Kings Park vs Unley Park

Unley Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 55 in Kings Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kings Park, about half of households are people living alone. In Unley Park, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Unley Park: a median of $2.75 million, against $1.19 million in Kings Park. Unley Park is closer to the city centre: 4.3 km, against 5.3 km. On these figures, Kings Park tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Unley 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

Unley Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 59%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 48%)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 57/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Kings Park has cheaper houses ($1,185,000 vs $2,745,500)
  • Unley Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Unley Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)

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

Kings Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (41% vs 24%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 24%)
  • But Unley Park carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Kings Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.3% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kings Park and Unley 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.

Kings Park Unley 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.

Kings Park Unley Park
Walkability 83 / 77
Kings Park — Walkability: 83/100 Unley Park — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 43 / 53
Kings Park — Safety: 43/100 Unley Park — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kings Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Unley Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 86 / 17
Kings Park — Low flood risk: 86/100 Unley Park — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

Unley Park has more residents (1,383 vs 574); Unley Park has higher household incomes ($155,480 vs $85,644).

Kings Park Unley Park
Population 574 1,383
+141% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% -4.3%
Median age 55 47
Median household income $85,644/yr $155,480/yr
+82% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kings Park Unley Park
0-4 3.5% / 3.7%
Kings Park — 0-4: 3.5% Unley Park — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 7.7% / 10.9%
Kings Park — 5-14: 7.7% Unley Park — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 3.8% / 8.2%
Kings Park — 15-19: 3.8% Unley Park — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 5.1% / 6.4%
Kings Park — 20-24: 5.1% Unley Park — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 8.4% / 8.5%
Kings Park — 25-34: 8.4% Unley Park — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 8.7% / 8.5%
Kings Park — 35-44: 8.7% Unley Park — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 9.9% / 14.0%
Kings Park — 45-54: 9.9% Unley Park — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 14.3% / 15.5%
Kings Park — 55-64: 14.3% Unley Park — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 18.8% / 13.9%
Kings Park — 65-74: 18.8% Unley Park — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 9.1% / 8.2%
Kings Park — 75-84: 9.1% Unley Park — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 8.7% / 2.0%
Kings Park — 85+: 8.7% Unley Park — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kings Park 39.8% couple families
Kings Park — Couple Families: 39.8% Kings Park — Lone Person: 49.7% Kings Park — One Parent Families: 8.7% Kings Park — Group Household: 1.9% Kings Park — Other Families: 0.0%
Unley Park 50.0% couple families
Unley Park — Couple Families: 50.0% Unley Park — Lone Person: 34.7% Unley Park — One Parent Families: 10.7% Unley Park — Group Household: 3.4% Unley Park — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kings Park 21.8% renting
Kings Park — Owned Outright: 47.2% Kings Park — Mortgage: 31.0% Kings Park — Renting: 21.8%
Unley Park 17.7% renting
Unley Park — Owned Outright: 49.7% Unley Park — Mortgage: 32.6% Unley Park — Renting: 17.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kings Park Unley Park
Bachelor Degree 25.4% / 26.2%
Kings Park — Bachelor Degree: 25.4% Unley Park — Bachelor Degree: 26.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.3% / 12.3%
Kings Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3% Unley Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 7.2%
Kings Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Unley Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 6.1% / 5.3%
Kings Park — Certificate III & IV: 6.1% Unley Park — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.6%
Kings Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Unley Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

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.

Kings Park Unley Park
England 7.1% / 4.8%
Kings Park — England: 7.1% Unley Park — England: 4.8%
China 2.3% / 1.7%
Kings Park — China: 2.3% Unley Park — China: 1.7%
India 1.7% / 0.9%
Kings Park — India: 1.7% Unley Park — India: 0.9%
Greece 0.7% / 1.1%
Kings Park — Greece: 0.7% Unley Park — Greece: 1.1%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Kings Park — Scotland: 0.9% Unley Park — Scotland: not among its largest
Brazil 0.9% / —
Kings Park — Brazil: 0.9% Unley Park — Brazil: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.8%
Kings Park — Vietnam: not among its largest Unley Park — Vietnam: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kings Park 59.4% houses
Kings Park — Houses: 59.4% Kings Park — Flats / Apartments: 35.9% Kings Park — Townhouses: 4.7%
Unley Park 76.1% houses
Unley Park — Houses: 76.1% Unley Park — Flats / Apartments: 19.9% Unley Park — Townhouses: 4.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kings Park Unley Park
Median house price $1,185,000 $2,745,500
Median unit price $775,500 $755,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 73 days
from 13 sales

Zoning mix

Kings Park Unley Park
Residential 94% 99%
Commercial 6% 0%
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

Kings Park Unley Park
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kings Park Unley Park
House price Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 14% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 92% of SA

Liveability

Kings Park scores higher overall (87 vs 76).

Kings Park Unley Park
Grade A+ A
Score 87/100 76/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Unley Park carries more flood risk (83 vs 14); Kings Park carries more crime risk (57 vs 47).

Kings Park Unley Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Low
14/100
 High
83/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Kings Park Unley Park
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 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.0 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.2% 4.8%

Amenities in the suburb

Kings Park Unley Park
Parks & reserves 0 2
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Kings Park Unley Park
Walkability score 83/100 77/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.3 km
+19% vs other
 4.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 10 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 29.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 56.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 5034
 2.6%
postcode 5061
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 5034
 53
postcode 5061

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.

Kings Park Unley Park
Car (driver) 65.6% / 67.8%
Kings Park — Car (driver): 65.6% Unley Park — Car (driver): 67.8%
Worked from Home 18.6% / 14.5%
Kings Park — Worked from Home: 18.6% Unley Park — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 5.0%
Kings Park — Car (passenger): 5.4% Unley Park — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bus 3.2% / 6.9%
Kings Park — Bus: 3.2% Unley Park — Bus: 6.9%
Bicycle 2.7% / 3.0%
Kings Park — Bicycle: 2.7% Unley Park — Bicycle: 3.0%
Train 2.7% / 0.8%
Kings Park — Train: 2.7% Unley Park — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Kings Park Unley Park
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.5 km 8.3 km

NBN connectivity

Kings Park Unley Park
Connectivity score 70/100 80/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
382 premises
 19%
659 premises

Climate

Kings Park Unley 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)

Kings Park Unley 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

Kings Park Unley Park
Average residential rate $2,288/yr
same for both
Council Unley
same for both

Federal electorate

Kings Park Unley Park
Division Boothby Adelaide
Member Louise Miller-Frost Steve Georganas
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kings Park

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals Retirees River

Unley Park

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River

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