Oaklands Park vs Seacombe Gardens

Seacombe Gardens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Oaklands Park. In Oaklands Park, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Seacombe Gardens, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Oaklands Park is closer to the city centre: 13.4 km, against 15.1 km. On these figures, Oaklands Park tends to suit people living alone.

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

Seacombe Gardens

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 97/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 37%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oaklands Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Oaklands Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 3%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Oaklands Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 43%)
  • But Seacombe Gardens carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Seacombe Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.2% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Oaklands Park and Seacombe 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.

Oaklands Park Seacombe 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.

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Walkability 86 / 88
Oaklands Park — Walkability: 86/100 Seacombe Gardens — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 3 / 35
Oaklands Park — Safety: 3/100 Seacombe Gardens — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Oaklands Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seacombe Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 12
Oaklands Park — Low flood risk: 18/100 Seacombe Gardens — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Seacombe Gardens rents higher ($370/wk vs $300/wk); Seacombe Gardens has higher household incomes ($73,840 vs $62,816).

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Population 3,948
+15% vs other
 3,373
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +12.2%
Median age 39 35
Median household income $62,816/yr $73,840/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $370/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
0-4 4.4% / 5.6%
Oaklands Park — 0-4: 4.4% Seacombe Gardens — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 7.2% / 9.9%
Oaklands Park — 5-14: 7.2% Seacombe Gardens — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 4.0% / 4.5%
Oaklands Park — 15-19: 4.0% Seacombe Gardens — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 8.3% / 9.0%
Oaklands Park — 20-24: 8.3% Seacombe Gardens — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 19.1% / 19.2%
Oaklands Park — 25-34: 19.1% Seacombe Gardens — 25-34: 19.2%
35-44 13.1% / 14.1%
Oaklands Park — 35-44: 13.1% Seacombe Gardens — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 10.6% / 9.9%
Oaklands Park — 45-54: 10.6% Seacombe Gardens — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 9.5% / 10.1%
Oaklands Park — 55-64: 9.5% Seacombe Gardens — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 10.6% / 10.0%
Oaklands Park — 65-74: 10.6% Seacombe Gardens — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 6.3% / 5.0%
Oaklands Park — 75-84: 6.3% Seacombe Gardens — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 6.9% / 2.2%
Oaklands Park — 85+: 6.9% Seacombe Gardens — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Park 52.1% lone person
Oaklands Park — Lone Person: 52.1% Oaklands Park — Couple Families: 22.0% Oaklands Park — One Parent Families: 15.1% Oaklands Park — Group Household: 8.8% Oaklands Park — Other Families: 2.1%
Seacombe Gardens 38.5% lone person
Seacombe Gardens — Lone Person: 38.5% Seacombe Gardens — Couple Families: 30.4% Seacombe Gardens — One Parent Families: 19.3% Seacombe Gardens — Group Household: 8.9% Seacombe Gardens — Other Families: 2.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Park 49.9% renting
Oaklands Park — Owned Outright: 22.9% Oaklands Park — Mortgage: 27.2% Oaklands Park — Renting: 49.9%
Seacombe Gardens 43.7% renting
Seacombe Gardens — Owned Outright: 23.4% Seacombe Gardens — Mortgage: 32.9% Seacombe Gardens — Renting: 43.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 15.6%
Oaklands Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Seacombe Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 15.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 12.7%
Oaklands Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Seacombe Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.7%
Oaklands Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Seacombe Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 6.4%
Oaklands Park — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Seacombe Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.0%
Oaklands Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Seacombe Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
England 4.4% / 4.6%
Oaklands Park — England: 4.4% Seacombe Gardens — England: 4.6%
China 3.7% / 4.7%
Oaklands Park — China: 3.7% Seacombe Gardens — China: 4.7%
India 3.4% / 4.0%
Oaklands Park — India: 3.4% Seacombe Gardens — India: 4.0%
Philippines 1.2% / 2.2%
Oaklands Park — Philippines: 1.2% Seacombe Gardens — Philippines: 2.2%
Nepal 1.6% / 1.4%
Oaklands Park — Nepal: 1.6% Seacombe Gardens — Nepal: 1.4%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Oaklands Park — Netherlands: 1.2% Seacombe Gardens — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Park 43.9% houses
Oaklands Park — Houses: 43.9% Oaklands Park — Townhouses: 49.0% Oaklands Park — Flats / Apartments: 7.1%
Seacombe Gardens 57.1% houses
Seacombe Gardens — Houses: 57.1% Seacombe Gardens — Townhouses: 42.2% Seacombe Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Median house price $900,000 $901,250
Median unit price $530,000 —
Median land price — $563,950
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 40 sales
 18 days
from 33 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.

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
2 bed $754K / $736K
Oaklands Park — 2 bed: $754K (10 sales) Seacombe Gardens — 2 bed: $736K (9 sales)

10 vs 9 sales

3 bed $900K / $901K
Oaklands Park — 3 bed: $900K (67 sales) Seacombe Gardens — 3 bed: $901K (82 sales)

67 vs 82 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $1.01M
Oaklands Park — 4 bed: $1.15M (13 sales) Seacombe Gardens — 4 bed: $1.01M (9 sales)

13 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Oaklands Park has more commercially zoned land (13% vs 0%).

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Residential 61% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 0%
Commercial 13% 0%
Parks and recreation 11% 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

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
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.

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Houses 4.1%
$700/wk on $889K
 3.7%
$650/wk on $917K
Units 5.7%
$555/wk on $505K
 —

Ranking within SA

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
House price Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Income Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 92% of SA —

Liveability

Seacombe Gardens scores higher overall (48 vs 37).

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Grade C
same for both
Score 37/100 48/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Oaklands Park carries more crime risk (97 vs 65).

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
88/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Tonsley, 2.6 km
 2
Bedford Park, 2.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 3.5%

Schools in Oaklands Park

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

Schools in Seacombe Gardens

  • Stella Maris Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Darlington Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 2
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 2 3
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 4 2
Banks & Bank@Post 4 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Walkability score 86/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 13.4 km 15.1 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 23 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 164.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 58.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5046
 1.2%
postcode 5047
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 5046
 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.

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Car (driver) 68.6% / 74.4%
Oaklands Park — Car (driver): 68.6% Seacombe Gardens — Car (driver): 74.4%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 8.9%
Oaklands Park — Worked from Home: 11.0% Seacombe Gardens — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Train 9.6% / 3.1%
Oaklands Park — Train: 9.6% Seacombe Gardens — Train: 3.1%
Bus 2.5% / 6.2%
Oaklands Park — Bus: 2.5% Seacombe Gardens — Bus: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.0%
Oaklands Park — Car (passenger): 3.8% Seacombe Gardens — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 3.4% / 2.7%
Oaklands Park — Walked Only: 3.4% Seacombe Gardens — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km 2.7 km

NBN connectivity

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
2,601 premises
 4%
1,668 premises

Climate

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
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)

Oaklands Park Seacombe 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

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Oaklands Park Seacombe Gardens
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Oaklands Park

Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Seacombe Gardens

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Urban

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