Marleston vs Kurralta Park

Kurralta Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Marleston. In both, about half of households rent. In Marleston, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Kurralta Park tends to suit young adults.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Kurralta Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($470,000 vs $581,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Marleston

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Kurralta Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.7% vs 4.1%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Marleston Kurralta Park
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.

Marleston Kurralta Park
Walkability 72 / 76
Marleston — Walkability: 72/100 Kurralta Park — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 26 / 23
Marleston — Safety: 26/100 Kurralta Park — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Marleston — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kurralta Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 6 / 5
Marleston — Low flood risk: 6/100 Kurralta Park — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Kurralta Park has more residents (3,139 vs 1,950); Marleston skews older (37 vs 32).

Marleston Kurralta Park
Population 1,950 3,139
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% +11.2%
Median age 37 32
Median household income $73,736/yr $81,796/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $300/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Marleston Kurralta Park
0-4 5.4% / 4.9%
Marleston — 0-4: 5.4% Kurralta Park — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 7.1% / 8.1%
Marleston — 5-14: 7.1% Kurralta Park — 5-14: 8.1%
15-19 3.8% / 4.4%
Marleston — 15-19: 3.8% Kurralta Park — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 9.6% / 12.3%
Marleston — 20-24: 9.6% Kurralta Park — 20-24: 12.3%
25-34 20.1% / 27.8%
Marleston — 25-34: 20.1% Kurralta Park — 25-34: 27.8%
35-44 16.3% / 14.9%
Marleston — 35-44: 16.3% Kurralta Park — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 10.6% / 9.8%
Marleston — 45-54: 10.6% Kurralta Park — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 8.9% / 7.5%
Marleston — 55-64: 8.9% Kurralta Park — 55-64: 7.5%
65-74 6.8% / 5.5%
Marleston — 65-74: 6.8% Kurralta Park — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 5.8% / 2.7%
Marleston — 75-84: 5.8% Kurralta Park — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 5.6% / 1.5%
Marleston — 85+: 5.6% Kurralta Park — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Marleston 47.9% lone person
Marleston — Lone Person: 47.9% Marleston — Couple Families: 26.1% Marleston — Group Household: 11.0% Marleston — One Parent Families: 11.5% Marleston — Other Families: 3.4%
Kurralta Park 43.4% lone person
Kurralta Park — Lone Person: 43.4% Kurralta Park — Couple Families: 28.1% Kurralta Park — Group Household: 13.5% Kurralta Park — One Parent Families: 11.3% Kurralta Park — Other Families: 3.6%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Marleston 47.2% renting
Marleston — Owned Outright: 22.4% Marleston — Mortgage: 30.5% Marleston — Renting: 47.2%
Kurralta Park 52.0% renting
Kurralta Park — Owned Outright: 19.9% Kurralta Park — Mortgage: 28.1% Kurralta Park — Renting: 52.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Marleston Kurralta Park
Bachelor Degree 18.4% / 21.3%
Marleston — Bachelor Degree: 18.4% Kurralta Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.3%
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 10.6%
Marleston — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Kurralta Park — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.5% / 10.0%
Marleston — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5% Kurralta Park — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 9.3%
Marleston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Kurralta Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.1%
Marleston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Kurralta Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Marleston Kurralta Park
India 7.6% / 7.8%
Marleston — India: 7.6% Kurralta Park — India: 7.8%
Nepal 2.8% / 7.5%
Marleston — Nepal: 2.8% Kurralta Park — Nepal: 7.5%
China 4.4% / 5.2%
Marleston — China: 4.4% Kurralta Park — China: 5.2%
England 2.6% / 2.2%
Marleston — England: 2.6% Kurralta Park — England: 2.2%
Philippines 1.1% / 2.5%
Marleston — Philippines: 1.1% Kurralta Park — Philippines: 2.5%
Greece 2.3% / —
Marleston — Greece: 2.3% Kurralta Park — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Marleston 50.8% houses
Marleston — Houses: 50.8% Marleston — Townhouses: 31.7% Marleston — Flats / Apartments: 17.5%
Kurralta Park 42.7% houses
Kurralta Park — Houses: 42.7% Kurralta Park — Townhouses: 34.7% Kurralta Park — Flats / Apartments: 22.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Marleston Kurralta Park
Median house price $950,000 $1,006,000
Median unit price $581,500 $470,000
Median land price $1,041,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 18 sales
 16 days
from 20 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.

Marleston Kurralta Park
2 bed $714K / $725K
Marleston — 2 bed: $714K (5 sales) Kurralta Park — 2 bed: $725K (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

3 bed $920K / $970K
Marleston — 3 bed: $920K (25 sales) Kurralta Park — 3 bed: $970K (31 sales)

25 vs 31 sales

4 bed $1.05M / $1.31M
Marleston — 4 bed: $1.05M (9 sales) Kurralta Park — 4 bed: $1.31M (10 sales)

9 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Marleston has more industrially zoned land (44% vs 4%); Kurralta Park has more commercially zoned land (21% vs 3%).

Marleston Kurralta Park
Residential 53% 75%
Industrial 44% 4%
Commercial 3% 21%
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

Marleston Kurralta Park
New dwellings approved 578
across West Torrens
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
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.

Marleston Kurralta Park
Houses 3.9%
$750/wk on $1.01M
 4.3%
$720/wk on $870K
Units 4.1%
$522/wk on $655K
 5.7%
$500/wk on $459K

Ranking within SA

Marleston Kurralta Park
House price Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 62% of SA
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 57% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Affordability Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 89% of SA

Liveability

Marleston Kurralta Park
Grade C B
Score 46/100 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Marleston Kurralta Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
77/100
Flood High
94/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Marleston Kurralta Park
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.0 km
same for both
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 6.2%

Amenities in the suburb

Marleston Kurralta Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 6
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1
same for both

Mobility

Marleston Kurralta Park
Walkability score 72/100 76/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.9 km 5 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 10 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 57.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 54.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5033
 0.9%
postcode 5037
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 5033
 45
postcode 5037

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.

Marleston Kurralta Park
Car (driver) 67.4% / 65.5%
Marleston — Car (driver): 67.4% Kurralta Park — Car (driver): 65.5%
Bus 9.8% / 14.7%
Marleston — Bus: 9.8% Kurralta Park — Bus: 14.7%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 8.8%
Marleston — Worked from Home: 10.0% Kurralta Park — Worked from Home: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.6%
Marleston — Car (passenger): 6.5% Kurralta Park — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only 3.8% / 1.9%
Marleston — Walked Only: 3.8% Kurralta Park — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Marleston Kurralta Park
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.3 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Marleston Kurralta Park
Connectivity score 76/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
1,128 premises
 13%
1,707 premises

Climate

Marleston Kurralta Park
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)

Marleston Kurralta Park
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

Marleston Kurralta Park
Average residential rate $1,532/yr
same for both
Council West Torrens
same for both

Federal electorate

Marleston Kurralta Park
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Marleston Kurralta Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Marleston

Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses

Kurralta Park

Affordable Inner Multicultural Parks River Townhouses Urban

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