Kudla vs Evanston Gardens

Evanston Gardens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 42 in Kudla. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kudla, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kudla: a median of $2 million, against $682,000 in Evanston Gardens, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Kudla tends to suit couples, while Evanston Gardens suits young adults, families with children, 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

Kudla

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 76/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Evanston Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($682,500 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Evanston Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $357/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Evanston Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kudla

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 76/100)
  • But Evanston Gardens is more walkable (42/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Evanston Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.8% vs 8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kudla Evanston Gardens
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.

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Walkability 10 / 42
Kudla — Walkability: 10/100 Evanston Gardens — Walkability: 42/100
Safety 50 / 24
Kudla — Safety: 50/100 Evanston Gardens — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 56
Kudla — Low fire risk: 100/100 Evanston Gardens — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 12 / 14
Kudla — Low flood risk: 12/100 Evanston Gardens — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Evanston Gardens has more residents (2,347 vs 551); Kudla skews older (42 vs 30).

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Population 551 2,347
+326% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +25.8%
Median age 42 30
Median household income $91,624/yr
+15% vs other
 $78,208/yr
Median weekly rent $357/wk
+16% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kudla Evanston Gardens
0-4 6.2% / 9.6%
Kudla — 0-4: 6.2% Evanston Gardens — 0-4: 9.6%
5-14 12.5% / 14.4%
Kudla — 5-14: 12.5% Evanston Gardens — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 5.4% / 6.1%
Kudla — 15-19: 5.4% Evanston Gardens — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.7% / 7.0%
Kudla — 20-24: 4.7% Evanston Gardens — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 12.5% / 21.5%
Kudla — 25-34: 12.5% Evanston Gardens — 25-34: 21.5%
35-44 11.6% / 13.7%
Kudla — 35-44: 11.6% Evanston Gardens — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 12.5% / 8.9%
Kudla — 45-54: 12.5% Evanston Gardens — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 15.2% / 9.4%
Kudla — 55-64: 15.2% Evanston Gardens — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 8.9% / 5.9%
Kudla — 65-74: 8.9% Evanston Gardens — 65-74: 5.9%
75-84 9.4% / 2.0%
Kudla — 75-84: 9.4% Evanston Gardens — 75-84: 2.0%
85+ 1.6% / 0.9%
Kudla — 85+: 1.6% Evanston Gardens — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kudla 57.1% couple families
Kudla — Couple Families: 57.1% Kudla — One Parent Families: 19.8% Kudla — Lone Person: 15.9% Kudla — Group Household: 3.2% Kudla — Other Families: 4.0%
Evanston Gardens 35.5% couple families
Evanston Gardens — Couple Families: 35.5% Evanston Gardens — One Parent Families: 28.9% Evanston Gardens — Lone Person: 29.1% Evanston Gardens — Group Household: 5.4% Evanston Gardens — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kudla 14.9% renting
Kudla — Owned Outright: 37.1% Kudla — Mortgage: 48.0% Kudla — Renting: 14.9%
Evanston Gardens 40.5% renting
Evanston Gardens — Owned Outright: 14.5% Evanston Gardens — Mortgage: 45.0% Evanston Gardens — Renting: 40.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 19.4%
Kudla — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Evanston Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 7.3%
Kudla — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Evanston Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 6.9%
Kudla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Evanston Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.2%
Kudla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Evanston Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.1%
Kudla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Evanston Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

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.

Kudla Evanston Gardens
England 5.4% / 5.4%
Kudla — England: 5.4% Evanston Gardens — England: 5.4%
Italy 5.6% / 0.6%
Kudla — Italy: 5.6% Evanston Gardens — Italy: 0.6%
Vietnam 3.1% / —
Kudla — Vietnam: 3.1% Evanston Gardens — Vietnam: not among its largest
Greece 2.2% / —
Kudla — Greece: 2.2% Evanston Gardens — Greece: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.2%
Kudla — New Zealand: 0.7% Evanston Gardens — New Zealand: 1.2%
Taiwan 1.3% / —
Kudla — Taiwan: 1.3% Evanston Gardens — Taiwan: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.2%
Kudla — Philippines: not among its largest Evanston Gardens — Philippines: 1.2%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Kudla — Scotland: not among its largest Evanston Gardens — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kudla 98.9% houses
Kudla — Houses: 98.9% Kudla — Townhouses: 0.0% Kudla — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Evanston Gardens 95.7% houses
Evanston Gardens — Houses: 95.7% Evanston Gardens — Townhouses: 4.0% Evanston Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Median house price $2,000,000 $682,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $650,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 9 sales
 23 days
from 58 sales

Zoning mix

Kudla has more rural and farming land (100% vs 20%).

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Rural and farming 100% 20%
Residential 0% 57%
Other and special use 0% 13%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Commercial 0% 1%
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

Kudla Evanston Gardens
New dwellings approved 324
across Gawler
same for both
Approvals change year on year -22%
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.

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Houses — 4.5%
$618/wk on $711K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kudla Evanston Gardens
House price — Higher than 7% of SA
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 90% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 88% of SA

Liveability

Evanston Gardens is more walkable (42 vs 10); Kudla scores higher overall (32 vs 17).

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Grade D
same for both
Score 32/100 17/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Evanston Gardens carries more bushfire risk (44 vs 0); Evanston Gardens carries more crime risk (76 vs 50).

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
76/100
Flood High
88/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kudla

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

Schools in Evanston Gardens

  • Evanston Gardens Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Childcare 0 2

Mobility

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Walkability score 10/100 42/100
Distance to Adelaide 45.3 km 47.2 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 40 min
Public transport score 49/100
Rail
 63/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 10.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 9 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5115
 0.6%
postcode 5116
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 5115
 68
postcode 5116

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.

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Car (driver) 75.8% / 83.7%
Kudla — Car (driver): 75.8% Evanston Gardens — Car (driver): 83.7%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 5.8%
Kudla — Worked from Home: 13.2% Evanston Gardens — Worked from Home: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 5.4%
Kudla — Car (passenger): 6.8% Evanston Gardens — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Bus 2.7% / 4.0%
Kudla — Bus: 2.7% Evanston Gardens — Bus: 4.0%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.7%
Kudla — Walked Only: 1.4% Evanston Gardens — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.7%).

Setting

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.0 km 21.0 km

NBN connectivity

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Connectivity score 30/100 91/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
214 premises
 84%
1,257 premises

Climate

Kudla Evanston Gardens
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)

Kudla Evanston Gardens
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

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Average residential rate $2,258/yr
same for both
Council Gawler
same for both

Federal electorate

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kudla Evanston Gardens
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kudla

Acreage Luxury Outer Trains

Evanston Gardens

Family Large Blocks Outer Trains Young Families

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