Kingston Se vs Rosetown
Rosetown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Kingston Se. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kingston Se, most households are people living alone. In Rosetown, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kingston Se tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Rosetown 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
Rosetown
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 38%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 91%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kingston Se
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)
Weighs 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
Kingston Se
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (53/100 vs 11/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kingston Se
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (53/100 vs 11/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rosetown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.2% vs -3.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kingston Se and Rosetown 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
Kingston Se has more residents (1,342 vs 165); Kingston Se skews older (56 vs 47).
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,342 +88% vs other | 165 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.7% | +12.2% |
| Median age | 56 | 47 |
| Median household income | $59,436/yr +15% vs other | $50,804/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $214/wk +7% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $460,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $390,000 | — |
| Median land price | $215,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 32 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Kingston Se has more rural and farming land (94% vs 1%).
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 1% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 64% |
| Residential | 2% | 28% |
| Industrial | 1% | 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
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Kingston (SA) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.5% $400/wk on $601K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of SA | Higher than 16% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 29% of SA | — |
Liveability
Kingston Se is more walkable (53 vs 11).
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 48/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 54/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kingston Se
- Kingston Community School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Rosetown
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 53/100 | 11/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 294.4 km | 293.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 205 min | 203 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5275 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 5275 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).
Setting
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | -1 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 366 m | 573 m |
NBN connectivity
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 | 54/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 1% 945 premises | 17% 82 premises |
Climate
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,515/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kingston (SA) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kingston Se | Rosetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.