Norwood vs Trinity Gardens

In Norwood, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Trinity Gardens, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Trinity Gardens: a median of $1.76 million, against $1.51 million in Norwood. Norwood is closer to the city centre: 3.4 km, against 5.5 km. On these figures, Norwood tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Trinity Gardens 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

Norwood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 2)
  • But Trinity Gardens has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 34%)

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

First-home buyers

Norwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,510,000 vs $1,756,000)
  • has cheaper units ($631,750 vs $698,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Norwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Norwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (3.4 km vs 5.5 km)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 78/100)

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 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (65% vs 23%)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 78/100)

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

Norwood and Trinity Gardens 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 Trinity Gardens
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 Trinity Gardens
Walkability 92 / 78
Norwood — Walkability: 92/100 Trinity Gardens — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 22 / 29
Norwood — Safety: 22/100 Trinity Gardens — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Norwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Trinity Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 29 / 21
Norwood — Low flood risk: 29/100 Trinity Gardens — Low flood risk: 21/100

Demographics

Norwood has more residents (6,354 vs 1,264); Trinity Gardens has higher household incomes ($104,312 vs $91,104).

Norwood Trinity Gardens
Population 6,354
+80% vs other
 1,264
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +2.4%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $91,104/yr $104,312/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+4% vs other
 $375/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Norwood Trinity Gardens
0-4 3.4% / 4.9%
Norwood — 0-4: 3.4% Trinity Gardens — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 8.5% / 12.6%
Norwood — 5-14: 8.5% Trinity Gardens — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 4.0% / 7.1%
Norwood — 15-19: 4.0% Trinity Gardens — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 7.2% / 7.0%
Norwood — 20-24: 7.2% Trinity Gardens — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 18.3% / 11.0%
Norwood — 25-34: 18.3% Trinity Gardens — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 13.9% / 13.3%
Norwood — 35-44: 13.9% Trinity Gardens — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.0% / 13.9%
Norwood — 45-54: 11.0% Trinity Gardens — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 12.4% / 13.8%
Norwood — 55-64: 12.4% Trinity Gardens — 55-64: 13.8%
65-74 12.3% / 9.1%
Norwood — 65-74: 12.3% Trinity Gardens — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 6.8% / 5.8%
Norwood — 75-84: 6.8% Trinity Gardens — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.1% / 2.1%
Norwood — 85+: 2.1% Trinity Gardens — 85+: 2.1%

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%
Trinity Gardens 32.3% lone person
Trinity Gardens — Lone Person: 32.3% Trinity Gardens — Couple Families: 48.8% Trinity Gardens — One Parent Families: 13.7% Trinity Gardens — Group Household: 4.1% Trinity Gardens — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Trinity Gardens 26.8% renting
Trinity Gardens — Owned Outright: 42.5% Trinity Gardens — Mortgage: 30.7% Trinity Gardens — Renting: 26.8%
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 Trinity Gardens
England 5.0% / 3.8%
Norwood — England: 5.0% Trinity Gardens — England: 3.8%
China 3.7% / 4.7%
Norwood — China: 3.7% Trinity Gardens — China: 4.7%
Italy 2.0% / 5.3%
Norwood — Italy: 2.0% Trinity Gardens — Italy: 5.3%
India 2.8% / 1.5%
Norwood — India: 2.8% Trinity Gardens — India: 1.5%
Malaysia 1.0% / 1.8%
Norwood — Malaysia: 1.0% Trinity Gardens — Malaysia: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Norwood Trinity Gardens
Bachelor Degree 26.4% / 22.5%
Norwood — Bachelor Degree: 26.4% Trinity Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 22.5%
Postgraduate Degree 12.8% / 7.2%
Norwood — Postgraduate Degree: 12.8% Trinity Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 7.6% / 9.4%
Norwood — Certificate III & IV: 7.6% Trinity Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 9.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.5%
Norwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Trinity Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.7% / 3.3%
Norwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7% Trinity Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

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

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%
Trinity Gardens 77.4% houses
Trinity Gardens — Houses: 77.4% Trinity Gardens — Townhouses: 12.9% Trinity Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 9.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Norwood Trinity Gardens
Median house price $1,510,000 $1,756,000
Median unit price $631,750 $698,500
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 7%).

Norwood Trinity Gardens
Residential 72% 78%
Commercial 24% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 9%
Industrial 0% 6%
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 Trinity Gardens
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 Trinity Gardens
Houses 3.4%
$802/wk on $1.23M
 —
Units 4.4%
$685/wk on $810K
 —

Ranking within SA

Norwood Trinity Gardens
House price Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Schools Higher than 96% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 32% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of SA Higher than 85% 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 65); Norwood is more walkable (92 vs 78).

Norwood Trinity Gardens
Grade A B
Score 78/100 65/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Norwood Trinity Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 High
71/100
Flood High
71/100
 High
79/100
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 Trinity Gardens
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0 1
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, 2.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.0% 4.3%

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 Trinity Gardens

  • Trinity Gardens School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Trinity Gardens sits further from the CBD (5.5 km vs 3.4 km).

Norwood Trinity Gardens
Walkability score 92/100 78/100
Distance to Adelaide 3.4 km 5.5 km
+62% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 8 min 12 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 212.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5067
 1.9%
postcode 5068
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 5067
 45
postcode 5068

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 Trinity Gardens
Car (driver) 55.1% / 68.8%
Norwood — Car (driver): 55.1% Trinity Gardens — Car (driver): 68.8%
Worked from Home 16.9% / 12.6%
Norwood — Worked from Home: 16.9% Trinity Gardens — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Bus 9.4% / 6.0%
Norwood — Bus: 9.4% Trinity Gardens — Bus: 6.0%
Walked Only 8.6% / 3.3%
Norwood — Walked Only: 8.6% Trinity Gardens — Walked Only: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 5.8%
Norwood — Car (passenger): 4.5% Trinity Gardens — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Bicycle 5.1% / 3.5%
Norwood — Bicycle: 5.1% Trinity Gardens — Bicycle: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.8%).

Setting

Norwood Trinity Gardens
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 13.6 km

NBN connectivity

Norwood Trinity Gardens
Connectivity score 81/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 21%
4,602 premises
 1%
582 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Norwood Trinity Gardens
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

Trinity Gardens

Inner Parks Premium Professionals

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