Magill vs Tranmere

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Tranmere: a median of $1.36 million, against $1.21 million in Magill, and rent is higher there too. Tranmere is closer to the city centre: 7.8 km, against 8.7 km.

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

Magill

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • But Tranmere has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

Tranmere

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($950,000 vs $1,288,000)
  • has cheaper units ($560,000 vs $675,000)
  • But Magill has cheaper houses ($1,205,000 vs $1,362,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Magill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($341/wk vs $385/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

Magill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Magill Tranmere
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.

Magill Tranmere
Walkability 86 / 83
Magill — Walkability: 86/100 Tranmere — Walkability: 83/100
Safety 53 / 51
Magill — Safety: 53/100 Tranmere — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Magill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tranmere — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 64 / 39
Magill — Low flood risk: 64/100 Tranmere — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Magill has more residents (9,693 vs 4,136); Tranmere has higher household incomes ($97,032 vs $84,032).

Magill Tranmere
Population 9,693
+57% vs other
 4,136
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.4% +10.3%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $84,032/yr $97,032/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $341/wk $385/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Magill Tranmere
0-4 4.8% / 4.4%
Magill — 0-4: 4.8% Tranmere — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 12.3% / 12.1%
Magill — 5-14: 12.3% Tranmere — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.8% / 6.5%
Magill — 15-19: 5.8% Tranmere — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 6.7% / 7.2%
Magill — 20-24: 6.7% Tranmere — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 12.8% / 12.2%
Magill — 25-34: 12.8% Tranmere — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 14.7% / 13.2%
Magill — 35-44: 14.7% Tranmere — 35-44: 13.2%
45-54 13.3% / 14.7%
Magill — 45-54: 13.3% Tranmere — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 10.6% / 13.2%
Magill — 55-64: 10.6% Tranmere — 55-64: 13.2%
65-74 8.8% / 8.2%
Magill — 65-74: 8.8% Tranmere — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 6.4% / 5.9%
Magill — 75-84: 6.4% Tranmere — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 3.8% / 2.4%
Magill — 85+: 3.8% Tranmere — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Magill 40.7% couple families
Magill — Couple Families: 40.7% Magill — Lone Person: 39.7% Magill — One Parent Families: 12.3% Magill — Group Household: 5.6% Magill — Other Families: 1.7%
Tranmere 43.5% couple families
Tranmere — Couple Families: 43.5% Tranmere — Lone Person: 32.2% Tranmere — One Parent Families: 15.9% Tranmere — Group Household: 6.0% Tranmere — Other Families: 2.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Magill 31.8% renting
Magill — Owned Outright: 34.7% Magill — Mortgage: 33.5% Magill — Renting: 31.8%
Tranmere 30.1% renting
Tranmere — Owned Outright: 37.6% Tranmere — Mortgage: 32.2% Tranmere — Renting: 30.1%
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.

Magill Tranmere
China 7.0% / 7.4%
Magill — China: 7.0% Tranmere — China: 7.4%
India 4.3% / 3.4%
Magill — India: 4.3% Tranmere — India: 3.4%
England 3.7% / 2.9%
Magill — England: 3.7% Tranmere — England: 2.9%
Italy 2.8% / 3.6%
Magill — Italy: 2.8% Tranmere — Italy: 3.6%
Malaysia 2.5% / 2.2%
Magill — Malaysia: 2.5% Tranmere — Malaysia: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Qualifications

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

Magill Tranmere
Bachelor Degree 20.4% / 19.8%
Magill — Bachelor Degree: 20.4% Tranmere — Bachelor Degree: 19.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.4% / 9.6%
Magill — Certificate III & IV: 8.4% Tranmere — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 9.3% / 8.6%
Magill — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3% Tranmere — Postgraduate Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.1%
Magill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Tranmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.2%
Magill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Tranmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Magill 69.4% houses
Magill — Houses: 69.4% Magill — Townhouses: 19.8% Magill — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Tranmere 81.0% houses
Tranmere — Houses: 81.0% Tranmere — Townhouses: 11.7% Tranmere — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Magill Tranmere
Median house price $1,205,000 $1,362,500
Median unit price $675,000 $560,000
Median land price $1,288,000 $950,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 92 sales
 27 days
from 35 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.

Magill Tranmere
3 bed $1.13M / $1.3M
Magill — 3 bed: $1.13M (86 sales) Tranmere — 3 bed: $1.3M (35 sales)

86 vs 35 sales

4 bed $1.42M / $1.43M
Magill — 4 bed: $1.42M (70 sales) Tranmere — 4 bed: $1.43M (23 sales)

70 vs 23 sales

5 bed $1.51M / $1.59M
Magill — 5 bed: $1.51M (14 sales) Tranmere — 5 bed: $1.59M (6 sales)

14 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Magill Tranmere
Residential 86% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 0%
Commercial 4%
same for both
Industrial 3% 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

Magill Tranmere
New dwellings approved 361
across Campbelltown (SA)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
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.

Magill Tranmere
Houses 3.6%
$705/wk on $1.02M
 4.0%
$750/wk on $968K
Units 4.4%
$545/wk on $650K
 —

Ranking within SA

Magill Tranmere
House price Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Income Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 35% of SA —

Liveability

Magill scores higher overall (80 vs 75).

Magill Tranmere
Grade A
same for both
Score 80/100 75/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Tranmere carries more flood risk (61 vs 36).

Magill Tranmere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Magill Tranmere
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 0.0 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 1.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 4.3%

Schools in Magill

  • Magill School Government · Primary above peers
  • Norwood International High School Government · Secondary above peers

Schools in Tranmere

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Magill Tranmere
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 12 0
Parks & reserves 11 1
Childcare 7 1
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 14 2

Mobility

Magill Tranmere
Walkability score 86/100 83/100
Distance to Adelaide 8.7 km
+10% vs other
 7.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min 15 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 193.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 62.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5072
 1.3%
postcode 5073
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5072
 56
postcode 5073

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.

Magill Tranmere
Car (driver) 68.1% / 71.0%
Magill — Car (driver): 68.1% Tranmere — Car (driver): 71.0%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 13.2%
Magill — Worked from Home: 14.3% Tranmere — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Bus 9.1% / 6.8%
Magill — Bus: 9.1% Tranmere — Bus: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 6.2%
Magill — Car (passenger): 5.5% Tranmere — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.6%
Magill — Walked Only: 1.4% Tranmere — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.0%).

Setting

Magill Tranmere
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.1 km 15.0 km

NBN connectivity

Magill Tranmere
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
4,653 premises
 5%
1,874 premises

Climate

Magill Tranmere
Annual rainfall 969 mm 457 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C 29.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C 8.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Magill Tranmere
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Magill Tranmere
Average residential rate $1,998/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (SA)
same for both

Federal electorate

Magill Tranmere
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Magill Tranmere
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Magill

Inner Parks Professionals River

Tranmere

Inner Parks Professionals River

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