Norwood vs Maylands

In both, about half of households are people living alone. In Norwood, about half of households rent. In Maylands, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Norwood is closer to the city centre: 3.4 km, against 4.8 km. On these figures, Norwood 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

  • Norwood has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • Maylands has more separate houses rather than flats (66% vs 34%)

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

First-home buyers

Norwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($631,750 vs $765,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Norwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 32%)
  • Maylands has cheaper rent ($338/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Norwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 84/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Norwood

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (65% vs 34%)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Maylands carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Norwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.7% vs 0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Norwood Maylands
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.

Norwood Maylands
Walkability 92 / 84
Norwood — Walkability: 92/100 Maylands — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 22 / 34
Norwood — Safety: 22/100 Maylands — Safety: 34/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Norwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Maylands — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 18
Norwood — Low flood risk: 29/100 Maylands — Low flood risk: 18/100

Demographics

Norwood has more residents (6,354 vs 1,508); Norwood rents higher ($390/wk vs $338/wk).

Norwood Maylands
Population 6,354
+76% vs other
 1,508
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +0.9%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $91,104/yr $95,264/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+13% vs other
 $338/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norwood Maylands
0-4 3.4% / 5.8%
Norwood — 0-4: 3.4% Maylands — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 8.5% / 10.2%
Norwood — 5-14: 8.5% Maylands — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 4.0% / 5.1%
Norwood — 15-19: 4.0% Maylands — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.2% / 6.1%
Norwood — 20-24: 7.2% Maylands — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 18.3% / 13.6%
Norwood — 25-34: 18.3% Maylands — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 13.9% / 13.4%
Norwood — 35-44: 13.9% Maylands — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 11.0% / 14.2%
Norwood — 45-54: 11.0% Maylands — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 12.4% / 14.8%
Norwood — 55-64: 12.4% Maylands — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 12.3% / 8.2%
Norwood — 65-74: 12.3% Maylands — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 6.8% / 5.5%
Norwood — 75-84: 6.8% Maylands — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.1% / 2.9%
Norwood — 85+: 2.1% Maylands — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Norwood 53.4% lone person
Norwood — Lone Person: 53.4% Norwood — Couple Families: 24.7% Norwood — One Parent Families: 10.4% Norwood — Group Household: 9.7% Norwood — Other Families: 1.9%
Maylands 46.9% lone person
Maylands — Lone Person: 46.9% Maylands — Couple Families: 35.2% Maylands — One Parent Families: 11.9% Maylands — Group Household: 4.4% Maylands — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Norwood 46.4% renting
Norwood — Owned Outright: 32.2% Norwood — Mortgage: 21.5% Norwood — Renting: 46.4%
Maylands 32.1% renting
Maylands — Owned Outright: 35.1% Maylands — Mortgage: 32.8% Maylands — Renting: 32.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Norwood Maylands
Bachelor Degree 26.4% / 24.8%
Norwood — Bachelor Degree: 26.4% Maylands — Bachelor Degree: 24.8%
Postgraduate Degree 12.8% / 10.2%
Norwood — Postgraduate Degree: 12.8% Maylands — Postgraduate Degree: 10.2%
Certificate III & IV 7.6% / 7.5%
Norwood — Certificate III & IV: 7.6% Maylands — Certificate III & IV: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.6%
Norwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Maylands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 4.2%
Norwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Maylands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Norwood Maylands
England 5.0% / 4.4%
Norwood — England: 5.0% Maylands — England: 4.4%
Italy 2.0% / 4.2%
Norwood — Italy: 2.0% Maylands — Italy: 4.2%
China 3.7% / 2.1%
Norwood — China: 3.7% Maylands — China: 2.1%
India 2.8% / 1.3%
Norwood — India: 2.8% Maylands — India: 1.3%
Malaysia 1.0% / 1.1%
Norwood — Malaysia: 1.0% Maylands — Malaysia: 1.1%
Greece — / 1.3%
Norwood — Greece: not among its largest Maylands — Greece: 1.3%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Norwood 34.5% houses
Norwood — Houses: 34.5% Norwood — Townhouses: 50.0% Norwood — Flats / Apartments: 15.4%
Maylands 65.6% houses
Maylands — Houses: 65.6% Maylands — Townhouses: 29.5% Maylands — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Norwood Maylands
Median house price $1,510,000 $1,490,000
Median unit price $631,750 $765,000
Median land price $1,502,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 71 sales
 16 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Norwood has more commercially zoned land (24% vs 8%).

Norwood Maylands
Residential 72% 92%
Commercial 24% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
Parks and recreation 2% 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

Norwood Maylands
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both
Approvals change year on year +141%
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.

Norwood Maylands
Houses 3.4%
$802/wk on $1.23M
 —
Units 4.4%
$685/wk on $810K
 —

Ranking within SA

Norwood Maylands
House price Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Schools Higher than 96% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Affordability Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of SA —

Liveability

Norwood scores higher overall (78 vs 70); Norwood is more walkable (92 vs 84).

Norwood Maylands
Grade A
same for both
Score 78/100 70/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Norwood carries more crime risk (78 vs 66); Maylands carries more flood risk (82 vs 71).

Norwood Maylands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
66/100
Flood High
71/100
 High
82/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Norwood Maylands
Inside the suburb 3 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.9 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.0% 3.4%

Schools in Norwood

  • Norwood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Memorial School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Saint Ignatius' College - Junior School Campus Catholic · Combined

Schools in Maylands

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

Amenities in the suburb

Norwood Maylands
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 44 1
Parks & reserves 9 2
Childcare 6 1
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 30 0

Mobility

Norwood Maylands
Walkability score 92/100 84/100
Distance to Adelaide 3.4 km 4.8 km
+41% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 8 min 11 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 212.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 43.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5067
 2.2%
postcode 5069
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 5067
 52
postcode 5069

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.

Norwood Maylands
Car (driver) 55.1% / 63.8%
Norwood — Car (driver): 55.1% Maylands — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 16.9% / 14.1%
Norwood — Worked from Home: 16.9% Maylands — Worked from Home: 14.1%
Bus 9.4% / 9.6%
Norwood — Bus: 9.4% Maylands — Bus: 9.6%
Walked Only 8.6% / 4.2%
Norwood — Walked Only: 8.6% Maylands — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bicycle 5.1% / 3.9%
Norwood — Bicycle: 5.1% Maylands — Bicycle: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 4.4%
Norwood — Car (passenger): 4.5% Maylands — Car (passenger): 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.8%).

Setting

Norwood Maylands
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 13.0 km

NBN connectivity

Norwood Maylands
Connectivity score 81/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
4,602 premises
 28%
842 premises

Climate

Norwood Maylands
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)

Norwood Maylands
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

Norwood Maylands
Average residential rate $1,995/yr
same for both
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both

Federal electorate

Norwood Maylands
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Norwood Maylands
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Norwood

Cafe Culture Inner Parks Professionals River Townhouses

Maylands

Inner Parks Professionals Townhouses

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