Netherby vs Myrtle Bank

Netherby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 54 in Myrtle Bank. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Netherby, most households are couple families. In Myrtle Bank, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Netherby: a median of $1.89 million, against $1.57 million in Myrtle Bank, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Netherby tends to suit families with children and couples, while Myrtle Bank suits people living alone, older residents, 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

They split

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

  • Netherby is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 51%)
  • Myrtle Bank 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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Netherby leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)
  • Myrtle Bank has cheaper houses ($1,570,000 vs $1,892,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Netherby leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 21%)
  • Myrtle Bank has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Myrtle Bank

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Myrtle Bank

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 22%)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 62/100)

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

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

Netherby Myrtle Bank
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.

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Walkability 62 / 80
Netherby — Walkability: 62/100 Myrtle Bank — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 72 / 70
Netherby — Safety: 72/100 Myrtle Bank — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Netherby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Myrtle Bank — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 77 / 34
Netherby — Low flood risk: 77/100 Myrtle Bank — Low flood risk: 34/100

Demographics

Myrtle Bank has more residents (3,158 vs 1,510); Netherby has higher household incomes ($131,924 vs $87,516).

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Population 1,510 3,158
+109% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.4% +9.5%
Median age 43 54
Median household income $131,924/yr
+34% vs other
 $87,516/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+8% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Netherby Myrtle Bank
0-4 4.2% / 3.5%
Netherby — 0-4: 4.2% Myrtle Bank — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 13.8% / 9.9%
Netherby — 5-14: 13.8% Myrtle Bank — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 7.7% / 4.9%
Netherby — 15-19: 7.7% Myrtle Bank — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.9% / 4.4%
Netherby — 20-24: 5.9% Myrtle Bank — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 8.0% / 6.6%
Netherby — 25-34: 8.0% Myrtle Bank — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 11.6% / 9.6%
Netherby — 35-44: 11.6% Myrtle Bank — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 14.6% / 11.9%
Netherby — 45-54: 14.6% Myrtle Bank — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 13.0% / 10.2%
Netherby — 55-64: 13.0% Myrtle Bank — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 12.3% / 12.3%
Netherby — 65-74: 12.3% Myrtle Bank — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 7.4% / 12.9%
Netherby — 75-84: 7.4% Myrtle Bank — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ 2.1% / 13.3%
Netherby — 85+: 2.1% Myrtle Bank — 85+: 13.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Netherby 57.6% couple families
Netherby — Couple Families: 57.6% Netherby — Lone Person: 29.2% Netherby — One Parent Families: 9.2% Netherby — Group Household: 3.2% Netherby — Other Families: 0.8%
Myrtle Bank 41.2% couple families
Myrtle Bank — Couple Families: 41.2% Myrtle Bank — Lone Person: 45.8% Myrtle Bank — One Parent Families: 9.7% Myrtle Bank — Group Household: 2.1% Myrtle Bank — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Netherby 16.3% renting
Netherby — Owned Outright: 48.1% Netherby — Mortgage: 35.6% Netherby — Renting: 16.3%
Myrtle Bank 20.6% renting
Myrtle Bank — Owned Outright: 47.1% Myrtle Bank — Mortgage: 32.2% Myrtle Bank — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Bachelor Degree 25.4% / 22.2%
Netherby — Bachelor Degree: 25.4% Myrtle Bank — Bachelor Degree: 22.2%
Postgraduate Degree 10.9% / 10.0%
Netherby — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9% Myrtle Bank — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.1%
Netherby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Myrtle Bank — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 5.8% / 5.8%
Netherby — Certificate III & IV: 5.8% Myrtle Bank — Certificate III & IV: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 3.5%
Netherby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Myrtle Bank — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

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.

Netherby Myrtle Bank
England 3.3% / 4.6%
Netherby — England: 3.3% Myrtle Bank — England: 4.6%
China 3.5% / 3.5%
Netherby — China: 3.5% Myrtle Bank — China: 3.5%
India 1.5% / 2.1%
Netherby — India: 1.5% Myrtle Bank — India: 2.1%
Malaysia 1.7% / 1.1%
Netherby — Malaysia: 1.7% Myrtle Bank — Malaysia: 1.1%
South Africa 1.7% / 0.8%
Netherby — South Africa: 1.7% Myrtle Bank — South Africa: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.9%
Netherby — Germany: not among its largest Myrtle Bank — Germany: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Netherby 65.2% houses
Netherby — Houses: 65.2% Netherby — Townhouses: 21.2% Netherby — Flats / Apartments: 13.6%
Myrtle Bank 57.5% houses
Myrtle Bank — Houses: 57.5% Myrtle Bank — Townhouses: 22.1% Myrtle Bank — Flats / Apartments: 20.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Median house price $1,892,500 $1,570,000
Median unit price $655,000 $697,500
Median land price $2,150,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 13 sales
 34 days
from 27 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.

Netherby Myrtle Bank
3 bed $1.6M / $1.4M
Netherby — 3 bed: $1.6M (12 sales) Myrtle Bank — 3 bed: $1.4M (20 sales)

12 vs 20 sales

4 bed $2.65M / $1.78M
Netherby — 4 bed: $2.65M (8 sales) Myrtle Bank — 4 bed: $1.78M (23 sales)

8 vs 23 sales

5 bed $2.4M / $1.77M
Netherby — 5 bed: $2.4M (5 sales) Myrtle Bank — 5 bed: $1.77M (5 sales)

5 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Residential 54% 99%
Infrastructure and transport 46% 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

Netherby Myrtle Bank
New dwellings approved 188
across Mitcham
 273
across Unley
Approvals change year on year +32% -67%

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.

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Houses — 2.1%
$700/wk on $1.74M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Netherby Myrtle Bank
House price Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Income Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 12% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 2% of SA

Liveability

Myrtle Bank is more walkable (80 vs 62).

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Grade A+
same for both
Score 86/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Myrtle Bank carries more flood risk (66 vs 23).

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Low
23/100
 Moderate
66/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.1 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 5.0% 3.1%

Schools in Netherby

  • Unley High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Urrbrae Agricultural High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Myrtle Bank

  • Glen Osmond Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Walkability score 62/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 6.5 km
+8% vs other
 6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min 13 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 56.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.5%
postcode 5062
 2.9%
postcode 5064
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5062
 63
postcode 5064

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.

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Car (driver) 70.6% / 67.4%
Netherby — Car (driver): 70.6% Myrtle Bank — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 17.4% / 17.3%
Netherby — Worked from Home: 17.4% Myrtle Bank — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Bus 3.2% / 5.3%
Netherby — Bus: 3.2% Myrtle Bank — Bus: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.7%
Netherby — Car (passenger): 3.7% Myrtle Bank — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Bicycle 3.2% / 2.5%
Netherby — Bicycle: 3.2% Myrtle Bank — Bicycle: 2.5%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.8%
Netherby — Walked Only: 1.2% Myrtle Bank — Walked Only: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Elevation 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.3 km 11.2 km

NBN connectivity

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Connectivity score 76/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
600 premises
 32%
1,610 premises

Climate

Netherby Myrtle Bank
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)

Netherby Myrtle Bank
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

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Average residential rate $2,296/yr $2,288/yr
Council Mitcham Unley

Federal electorate

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Division Boothby Sturt
Member Louise Miller-Frost Claire Clutterham
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Netherby Myrtle Bank
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Netherby

Inner Premium Professionals River Townhouses

Myrtle Bank

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees River Townhouses

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