Apartments: 15.9% Rose Park — Houses: 57.3% Rose Park — Townhouses: 26.8%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Kent Town Rose Park
Median house price $2,250,000 $2,675,000
Median unit price $768,000 $630,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 35 days
from 9 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.

Kent Town Rose Park
1 bed $486K / $610K
Kent Town — 1 bed: $486K (8 sales) Rose Park — 1 bed: $610K (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

2 bed $750K / $744K
Kent Town — 2 bed: $750K (16 sales) Rose Park — 2 bed: $744K (8 sales)

16 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Kent Town has more commercially zoned land (51% vs 12%).

Kent Town Rose Park
Residential 30% 83%
Commercial 51% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 5%
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 Rose Park
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
 250
across Burnside
Approvals change year on year +141% +32%

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 Rose Park
Houses 4.4%
$665/wk on $780K
 4.2%
$1,400/wk on $1.75M
Units 3.9%
$575/wk on $765K
 —

Ranking within SA

Kent Town Rose Park
House price Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Affordability Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 11% of SA —

Liveability

Rose Park scores higher overall (95 vs 61); Kent Town is more walkable (93 vs 84).

Kent Town Rose Park
Grade B A+
Score 61/100 95/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kent Town carries more flood risk (82 vs 11); Kent Town carries more crime risk (92 vs 27).

Kent Town Rose Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
92/100
 Low
27/100
Flood High
82/100
 Low
11/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Kent Town Rose Park
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
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, 2.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.1% 4.8%

Schools in Kent Town

  • Prince Alfred College Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Rose Park

  • Rose Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kent Town Rose Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 1 3
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Kent Town Rose Park
Walkability score 93/100 84/100
Distance to Adelaide 3 km 3.2 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 7 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 94.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5067
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 5067
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.

Kent Town Rose Park
Car (driver) 47.9% / 56.8%
Kent Town — Car (driver): 47.9% Rose Park — Car (driver): 56.8%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 18.8%
Kent Town — Worked from Home: 16.1% Rose Park — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Walked Only 17.9% / 7.1%
Kent Town — Walked Only: 17.9% Rose Park — Walked Only: 7.1%
Bus 6.7% / 6.1%
Kent Town — Bus: 6.7% Rose Park — Bus: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 6.6%
Kent Town — Car (passenger): 4.6% Rose Park — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Bicycle 5.5% / 4.7%
Kent Town — Bicycle: 5.5% Rose Park — Bicycle: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.8%).

Setting

Kent Town Rose Park
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kent Town Rose Park
Connectivity score 84/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
1,350 premises
 1%
741 premises

Climate

Kent Town Rose 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 Rose 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 Rose Park
Average residential rate $1,995/yr $2,410/yr
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters Burnside

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Kent Town

Apartments Cafe Culture Inner Nightlife Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses

Rose Park

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Townhouses

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