Osborne vs Taperoo

Comparing Osborne and Taperoo, SA: Taperoo has more residents (3,250 vs 1,951); Taperoo is more walkable (69 vs 42); and Osborne sits further from the CBD (26.2 km vs 23.6 km).

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

Taperoo

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • But Osborne has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 58%)

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

Taperoo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Taperoo

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 42/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (27 min vs 33 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23.6 km vs 26.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Taperoo

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (42% vs 16%)
  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 42/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Osborne Taperoo
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.

Osborne Taperoo
Walkability 42 / 69
Osborne — Walkability: 42/100 Taperoo — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 20 / 11
Osborne — Safety: 20/100 Taperoo — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Osborne — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taperoo — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 27 / 29
Osborne — Low flood risk: 27/100 Taperoo — Low flood risk: 29/100

Demographics

Taperoo has more residents (3,250 vs 1,951); Osborne has higher household incomes ($69,472 vs $54,132).

Osborne Taperoo
Population 1,951 3,250
+67% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +5.1%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $69,472/yr
+22% vs other
 $54,132/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+17% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Osborne Taperoo
0-4 6.1% / 5.6%
Osborne — 0-4: 6.1% Taperoo — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.7% / 12.0%
Osborne — 5-14: 11.7% Taperoo — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 4.3% / 5.5%
Osborne — 15-19: 4.3% Taperoo — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 5.7% / 5.8%
Osborne — 20-24: 5.7% Taperoo — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 12.3% / 14.0%
Osborne — 25-34: 12.3% Taperoo — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 15.3% / 13.1%
Osborne — 35-44: 15.3% Taperoo — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 12.4% / 13.6%
Osborne — 45-54: 12.4% Taperoo — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 13.9% / 12.4%
Osborne — 55-64: 13.9% Taperoo — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 10.7% / 10.2%
Osborne — 65-74: 10.7% Taperoo — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 6.5% / 6.0%
Osborne — 75-84: 6.5% Taperoo — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 1.6% / 1.7%
Osborne — 85+: 1.6% Taperoo — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Osborne 38.4% lone person
Osborne — Lone Person: 38.4% Osborne — Couple Families: 31.4% Osborne — One Parent Families: 24.2% Osborne — Group Household: 4.4% Osborne — Other Families: 1.6%
Taperoo 41.6% lone person
Taperoo — Lone Person: 41.6% Taperoo — Couple Families: 24.9% Taperoo — One Parent Families: 25.8% Taperoo — Group Household: 5.0% Taperoo — Other Families: 2.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Osborne 32.4% renting
Osborne — Owned Outright: 27.4% Osborne — Mortgage: 40.1% Osborne — Renting: 32.4%
Taperoo 42.9% renting
Taperoo — Owned Outright: 23.9% Taperoo — Mortgage: 33.2% Taperoo — Renting: 42.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Osborne Taperoo
Certificate III & IV 19.9% / 17.5%
Osborne — Certificate III & IV: 19.9% Taperoo — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 6.2%
Osborne — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Taperoo — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.4%
Osborne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Taperoo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.9%
Osborne — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Taperoo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.7%
Osborne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Taperoo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Osborne Taperoo
England 6.4% / 4.7%
Osborne — England: 6.4% Taperoo — England: 4.7%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.7%
Osborne — Philippines: 0.8% Taperoo — Philippines: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.1%
Osborne — New Zealand: 1.0% Taperoo — New Zealand: 1.1%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.0%
Osborne — Scotland: 1.0% Taperoo — Scotland: 1.0%
Germany 0.9% / 0.3%
Osborne — Germany: 0.9% Taperoo — Germany: 0.3%
Vietnam — / 0.5%
Osborne — Vietnam: not among its largest Taperoo — Vietnam: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Osborne 84.4% houses
Osborne — Houses: 84.4% Osborne — Townhouses: 10.1% Osborne — Flats / Apartments: 5.5%
Taperoo 58.0% houses
Taperoo — Houses: 58.0% Taperoo — Townhouses: 33.5% Taperoo — Flats / Apartments: 8.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Osborne Taperoo
Median house price $810,000 $782,500
Median unit price $567,500 —
Median land price $500,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 28 sales
 15 days
from 22 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.

Osborne Taperoo
3 bed $810K / $751K
Osborne — 3 bed: $810K (49 sales) Taperoo — 3 bed: $751K (39 sales)

49 vs 39 sales

4 bed $832K / $1.09M
Osborne — 4 bed: $832K (10 sales) Taperoo — 4 bed: $1.09M (12 sales)

10 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Osborne has more industrially zoned land (32% vs 20%).

Osborne Taperoo
Residential 55% 71%
Industrial 32% 20%
Parks and recreation 10% 8%
Environmental 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

Osborne Taperoo
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
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.

Osborne Taperoo
Houses — 4.0%
$670/wk on $875K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Osborne Taperoo
House price Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
Income Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Schools — Higher than 32% of SA
Walkability Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Affordability Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 30% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 59% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 55% of SA

Liveability

Taperoo is more walkable (69 vs 42).

Osborne Taperoo
Grade D
same for both
Score 26/100 25/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Osborne Taperoo
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 High
89/100
Flood High
73/100
 High
71/100
Coastal erosion Low
24/100
 Moderate
68/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 19
within 5 km
 25
within 5 km

Schools

Osborne Taperoo
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 9.9 km
 None

Schools in Osborne

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

Schools in Taperoo

  • Ocean View P-12 College Government · Combined at peers
  • Our Lady of the Visitation School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Adelaide West Special Education Centre Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Osborne Taperoo
Parks & reserves 2 6
Childcare 1 6
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Osborne sits further from the CBD (26.2 km vs 23.6 km).

Osborne Taperoo
Walkability score 42/100 69/100
Distance to Adelaide 26.2 km
+10% vs other
 23.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 86/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5017
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5017
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.

Osborne Taperoo
Car (driver) 79.2% / 79.2%
Osborne — Car (driver): 79.2% Taperoo — Car (driver): 79.2%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 7.4%
Osborne — Worked from Home: 8.5% Taperoo — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 6.0%
Osborne — Car (passenger): 5.5% Taperoo — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Train 3.9% / 5.4%
Osborne — Train: 3.9% Taperoo — Train: 5.4%
Walked Only 1.6% / 1.1%
Osborne — Walked Only: 1.6% Taperoo — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.2%).

Setting

Osborne Taperoo
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 414 m 1.0 km

NBN connectivity

Osborne Taperoo
Connectivity score 60/100 69/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
918 premises
 45%
1,765 premises

Climate

Osborne Taperoo
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Osborne Taperoo
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Osborne Taperoo
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Osborne Taperoo
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Osborne Taperoo
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Osborne

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Trains

Taperoo

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

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