Mitchell Park vs Sturt

In Mitchell Park, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Sturt, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Mitchell Park is closer to the city centre: 11.3 km, against 14 km. On these figures, Mitchell Park tends to suit renters.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mitchell Park has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • Sturt has more separate houses rather than flats (67% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Mitchell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($550,000 vs $812,500)

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

Renters

Mitchell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 41%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mitchell Park

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 3%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (11.3 km vs 14 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mitchell Park has more units and townhouses to downsize into (46% vs 33%)
  • Sturt carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 81/100)

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

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

Mitchell Park Sturt
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.

Mitchell Park Sturt
Walkability 82 / 88
Mitchell Park — Walkability: 82/100 Sturt — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 19 / 30
Mitchell Park — Safety: 19/100 Sturt — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mitchell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sturt — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 74 / 20
Mitchell Park — Low flood risk: 74/100 Sturt — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Mitchell Park has more residents (5,754 vs 2,787).

Mitchell Park Sturt
Population 5,754
+52% vs other
 2,787
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +10.1%
Median age 37 38
Median household income $60,320/yr $63,544/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $278/wk $295/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Park Sturt
0-4 5.1% / 5.6%
Mitchell Park — 0-4: 5.1% Sturt — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 9.7% / 9.8%
Mitchell Park — 5-14: 9.7% Sturt — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 4.6% / 3.9%
Mitchell Park — 15-19: 4.6% Sturt — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 8.1% / 7.5%
Mitchell Park — 20-24: 8.1% Sturt — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 17.8% / 17.2%
Mitchell Park — 25-34: 17.8% Sturt — 25-34: 17.2%
35-44 14.4% / 13.7%
Mitchell Park — 35-44: 14.4% Sturt — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 11.1% / 10.7%
Mitchell Park — 45-54: 11.1% Sturt — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 11.0% / 10.7%
Mitchell Park — 55-64: 11.0% Sturt — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 9.6% / 11.3%
Mitchell Park — 65-74: 9.6% Sturt — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 6.3% / 6.7%
Mitchell Park — 75-84: 6.3% Sturt — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 2.3% / 2.7%
Mitchell Park — 85+: 2.3% Sturt — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Park 47.7% lone person
Mitchell Park — Lone Person: 47.7% Mitchell Park — Couple Families: 25.7% Mitchell Park — One Parent Families: 16.5% Mitchell Park — Group Household: 7.6% Mitchell Park — Other Families: 2.5%
Sturt 43.5% lone person
Sturt — Lone Person: 43.5% Sturt — Couple Families: 27.8% Sturt — One Parent Families: 18.2% Sturt — Group Household: 8.2% Sturt — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Park 51.5% renting
Mitchell Park — Owned Outright: 22.3% Mitchell Park — Mortgage: 26.2% Mitchell Park — Renting: 51.5%
Sturt 41.0% renting
Sturt — Owned Outright: 29.9% Sturt — Mortgage: 29.1% Sturt — Renting: 41.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mitchell Park Sturt
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 16.3%
Mitchell Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Sturt — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 12.6%
Mitchell Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Sturt — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.6%
Mitchell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Sturt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 5.4%
Mitchell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Sturt — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.9%
Mitchell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Sturt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Mitchell Park Sturt
India 4.1% / 5.0%
Mitchell Park — India: 4.1% Sturt — India: 5.0%
England 3.2% / 4.2%
Mitchell Park — England: 3.2% Sturt — England: 4.2%
China 3.4% / 3.6%
Mitchell Park — China: 3.4% Sturt — China: 3.6%
Nepal 2.1% / 1.5%
Mitchell Park — Nepal: 2.1% Sturt — Nepal: 1.5%
Philippines 2.0% / 1.5%
Mitchell Park — Philippines: 2.0% Sturt — Philippines: 1.5%
Iran 0.8% / 1.6%
Mitchell Park — Iran: 0.8% Sturt — Iran: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mitchell Park 54.4% houses
Mitchell Park — Houses: 54.4% Mitchell Park — Townhouses: 42.5% Mitchell Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Sturt 67.1% houses
Sturt — Houses: 67.1% Sturt — Townhouses: 32.8% Sturt — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mitchell Park Sturt
Median house price $906,000 $875,000
Median unit price $550,000 $812,500
Median land price $890,000 $845,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 61 sales
 18 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.

Mitchell Park Sturt
3 bed $900K / $865K
Mitchell Park — 3 bed: $900K (109 sales) Sturt — 3 bed: $865K (45 sales)

109 vs 45 sales

4 bed $1.07M / $1.05M
Mitchell Park — 4 bed: $1.07M (28 sales) Sturt — 4 bed: $1.05M (9 sales)

28 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Mitchell Park Sturt
Residential 88% 86%
Industrial 5% 8%
Parks and recreation 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
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

Mitchell Park Sturt
New dwellings approved 809
across Marion
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Mitchell Park Sturt
Houses 4.0%
$680/wk on $895K
 4.1%
$695/wk on $884K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mitchell Park Sturt
House price Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
Income Higher than 28% of SA —
Schools Higher than 47% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Affordability Higher than 14% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 63% of SA

Liveability

Mitchell Park scores higher overall (54 vs 46).

Mitchell Park Sturt
Grade B C
Score 54/100 46/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Sturt carries more flood risk (80 vs 26); Mitchell Park carries more crime risk (81 vs 70).

Mitchell Park Sturt
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 High
70/100
Flood Low
26/100
 High
80/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Mitchell Park Sturt
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 1.1 km
 2
Bedford Park, 1.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 3.2%

Schools in Mitchell Park

  • Hamilton Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Clovelly Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart College - Champagnat Campus Catholic · Combined
  • Sports College South Australia - Mitchell Park Campus Independent · Secondary
  • Suneden Specialist School Independent · Combined · Special school

Schools in Sturt

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mitchell Park Sturt
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 3
Parks & reserves 7 3
Childcare 1 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Sturt sits further from the CBD (14 km vs 11.3 km).

Mitchell Park Sturt
Walkability score 82/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 11.3 km 14 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 21 min
Public transport score 90/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 71.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 83.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5043
 1.2%
postcode 5047
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5043
 54
postcode 5047

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.

Mitchell Park Sturt
Car (driver) 68.8% / 74.2%
Mitchell Park — Car (driver): 68.8% Sturt — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 9.4% / 10.0%
Mitchell Park — Worked from Home: 9.4% Sturt — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Train 8.2% / 2.7%
Mitchell Park — Train: 8.2% Sturt — Train: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 4.5%
Mitchell Park — Car (passenger): 5.7% Sturt — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bus 4.8% / 5.2%
Mitchell Park — Bus: 4.8% Sturt — Bus: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Mitchell Park Sturt
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.6 km 3.6 km

NBN connectivity

Mitchell Park Sturt
Connectivity score 66/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
3,043 premises
 2%
1,371 premises

Climate

Mitchell Park Sturt
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mitchell Park Sturt
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

Mitchell Park Sturt
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

Mitchell Park Sturt
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mitchell Park

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Sturt

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

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