Medindie Gardens vs Medindie

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Medindie: a median of $2.88 million, against $2 million in Medindie Gardens, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Medindie Gardens tends to suit couples 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

Medindie Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 57/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 70%)
  • But Medindie 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

Medindie Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,000,000 vs $2,875,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Medindie Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $625/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

Medindie Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 57/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Medindie Gardens Medindie
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.

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Walkability 74 / 80
Medindie Gardens — Walkability: 74/100 Medindie — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 55 / 43
Medindie Gardens — Safety: 55/100 Medindie — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Medindie Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Medindie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Medindie has more residents (1,175 vs 352); Medindie rents higher ($625/wk vs $440/wk).

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Population 352 1,175
+234% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% -0.6%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $154,752/yr $195,000/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk $625/wk
+42% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Medindie Gardens Medindie
0-4 4.8% / 3.6%
Medindie Gardens — 0-4: 4.8% Medindie — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 13.1% / 14.2%
Medindie Gardens — 5-14: 13.1% Medindie — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 7.1% / 12.0%
Medindie Gardens — 15-19: 7.1% Medindie — 15-19: 12.0%
20-24 5.7% / 6.0%
Medindie Gardens — 20-24: 5.7% Medindie — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 8.0% / 5.1%
Medindie Gardens — 25-34: 8.0% Medindie — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 11.6% / 9.1%
Medindie Gardens — 35-44: 11.6% Medindie — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 10.8% / 14.8%
Medindie Gardens — 45-54: 10.8% Medindie — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 17.3% / 17.1%
Medindie Gardens — 55-64: 17.3% Medindie — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 13.9% / 10.7%
Medindie Gardens — 65-74: 13.9% Medindie — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 5.4% / 7.1%
Medindie Gardens — 75-84: 5.4% Medindie — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 1.4% / 1.3%
Medindie Gardens — 85+: 1.4% Medindie — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Medindie Gardens 74.4% couple families
Medindie Gardens — Couple Families: 74.4% Medindie Gardens — Lone Person: 19.2% Medindie Gardens — One Parent Families: 6.4% Medindie Gardens — Group Household: 0.0%
Medindie 57.8% couple families
Medindie — Couple Families: 57.8% Medindie — Lone Person: 25.9% Medindie — One Parent Families: 12.2% Medindie — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Medindie Gardens 16.4% renting
Medindie Gardens — Owned Outright: 48.3% Medindie Gardens — Mortgage: 35.3% Medindie Gardens — Renting: 16.4%
Medindie 10.9% renting
Medindie — Owned Outright: 53.8% Medindie — Mortgage: 35.3% Medindie — Renting: 10.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Bachelor Degree 23.9% / 24.9%
Medindie Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 23.9% Medindie — Bachelor Degree: 24.9%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 10.8%
Medindie Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Medindie — Postgraduate Degree: 10.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 6.3%
Medindie Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Medindie — Certificate III & IV: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 6.0%
Medindie Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Medindie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 2.4%
Medindie Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Medindie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

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.

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Vietnam 4.3% / 1.9%
Medindie Gardens — Vietnam: 4.3% Medindie — Vietnam: 1.9%
England 2.0% / 3.7%
Medindie Gardens — England: 2.0% Medindie — England: 3.7%
China — / 2.6%
Medindie Gardens — China: not among its largest Medindie — China: 2.6%
Greece 1.4% / 1.1%
Medindie Gardens — Greece: 1.4% Medindie — Greece: 1.1%
Italy 1.4% / 0.9%
Medindie Gardens — Italy: 1.4% Medindie — Italy: 0.9%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Medindie Gardens — South Africa: 1.7% Medindie — South Africa: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 1.4%
Medindie Gardens — Malaysia: not among its largest Medindie — Malaysia: 1.4%
India — / 1.2%
Medindie Gardens — India: not among its largest Medindie — India: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Medindie Gardens 88.9% houses
Medindie Gardens — Houses: 88.9% Medindie Gardens — Townhouses: 9.4% Medindie Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Medindie 91.1% houses
Medindie — Houses: 91.1% Medindie — Townhouses: 6.0% Medindie — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Median house price $2,000,000 $2,875,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Residential 88%
same for both
Commercial 12% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
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

Medindie Gardens Medindie
New dwellings approved 203
across Prospect
 27
across Walkerville
Approvals change year on year +757% -50%

Ranking within SA

Medindie Gardens Medindie
House price Higher than 90% of SA
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Grade — A+
Score — 88/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Medindie carries more crime risk (57 vs 45).

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood Low
23/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.1 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.4%
same for both

Schools in Medindie Gardens

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

Schools in Medindie

  • Wilderness School Independent · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2

Mobility

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Walkability score 74/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 5 km
+10% vs other
 4.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 10 min
Public transport score 42/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 11.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 49.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5081
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5081
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.

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Car (driver) 70.7% / 69.7%
Medindie Gardens — Car (driver): 70.7% Medindie — Car (driver): 69.7%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 18.1%
Medindie Gardens — Worked from Home: 14.6% Medindie — Worked from Home: 18.1%
Car (passenger) 9.6% / 5.3%
Medindie Gardens — Car (passenger): 9.6% Medindie — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only 3.2% / 4.1%
Medindie Gardens — Walked Only: 3.2% Medindie — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus 1.9% / 1.8%
Medindie Gardens — Bus: 1.9% Medindie — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).

Setting

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.7 km 10.5 km

NBN connectivity

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
145 premises
 100%
470 premises

Climate

Medindie Gardens Medindie
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)

Medindie Gardens Medindie
PM2.5 — 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 — 17.8 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.51 pphm 1.12 pphm

Council rates

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Average residential rate $2,363/yr $2,674/yr
Council Prospect Walkerville

Federal electorate

Medindie Gardens Medindie
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Medindie Gardens

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals

Medindie

Inner Large Blocks Luxury Parks Professionals

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