Oaklands Park vs Warradale

In Oaklands Park, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Warradale, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Warradale: a median of $1.23 million, against $900,000 in Oaklands Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Oaklands Park tends to suit renters, young adults, and 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

Warradale

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 97/100)

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

First-home buyers

Oaklands Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($900,000 vs $1,230,000)
  • has cheaper units ($530,000 vs $620,000)
  • But Warradale leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Oaklands Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (50% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Oaklands Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 33%)
  • But Warradale carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 97/100)

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

Investors

Oaklands Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.7% vs 4.7%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.1% vs 3.4%)
  • But Warradale is growing faster (10.6% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Oaklands Park and Warradale 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 Warradale
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 Warradale
Walkability 86 / 88
Oaklands Park — Walkability: 86/100 Warradale — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 3 / 48
Oaklands Park — Safety: 3/100 Warradale — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Oaklands Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warradale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 18 / 9
Oaklands Park — Low flood risk: 18/100 Warradale — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Warradale has more residents (5,801 vs 3,948); Warradale has higher household incomes ($84,552 vs $62,816).

Oaklands Park Warradale
Population 3,948 5,801
+47% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.8% +10.6%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $62,816/yr $84,552/yr
+35% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $380/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Oaklands Park Warradale
0-4 4.4% / 4.9%
Oaklands Park — 0-4: 4.4% Warradale — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 7.2% / 11.9%
Oaklands Park — 5-14: 7.2% Warradale — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.0% / 5.3%
Oaklands Park — 15-19: 4.0% Warradale — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 8.3% / 5.1%
Oaklands Park — 20-24: 8.3% Warradale — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 19.1% / 13.1%
Oaklands Park — 25-34: 19.1% Warradale — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 13.1% / 14.2%
Oaklands Park — 35-44: 13.1% Warradale — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 10.6% / 12.1%
Oaklands Park — 45-54: 10.6% Warradale — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 9.5% / 11.8%
Oaklands Park — 55-64: 9.5% Warradale — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 10.6% / 11.9%
Oaklands Park — 65-74: 10.6% Warradale — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 6.3% / 6.5%
Oaklands Park — 75-84: 6.3% Warradale — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 6.9% / 3.2%
Oaklands Park — 85+: 6.9% Warradale — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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%
Warradale 40.2% lone person
Warradale — Lone Person: 40.2% Warradale — Couple Families: 38.3% Warradale — One Parent Families: 15.7% Warradale — Group Household: 4.1% Warradale — 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.

Oaklands Park 49.9% renting
Oaklands Park — Owned Outright: 22.9% Oaklands Park — Mortgage: 27.2% Oaklands Park — Renting: 49.9%
Warradale 23.5% renting
Warradale — Owned Outright: 37.0% Warradale — Mortgage: 39.4% Warradale — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Oaklands Park Warradale
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 16.6%
Oaklands Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Warradale — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 13.7%
Oaklands Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Warradale — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.7%
Oaklands Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Warradale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.0% / 5.8%
Oaklands Park — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0% Warradale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.4%
Oaklands Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Warradale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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 Warradale
England 4.4% / 5.4%
Oaklands Park — England: 4.4% Warradale — England: 5.4%
China 3.7% / 2.6%
Oaklands Park — China: 3.7% Warradale — China: 2.6%
India 3.4% / 2.5%
Oaklands Park — India: 3.4% Warradale — India: 2.5%
Nepal 1.6% / 0.8%
Oaklands Park — Nepal: 1.6% Warradale — Nepal: 0.8%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Oaklands Park — Netherlands: 1.2% Warradale — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.9%
Oaklands Park — Scotland: not among its largest Warradale — Scotland: 0.9%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Oaklands Park — South Africa: not among its largest Warradale — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

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%
Warradale 67.1% houses
Warradale — Houses: 67.1% Warradale — Townhouses: 29.5% Warradale — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Oaklands Park Warradale
Median house price $900,000 $1,230,000
Median unit price $530,000 $620,000
Median land price — $852,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 40 sales
 17 days
from 68 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 Warradale
2 bed $754K / $875K
Oaklands Park — 2 bed: $754K (10 sales) Warradale — 2 bed: $875K (9 sales)

10 vs 9 sales

3 bed $900K / $1.21M
Oaklands Park — 3 bed: $900K (67 sales) Warradale — 3 bed: $1.21M (86 sales)

67 vs 86 sales

4 bed $1.15M / $1.35M
Oaklands Park — 4 bed: $1.15M (13 sales) Warradale — 4 bed: $1.35M (28 sales)

13 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Oaklands Park Warradale
Residential 61% 97%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 0%
Commercial 13% 3%
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 Warradale
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 Warradale
Houses 4.1%
$700/wk on $889K
 3.4%
$755/wk on $1.15M
Units 5.7%
$555/wk on $505K
 4.7%
$580/wk on $645K

Ranking within SA

Oaklands Park Warradale
House price Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Income Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 63% 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 28% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 72% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Warradale scores higher overall (63 vs 37).

Oaklands Park Warradale
Grade C B
Score 37/100 63/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Oaklands Park carries more crime risk (97 vs 52).

Oaklands Park Warradale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
97/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood High
82/100
 High
91/100
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 Warradale
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Tonsley, 2.6 km
 2
Tonsley, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 2.3%

Schools in Oaklands Park

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

Schools in Warradale

  • Warradale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Christ the King School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Oaklands Park Warradale
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 7 2
Parks & reserves 3 4
Childcare 2 5
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 4 2
Banks & Bank@Post 4 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Oaklands Park Warradale
Walkability score 86/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 13.4 km
+7% vs other
 12.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 19 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 90/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 164.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 136.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5046
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 5046
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.

Oaklands Park Warradale
Car (driver) 68.6% / 72.8%
Oaklands Park — Car (driver): 68.6% Warradale — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 11.4%
Oaklands Park — Worked from Home: 11.0% Warradale — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Train 9.6% / 6.6%
Oaklands Park — Train: 9.6% Warradale — Train: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.7%
Oaklands Park — Car (passenger): 3.8% Warradale — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 3.4% / 1.8%
Oaklands Park — Walked Only: 3.4% Warradale — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Oaklands Park Warradale
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Oaklands Park Warradale
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
2,601 premises
 2%
2,881 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Oaklands Park Warradale
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 Warradale
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

Warradale

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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