Kingswood vs Netherby

Netherby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Kingswood. In both, the large majority of households own their home. In Kingswood, about half of households are couple families. In Netherby, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Netherby: a median of $1.89 million, against $1.7 million in Kingswood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kingswood tends to suit people living alone, while Netherby 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

Netherby

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 60/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (65% vs 53%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)
  • But Kingswood has more childcare (3 vs 0)

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

  • Kingswood has cheaper houses ($1,700,000 vs $1,892,500)
  • Netherby has cheaper units ($655,000 vs $747,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kingswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($333/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kingswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kingswood

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 62/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 35%)
  • But Netherby carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Kingswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs 5.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kingswood Netherby
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.

Kingswood Netherby
Walkability 94 / 62
Kingswood — Walkability: 94/100 Netherby — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 40 / 72
Kingswood — Safety: 40/100 Netherby — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Kingswood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Netherby — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 85 / 77
Kingswood — Low flood risk: 85/100 Netherby — Low flood risk: 77/100

Demographics

Kingswood has more residents (2,554 vs 1,510); Netherby has higher household incomes ($131,924 vs $98,696).

Kingswood Netherby
Population 2,554
+41% vs other
 1,510
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.5% +5.4%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $98,696/yr $131,924/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $333/wk $380/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kingswood Netherby
0-4 4.2% / 4.2%
Kingswood — 0-4: 4.2% Netherby — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.6% / 13.8%
Kingswood — 5-14: 10.6% Netherby — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.1% / 7.7%
Kingswood — 15-19: 6.1% Netherby — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 4.7% / 5.9%
Kingswood — 20-24: 4.7% Netherby — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 7.7% / 8.0%
Kingswood — 25-34: 7.7% Netherby — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 11.1% / 11.6%
Kingswood — 35-44: 11.1% Netherby — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.6% / 14.6%
Kingswood — 45-54: 12.6% Netherby — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 12.2% / 13.0%
Kingswood — 55-64: 12.2% Netherby — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 12.8% / 12.3%
Kingswood — 65-74: 12.8% Netherby — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 8.1% / 7.4%
Kingswood — 75-84: 8.1% Netherby — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 8.9% / 2.1%
Kingswood — 85+: 8.9% Netherby — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kingswood 45.9% couple families
Kingswood — Couple Families: 45.9% Kingswood — Lone Person: 37.5% Kingswood — One Parent Families: 12.3% Kingswood — Group Household: 3.2% Kingswood — Other Families: 1.2%
Netherby 57.6% couple families
Netherby — Couple Families: 57.6% Netherby — Lone Person: 29.2% Netherby — One Parent Families: 9.2% Netherby — Group Household: 3.2% Netherby — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kingswood 23.0% renting
Kingswood — Owned Outright: 44.3% Kingswood — Mortgage: 32.7% Kingswood — Renting: 23.0%
Netherby 16.3% renting
Netherby — Owned Outright: 48.1% Netherby — Mortgage: 35.6% Netherby — Renting: 16.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kingswood Netherby
Bachelor Degree 22.9% / 25.4%
Kingswood — Bachelor Degree: 22.9% Netherby — Bachelor Degree: 25.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / 10.9%
Kingswood — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Netherby — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.4%
Kingswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Netherby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 5.8%
Kingswood — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Netherby — Certificate III & IV: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 4.8%
Kingswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Netherby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

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.

Kingswood Netherby
England 5.1% / 3.3%
Kingswood — England: 5.1% Netherby — England: 3.3%
China 2.0% / 3.5%
Kingswood — China: 2.0% Netherby — China: 3.5%
India 1.2% / 1.5%
Kingswood — India: 1.2% Netherby — India: 1.5%
Malaysia 0.9% / 1.7%
Kingswood — Malaysia: 0.9% Netherby — Malaysia: 1.7%
South Africa — / 1.7%
Kingswood — South Africa: not among its largest Netherby — South Africa: 1.7%
Italy 1.2% / —
Kingswood — Italy: 1.2% Netherby — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kingswood 53.3% houses
Kingswood — Houses: 53.3% Kingswood — Townhouses: 20.8% Kingswood — Flats / Apartments: 25.9%
Netherby 65.2% houses
Netherby — Houses: 65.2% Netherby — Townhouses: 21.2% Netherby — Flats / Apartments: 13.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kingswood Netherby
Median house price $1,700,000 $1,892,500
Median unit price $747,500 $655,000
Median land price — $2,150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 19 sales
 50 days
from 13 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kingswood Netherby
3 bed $1.49M / $1.6M
Kingswood — 3 bed: $1.49M (20 sales) Netherby — 3 bed: $1.6M (12 sales)

20 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.95M / $2.65M
Kingswood — 4 bed: $1.95M (18 sales) Netherby — 4 bed: $2.65M (8 sales)

18 vs 8 sales

5 bed $2.13M / $2.4M
Kingswood — 5 bed: $2.13M (6 sales) Netherby — 5 bed: $2.4M (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Kingswood Netherby
Residential 93% 54%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 46%
Parks and recreation 3% 0%
Commercial 2% 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

Kingswood Netherby
New dwellings approved 188
across Mitcham
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
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.

Kingswood Netherby
Houses 2.2%
$685/wk on $1.59M
 —
Units 4.4%
$605/wk on $712K
 —

Ranking within SA

Kingswood Netherby
House price Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Income Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools Higher than 97% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 100% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Affordability Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 12% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 97% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 39% of SA —

Liveability

Kingswood is more walkable (94 vs 62); Kingswood scores higher overall (91 vs 86).

Kingswood Netherby
Grade A+
same for both
Score 91/100 86/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kingswood carries more crime risk (60 vs 28).

Kingswood Netherby
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
60/100
 Low
28/100
Flood Low
15/100
 Low
23/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Kingswood Netherby
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.8 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.7% 5.0%

Schools in Kingswood

  • Mitcham Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Mitcham Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Netherby

  • Unley High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Urrbrae Agricultural High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kingswood Netherby
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Kingswood Netherby
Walkability score 94/100 62/100
Distance to Adelaide 6 km 6.5 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 68.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 45.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 5062
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5062
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.

Kingswood Netherby
Car (driver) 66.8% / 70.6%
Kingswood — Car (driver): 66.8% Netherby — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 16.8% / 17.4%
Kingswood — Worked from Home: 16.8% Netherby — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.7%
Kingswood — Car (passenger): 4.5% Netherby — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 4.5% / 3.2%
Kingswood — Bus: 4.5% Netherby — Bus: 3.2%
Bicycle 2.8% / 3.2%
Kingswood — Bicycle: 2.8% Netherby — Bicycle: 3.2%
Walked Only 3.5% / 1.2%
Kingswood — Walked Only: 3.5% Netherby — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Kingswood Netherby
Elevation 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km 10.3 km

NBN connectivity

Kingswood Netherby
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,089 premises
 17%
600 premises

Climate

Kingswood Netherby
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)

Kingswood Netherby
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

Kingswood Netherby
Average residential rate $2,296/yr
same for both
Council Mitcham
same for both

Federal electorate

Kingswood Netherby
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kingswood Netherby
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kingswood

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees River Townhouses

Netherby

Inner Premium Professionals River Townhouses

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