Keswick vs Kurralta Park
In both, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Keswick: a median of $1.43 million, against $1.01 million in Kurralta Park. Keswick is closer to the city centre: 3.6 km, against 5 km. On these figures, Kurralta Park tends to suit young adults and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Keswick has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Kurralta Park carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kurralta Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,006,000 vs $1,425,000)
- has cheaper units ($470,000 vs $550,200)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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
Kurralta Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kurralta Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.2% vs 1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Keswick and Kurralta 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.
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.
Demographics
Kurralta Park has more residents (3,139 vs 754).
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 754 | 3,139 +316% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.6% | +11.2% |
| Median age | 33 | 32 |
| Median household income | $74,464/yr | $81,796/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,425,000 | $1,006,000 |
| Median unit price | $550,200 | $470,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 18 days from 5 sales | 16 days from 20 sales |
Zoning mix
Keswick has more industrially zoned land (17% vs 4%).
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 29% | 75% |
| Commercial | 28% | 21% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 25% | 0% |
| Industrial | 17% | 4% |
| 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
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 578 across West Torrens same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +103% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.3% $720/wk on $870K |
| Units | — | 5.7% $500/wk on $459K |
Ranking within SA
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 62% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 48% of SA | Higher than 57% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 88% of SA | Higher than 90% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 14% of SA | Higher than 34% of SA |
| EV adoption | Higher than 98% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 86% of SA | Higher than 91% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 79% of SA |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 89% of SA |
Liveability
Kurralta Park scores higher overall (50 vs 44).
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | B |
| Score | 44/100 | 50/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Keswick carries more crime risk (91 vs 77).
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 91/100 | High 77/100 |
| Flood | High 98/100 | High 95/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 8 within 5 km | 6 within 5 km |
Schools
| Keswick | Kurralta 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, 2.7 km | 3 Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.0 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Schools in Keswick
- Richmond Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Kurralta Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 6 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Childcare | 1 same for both | |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 0 |
Mobility
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 3.6 km | 5 km +39% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 7 min | 10 min |
| Public transport score | 94/100 Rail · Bus | 79/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 44.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 54.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.7% postcode 5035 | 0.9% postcode 5037 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 5035 | 45 postcode 5037 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.5%).
Setting
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 28 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.7 km | 5.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 75/100 | 78/100 |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 5% 624 premises | 13% 1,707 premises |
Climate
| Keswick | Kurralta 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)
| Keswick | Kurralta 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
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,532/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Torrens same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Adelaide same for both | |
| Member | Steve Georganas same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Keswick | Kurralta Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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