Linden Park vs Toorak Gardens

Linden Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Toorak Gardens. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Toorak Gardens: a median of $2.59 million, against $1.55 million in Linden Park, though rent is higher in Linden Park. Toorak Gardens is closer to the city centre: 5.2 km, against 5.9 km. On these figures, Linden Park tends to suit 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

Linden Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Linden Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,555,000 vs $2,590,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Toorak Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $413/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Linden Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Linden Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.9% vs -0.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Linden Park and Toorak 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.

Linden Park Toorak 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.

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Walkability 88 / 84
Linden Park — Walkability: 88/100 Toorak Gardens — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 47 / 50
Linden Park — Safety: 47/100 Toorak Gardens — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Linden Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Toorak Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Linden Park rents higher ($413/wk vs $320/wk); Toorak Gardens has higher household incomes ($118,872 vs $98,436).

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Population 2,367 2,604
+10% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.9% -0.7%
Median age 41 47
Median household income $98,436/yr $118,872/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $413/wk
+23% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
0-4 5.7% / 3.4%
Linden Park — 0-4: 5.7% Toorak Gardens — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 15.4% / 11.8%
Linden Park — 5-14: 15.4% Toorak Gardens — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 6.3% / 7.8%
Linden Park — 15-19: 6.3% Toorak Gardens — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 3.8% / 6.0%
Linden Park — 20-24: 3.8% Toorak Gardens — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 8.2% / 9.1%
Linden Park — 25-34: 8.2% Toorak Gardens — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 15.4% / 9.6%
Linden Park — 35-44: 15.4% Toorak Gardens — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 10.9% / 13.2%
Linden Park — 45-54: 10.9% Toorak Gardens — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 8.9% / 13.6%
Linden Park — 55-64: 8.9% Toorak Gardens — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 10.1% / 13.9%
Linden Park — 65-74: 10.1% Toorak Gardens — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 8.2% / 8.5%
Linden Park — 75-84: 8.2% Toorak Gardens — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 6.5% / 3.0%
Linden Park — 85+: 6.5% Toorak Gardens — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Linden Park 50.7% couple families
Linden Park — Couple Families: 50.7% Linden Park — Lone Person: 34.0% Linden Park — One Parent Families: 12.3% Linden Park — Group Household: 1.7% Linden Park — Other Families: 1.4%
Toorak Gardens 46.9% couple families
Toorak Gardens — Couple Families: 46.9% Toorak Gardens — Lone Person: 39.5% Toorak Gardens — One Parent Families: 9.8% Toorak Gardens — Group Household: 2.9% Toorak Gardens — 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.

Linden Park 23.2% renting
Linden Park — Owned Outright: 44.7% Linden Park — Mortgage: 32.1% Linden Park — Renting: 23.2%
Toorak Gardens 26.6% renting
Toorak Gardens — Owned Outright: 47.5% Toorak Gardens — Mortgage: 25.9% Toorak Gardens — Renting: 26.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Bachelor Degree 22.2% / 27.1%
Linden Park — Bachelor Degree: 22.2% Toorak Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 27.1%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 13.3%
Linden Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% Toorak Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.0%
Linden Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Toorak Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Certificate III & IV 4.4% / 6.6%
Linden Park — Certificate III & IV: 4.4% Toorak Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 6.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.3%
Linden Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Toorak Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

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.

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
China 12.3% / 3.4%
Linden Park — China: 12.3% Toorak Gardens — China: 3.4%
India 5.7% / 2.7%
Linden Park — India: 5.7% Toorak Gardens — India: 2.7%
England 3.3% / 4.2%
Linden Park — England: 3.3% Toorak Gardens — England: 4.2%
Malaysia 2.5% / 1.3%
Linden Park — Malaysia: 2.5% Toorak Gardens — Malaysia: 1.3%
Sri Lanka 1.6% / —
Linden Park — Sri Lanka: 1.6% Toorak Gardens — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.6%
Linden Park — Vietnam: not among its largest Toorak Gardens — Vietnam: 1.6%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Linden Park — New Zealand: not among its largest Toorak Gardens — New Zealand: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Linden Park 61.4% houses
Linden Park — Houses: 61.4% Linden Park — Townhouses: 31.3% Linden Park — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Toorak Gardens 65.1% houses
Toorak Gardens — Houses: 65.1% Toorak Gardens — Townhouses: 30.2% Toorak Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Median house price $1,555,000 $2,590,000
Median unit price $716,500 $730,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 7 sales
 23 days
from 19 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.

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
3 bed $1.4M / $2.28M
Linden Park — 3 bed: $1.4M (19 sales) Toorak Gardens — 3 bed: $2.28M (10 sales)

19 vs 10 sales

4 bed $1.85M / $2.5M
Linden Park — 4 bed: $1.85M (10 sales) Toorak Gardens — 4 bed: $2.5M (17 sales)

10 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Residential 95%
same for both
Infrastructure and transport 4% 3%
Commercial 1% 2%
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

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
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.

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Houses 2.7%
$990/wk on $1.9M
 3.0%
$1,640/wk on $2.8M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
House price Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Income — Higher than 92% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 4% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 16% of SA

Liveability

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Grade A+
same for both
Score 88/100 91/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood — Low
18/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.5 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 4.9%

Schools in Linden Park

  • Linden Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Toorak Gardens

  • St Patrick's Special School Catholic · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Cafes & restaurants 3 2
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Walkability score 88/100 84/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.9 km
+12% vs other
 5.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min 10 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 32.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 55.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 5065
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 5065
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.

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Car (driver) 64.4% / 63.1%
Linden Park — Car (driver): 64.4% Toorak Gardens — Car (driver): 63.1%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 18.0%
Linden Park — Worked from Home: 17.1% Toorak Gardens — Worked from Home: 18.0%
Bus 6.8% / 5.3%
Linden Park — Bus: 6.8% Toorak Gardens — Bus: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 6.3%
Linden Park — Car (passenger): 5.5% Toorak Gardens — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Bicycle 3.1% / 3.7%
Linden Park — Bicycle: 3.1% Toorak Gardens — Bicycle: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.8 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Connectivity score 81/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
1,003 premises
 0%
1,184 premises

Climate

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
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)

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
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

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Average residential rate $2,410/yr
same for both
Council Burnside
same for both

Federal electorate

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Linden Park Toorak Gardens
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Linden Park

Inner Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses

Toorak Gardens

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

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