Norwood vs Rose Park

Norwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Rose Park. In Norwood, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Rose Park, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rose Park: a median of $2.67 million, against $1.51 million in Norwood, though rent is higher in Norwood. On these figures, Norwood tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Rose Park suits couples.

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 parks and reserves (9 vs 2)
  • Rose Park carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 78/100)

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 houses ($1,510,000 vs $2,675,000)

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 27%)
  • Rose Park leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)

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 43%)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Rose Park carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

They split

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

  • Norwood is growing faster (6.7% vs 0.1%)
  • Rose Park returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Norwood and Rose Park 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 Rose Park
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 Rose Park
Walkability 92 / 84
Norwood — Walkability: 92/100 Rose Park — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 22 / 73
Norwood — Safety: 22/100 Rose Park — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Norwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rose Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 89
Norwood — Low flood risk: 29/100 Rose Park — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Norwood has more residents (6,354 vs 1,375); Rose Park has higher household incomes ($125,372 vs $91,104).

Norwood Rose Park
Population 6,354
+78% vs other
 1,375
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +0.1%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $91,104/yr $125,372/yr
+38% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+6% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norwood Rose Park
0-4 3.4% / 4.3%
Norwood — 0-4: 3.4% Rose Park — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 8.5% / 11.4%
Norwood — 5-14: 8.5% Rose Park — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.0% / 6.0%
Norwood — 15-19: 4.0% Rose Park — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 7.2% / 6.8%
Norwood — 20-24: 7.2% Rose Park — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 18.3% / 9.5%
Norwood — 25-34: 18.3% Rose Park — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 13.9% / 12.6%
Norwood — 35-44: 13.9% Rose Park — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.0% / 10.8%
Norwood — 45-54: 11.0% Rose Park — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 12.4% / 14.3%
Norwood — 55-64: 12.4% Rose Park — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 12.3% / 15.4%
Norwood — 65-74: 12.3% Rose Park — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 6.8% / 7.3%
Norwood — 75-84: 6.8% Rose Park — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 2.1% / 2.0%
Norwood — 85+: 2.1% Rose Park — 85+: 2.0%

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%
Rose Park 38.4% lone person
Rose Park — Lone Person: 38.4% Rose Park — Couple Families: 46.5% Rose Park — One Parent Families: 8.9% Rose Park — Group Household: 4.7% Rose Park — Other Families: 1.4%
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%
Rose Park 27.1% renting
Rose Park — Owned Outright: 48.2% Rose Park — Mortgage: 24.8% Rose Park — Renting: 27.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Rose Park
England 5.0% / 4.5%
Norwood — England: 5.0% Rose Park — England: 4.5%
India 2.8% / 3.1%
Norwood — India: 2.8% Rose Park — India: 3.1%
China 3.7% / 1.7%
Norwood — China: 3.7% Rose Park — China: 1.7%
Italy 2.0% / 1.6%
Norwood — Italy: 2.0% Rose Park — Italy: 1.6%
Malaysia 1.0% / 1.2%
Norwood — Malaysia: 1.0% Rose Park — Malaysia: 1.2%

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

Qualifications

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

Norwood Rose Park
Bachelor Degree 26.4% / 28.1%
Norwood — Bachelor Degree: 26.4% Rose Park — Bachelor Degree: 28.1%
Postgraduate Degree 12.8% / 12.4%
Norwood — Postgraduate Degree: 12.8% Rose Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.0%
Norwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Rose Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Certificate III & IV 7.6% / 4.5%
Norwood — Certificate III & IV: 7.6% Rose Park — Certificate III & IV: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.9%
Norwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Rose Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

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%
Rose Park 57.3% houses
Rose Park — Houses: 57.3% Rose Park — Townhouses: 26.8% Rose Park — Flats / Apartments: 15.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Norwood Rose Park
Median house price $1,510,000 $2,675,000
Median unit price $631,750 $630,000
Median land price $1,502,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 71 sales
 35 days
from 9 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Norwood Rose Park
1 bed $497K / $610K
Norwood — 1 bed: $497K (35 sales) Rose Park — 1 bed: $610K (6 sales)

35 vs 6 sales

2 bed $727K / $744K
Norwood — 2 bed: $727K (87 sales) Rose Park — 2 bed: $744K (8 sales)

87 vs 8 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.

Norwood Rose Park
3 bed $1.45M / $2.18M
Norwood — 3 bed: $1.45M (66 sales) Rose Park — 3 bed: $2.18M (8 sales)

66 vs 8 sales

4 bed $2.4M / $2.88M
Norwood — 4 bed: $2.4M (31 sales) Rose Park — 4 bed: $2.88M (6 sales)

31 vs 6 sales

5 bed $2.62M / $3.05M
Norwood — 5 bed: $2.62M (6 sales) Rose Park — 5 bed: $3.05M (7 sales)

6 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Norwood has more commercially zoned land (24% vs 12%).

Norwood Rose Park
Residential 72% 83%
Commercial 24% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 5%
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 Rose Park
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
 250
across Burnside
Approvals change year on year +141% +32%

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 Rose Park
Houses 3.4%
$802/wk on $1.23M
 4.2%
$1,400/wk on $1.75M
Units 4.4%
$685/wk on $810K
 —

Ranking within SA

Norwood Rose Park
House price Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 94% 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 4% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 94% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of SA —

Liveability

Rose Park scores higher overall (95 vs 78); Norwood is more walkable (92 vs 84).

Norwood Rose Park
Grade A A+
Score 78/100 95/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Norwood carries more flood risk (71 vs 11); Norwood carries more crime risk (78 vs 27).

Norwood Rose Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 Low
27/100
Flood High
71/100
 Low
11/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Norwood Rose Park
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 2 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, 2.9 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.0% 4.8%

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 Rose Park

  • Rose Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Norwood Rose Park
Walkability score 92/100 84/100
Distance to Adelaide 3.4 km
+6% vs other
 3.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 8 min 7 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 76/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 212.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5067
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 5067
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.

Norwood Rose Park
Car (driver) 55.1% / 56.8%
Norwood — Car (driver): 55.1% Rose Park — Car (driver): 56.8%
Worked from Home 16.9% / 18.8%
Norwood — Worked from Home: 16.9% Rose Park — Worked from Home: 18.8%
Walked Only 8.6% / 7.1%
Norwood — Walked Only: 8.6% Rose Park — Walked Only: 7.1%
Bus 9.4% / 6.1%
Norwood — Bus: 9.4% Rose Park — Bus: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 6.6%
Norwood — Car (passenger): 4.5% Rose Park — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Bicycle 5.1% / 4.7%
Norwood — Bicycle: 5.1% Rose Park — Bicycle: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.8%).

Setting

Norwood Rose Park
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Norwood Rose Park
Connectivity score 81/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
4,602 premises
 1%
741 premises

Climate

Norwood Rose Park
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 Rose Park
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 Rose Park
Average residential rate $1,995/yr $2,410/yr
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters Burnside

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Norwood Rose Park
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

Rose Park

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Townhouses

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