Medindie Gardens vs Nailsworth

Nailsworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Medindie Gardens. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Medindie Gardens, most households are couple families. In Nailsworth, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Medindie Gardens: a median of $2 million, against $1.43 million in Nailsworth, and rent is higher there too. Medindie Gardens is closer to the city centre: 5 km, against 5.7 km. On these figures, Medindie Gardens tends to suit couples, while Nailsworth suits people living alone 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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 60%)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 61/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 69%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Medindie Gardens leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)
  • Nailsworth has cheaper houses ($1,430,000 vs $2,000,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nailsworth

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $440/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nailsworth

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Medindie Gardens has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)
  • Nailsworth has more units and townhouses to downsize into (31% vs 11%)

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 Nailsworth 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 Nailsworth
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 Nailsworth
Walkability 74 / 88
Medindie Gardens — Walkability: 74/100 Nailsworth — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 55 / 39
Medindie Gardens — Safety: 55/100 Nailsworth — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Medindie Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nailsworth — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 77 / 47
Medindie Gardens — Low flood risk: 77/100 Nailsworth — Low flood risk: 47/100

Demographics

Nailsworth has more residents (2,235 vs 352); Medindie Gardens rents higher ($440/wk vs $300/wk).

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Population 352 2,235
+535% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +4.0%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $154,752/yr
+31% vs other
 $107,068/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk
+32% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
0-4 4.8% / 5.9%
Medindie Gardens — 0-4: 4.8% Nailsworth — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 13.1% / 13.1%
Medindie Gardens — 5-14: 13.1% Nailsworth — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.1% / 6.7%
Medindie Gardens — 15-19: 7.1% Nailsworth — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.7% / 5.9%
Medindie Gardens — 20-24: 5.7% Nailsworth — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 8.0% / 12.1%
Medindie Gardens — 25-34: 8.0% Nailsworth — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 11.6% / 14.0%
Medindie Gardens — 35-44: 11.6% Nailsworth — 35-44: 14.0%
45-54 10.8% / 15.3%
Medindie Gardens — 45-54: 10.8% Nailsworth — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 17.3% / 13.3%
Medindie Gardens — 55-64: 17.3% Nailsworth — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 13.9% / 9.2%
Medindie Gardens — 65-74: 13.9% Nailsworth — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 5.4% / 3.3%
Medindie Gardens — 75-84: 5.4% Nailsworth — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ 1.4% / 1.3%
Medindie Gardens — 85+: 1.4% Nailsworth — 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 Gardens — Other Families: 0.0%
Nailsworth 48.2% couple families
Nailsworth — Couple Families: 48.2% Nailsworth — Lone Person: 33.8% Nailsworth — One Parent Families: 11.3% Nailsworth — Group Household: 5.1% Nailsworth — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Nailsworth 33.5% renting
Nailsworth — Owned Outright: 29.5% Nailsworth — Mortgage: 37.0% Nailsworth — Renting: 33.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Bachelor Degree 23.9% / 21.1%
Medindie Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 23.9% Nailsworth — Bachelor Degree: 21.1%
Certificate III & IV 8.5% / 9.7%
Medindie Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 8.5% Nailsworth — Certificate III & IV: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 7.7%
Medindie Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Nailsworth — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.4%
Medindie Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Nailsworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.5% / 2.9%
Medindie Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5% Nailsworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

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 Nailsworth
England 2.0% / 3.9%
Medindie Gardens — England: 2.0% Nailsworth — England: 3.9%
Vietnam 4.3% / 1.4%
Medindie Gardens — Vietnam: 4.3% Nailsworth — Vietnam: 1.4%
India — / 5.6%
Medindie Gardens — India: not among its largest Nailsworth — India: 5.6%
Italy 1.4% / 1.3%
Medindie Gardens — Italy: 1.4% Nailsworth — Italy: 1.3%
Greece 1.4% / 0.9%
Medindie Gardens — Greece: 1.4% Nailsworth — Greece: 0.9%
South Africa 1.7% / —
Medindie Gardens — South Africa: 1.7% Nailsworth — South Africa: not among its largest
China — / 1.6%
Medindie Gardens — China: not among its largest Nailsworth — China: 1.6%

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

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%
Nailsworth 68.9% houses
Nailsworth — Houses: 68.9% Nailsworth — Townhouses: 20.3% Nailsworth — Flats / Apartments: 10.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Median house price $2,000,000 $1,430,000
Median unit price — $605,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 14 days
from 18 sales

Zoning mix

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Residential 88% 80%
Commercial 12% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 9%
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 Nailsworth
New dwellings approved 203
across Prospect
same for both
Approvals change year on year +757%
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.

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Houses — 2.5%
$710/wk on $1.45M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
House price Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Income Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 7% of SA

Liveability

Nailsworth is more walkable (88 vs 74).

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Grade — A
Score — 77/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Nailsworth carries more flood risk (53 vs 23); Nailsworth carries more crime risk (61 vs 45).

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Low
23/100
 Moderate
53/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
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, 5.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.4% 3.4%

Schools in Medindie Gardens

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

Schools in Nailsworth

  • Nailsworth Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Walkability score 74/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 5 km 5.7 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 12 min
Public transport score 42/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 11.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 34.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5081
 1.3%
postcode 5083
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5081
 47
postcode 5083

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 Nailsworth
Car (driver) 70.7% / 72.1%
Medindie Gardens — Car (driver): 70.7% Nailsworth — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 11.7%
Medindie Gardens — Worked from Home: 14.6% Nailsworth — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Car (passenger) 9.6% / 4.8%
Medindie Gardens — Car (passenger): 9.6% Nailsworth — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus 1.9% / 6.8%
Medindie Gardens — Bus: 1.9% Nailsworth — Bus: 6.8%
Walked Only 3.2% / 2.0%
Medindie Gardens — Walked Only: 3.2% Nailsworth — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
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 10.0 km

NBN connectivity

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
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%
1,004 premises

Climate

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
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 Nailsworth
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
Average residential rate $2,363/yr
same for both
Council Prospect
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Medindie Gardens Nailsworth
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

Nailsworth

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses

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