Kingsford vs Roseworthy

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Kingsford tends to suit couples, while Roseworthy suits families with children.

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

Roseworthy

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Kingsford is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingsford

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Roseworthy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roseworthy

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Kingsford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.0% vs 4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kingsford Roseworthy
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.

Kingsford Roseworthy
Walkability 0 / 37
Kingsford — Walkability: 0/100 Roseworthy — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 33 / 24
Kingsford — Safety: 33/100 Roseworthy — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 86 / 10
Kingsford — Low fire risk: 86/100 Roseworthy — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

Roseworthy has more residents (1,041 vs 58); Roseworthy rents higher ($350/wk vs $200/wk).

Kingsford Roseworthy
Population 58 1,041
+1695% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +45.0% +4.7%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $136,448/yr
+21% vs other
 $107,796/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $350/wk
+75% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingsford Roseworthy
0-4 — / 5.8%
Kingsford — 0-4: not among its largest Roseworthy — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 13.8% / 14.5%
Kingsford — 5-14: 13.8% Roseworthy — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.2% / 10.3%
Kingsford — 15-19: 5.2% Roseworthy — 15-19: 10.3%
20-24 5.2% / 5.7%
Kingsford — 20-24: 5.2% Roseworthy — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 5.2% / 9.7%
Kingsford — 25-34: 5.2% Roseworthy — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 13.8% / 13.8%
Kingsford — 35-44: 13.8% Roseworthy — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 13.8% / 15.8%
Kingsford — 45-54: 13.8% Roseworthy — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 22.4% / 13.4%
Kingsford — 55-64: 22.4% Roseworthy — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 10.3% / 7.1%
Kingsford — 65-74: 10.3% Roseworthy — 65-74: 7.1%
75-84 5.2% / 2.7%
Kingsford — 75-84: 5.2% Roseworthy — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ — / 1.1%
Kingsford — 85+: not among its largest Roseworthy — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingsford 100.0% couple families
Kingsford — Couple Families: 100.0% Kingsford — Lone Person: 0.0% Kingsford — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kingsford — Group Household: 0.0% Kingsford — Other Families: 0.0%
Roseworthy 60.5% couple families
Roseworthy — Couple Families: 60.5% Roseworthy — Lone Person: 21.4% Roseworthy — One Parent Families: 13.9% Roseworthy — Group Household: 3.0% Roseworthy — 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.

Kingsford 0.0% renting
Kingsford — Owned Outright: 44.4% Kingsford — Mortgage: 55.6% Kingsford — Renting: 0.0%
Roseworthy 7.0% renting
Roseworthy — Owned Outright: 36.6% Roseworthy — Mortgage: 56.4% Roseworthy — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Kingsford Roseworthy
Scotland 6.9% / —
Kingsford — Scotland: 6.9% Roseworthy — Scotland: not among its largest
England — / 5.2%
Kingsford — England: not among its largest Roseworthy — England: 5.2%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Kingsford — Netherlands: not among its largest Roseworthy — Netherlands: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.4%
Kingsford — Germany: not among its largest Roseworthy — Germany: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Qualifications

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

Kingsford Roseworthy
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 24.1%
Kingsford — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Roseworthy — Certificate III & IV: 24.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.9%
Kingsford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Roseworthy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 6.2%
Kingsford — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Roseworthy — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Kingsford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Roseworthy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Kingsford — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Roseworthy — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingsford 100.0% houses
Kingsford — Houses: 100.0% Kingsford — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Roseworthy 99.7% houses
Roseworthy — Houses: 99.7% Roseworthy — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kingsford Roseworthy
Median house price — $880,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $630,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 36 sales

Zoning mix

Kingsford Roseworthy
Rural and farming 90% 83%
Residential 0% 10%
Industrial 10% 7%
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

Kingsford Roseworthy
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
same for both
Approvals change year on year +43%
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.

Kingsford Roseworthy
Houses — 4.3%
$750/wk on $915K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kingsford Roseworthy
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 85% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 76% of SA

Liveability

Roseworthy is more walkable (37 vs 0).

Kingsford Roseworthy
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Roseworthy carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 14).

Kingsford Roseworthy
Bushfire Low
14/100
 High
90/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
76/100
Flood Low
25/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kingsford Roseworthy
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kingsford

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

Schools in Roseworthy

  • Roseworthy Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Trinity College Roseworthy Independent · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kingsford Roseworthy
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Kingsford Roseworthy
Walkability score 0/100 37/100
Distance to Adelaide 57.6 km 57.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5118
 0.5%
postcode 5371
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 5118
 —
postcode 5371

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.

Kingsford Roseworthy
Car (driver) 67.9% / 85.9%
Kingsford — Car (driver): 67.9% Roseworthy — Car (driver): 85.9%
Worked from Home 21.4% / 9.0%
Kingsford — Worked from Home: 21.4% Roseworthy — Worked from Home: 9.0%
Car (passenger) 10.7% / 2.7%
Kingsford — Car (passenger): 10.7% Roseworthy — Car (passenger): 2.7%
Walked Only — / 1.6%
Kingsford — Walked Only: not among its largest Roseworthy — Walked Only: 1.6%
Bus — / 0.8%
Kingsford — Bus: not among its largest Roseworthy — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.9%).

Setting

Kingsford Roseworthy
Elevation 135 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.6 km 30.0 km

NBN connectivity

Kingsford Roseworthy
Connectivity score 30/100 80/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 65%
709 premises

Climate

Kingsford Roseworthy
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kingsford Roseworthy
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kingsford Roseworthy
Average residential rate $2,297/yr
same for both
Council Light
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingsford Roseworthy
Division Barker Grey
Member Tony Pasin Tom Venning
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kingsford Roseworthy
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kingsford

Outer

Roseworthy

Acreage Outer Quiet

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