Piccadilly vs Stirling

Piccadilly is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Stirling. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Piccadilly, most households are couple families. In Stirling, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Stirling: a median of $1.6 million, against $1.44 million in Piccadilly, and rent is higher there too. Stirling is closer to the city centre: 16.6 km, against 18.6 km. On these figures, Piccadilly tends to suit couples, while Stirling suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Stirling

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 3)
  • But Piccadilly carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 41/100)

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

First-home buyers

Piccadilly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,442,500 vs $1,601,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Piccadilly

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Stirling

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 28/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (16.6 km vs 18.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Stirling

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 28/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 17%)
  • But Piccadilly carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 41/100)

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

Investors

Piccadilly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.8% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Piccadilly Stirling
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.

Piccadilly Stirling
Walkability 28 / 82
Piccadilly — Walkability: 28/100 Stirling — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 87 / 59
Piccadilly — Safety: 87/100 Stirling — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 21 / 73
Piccadilly — Low fire risk: 21/100 Stirling — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Stirling has more residents (3,067 vs 405); Stirling rents higher ($450/wk vs $280/wk).

Piccadilly Stirling
Population 405 3,067
+657% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.8% +3.4%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $124,072/yr $123,136/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk $450/wk
+61% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Piccadilly Stirling
0-4 4.0% / 4.1%
Piccadilly — 0-4: 4.0% Stirling — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 13.1% / 13.9%
Piccadilly — 5-14: 13.1% Stirling — 5-14: 13.9%
15-19 9.9% / 6.7%
Piccadilly — 15-19: 9.9% Stirling — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.9% / 3.6%
Piccadilly — 20-24: 6.9% Stirling — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 9.6% / 6.4%
Piccadilly — 25-34: 9.6% Stirling — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 13.3% / 10.9%
Piccadilly — 35-44: 13.3% Stirling — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 14.8% / 16.1%
Piccadilly — 45-54: 14.8% Stirling — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 13.3% / 12.1%
Piccadilly — 55-64: 13.3% Stirling — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 12.1% / 14.9%
Piccadilly — 65-74: 12.1% Stirling — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 4.0% / 8.2%
Piccadilly — 75-84: 4.0% Stirling — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 1.2% / 2.8%
Piccadilly — 85+: 1.2% Stirling — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Piccadilly 66.7% couple families
Piccadilly — Couple Families: 66.7% Piccadilly — Lone Person: 20.4% Piccadilly — One Parent Families: 12.9% Piccadilly — Group Household: 0.0% Piccadilly — Other Families: 0.0%
Stirling 53.2% couple families
Stirling — Couple Families: 53.2% Stirling — Lone Person: 33.1% Stirling — One Parent Families: 11.1% Stirling — Group Household: 1.5% Stirling — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Piccadilly 12.3% renting
Piccadilly — Owned Outright: 43.1% Piccadilly — Mortgage: 44.6% Piccadilly — Renting: 12.3%
Stirling 9.9% renting
Stirling — Owned Outright: 49.4% Stirling — Mortgage: 40.6% Stirling — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Piccadilly Stirling
Bachelor Degree 19.5% / 23.4%
Piccadilly — Bachelor Degree: 19.5% Stirling — Bachelor Degree: 23.4%
Certificate III & IV 12.1% / 7.4%
Piccadilly — Certificate III & IV: 12.1% Stirling — Certificate III & IV: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 11.3%
Piccadilly — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Stirling — Postgraduate Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.7%
Piccadilly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Stirling — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.5% / 5.0%
Piccadilly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5% Stirling — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

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.

Piccadilly Stirling
England 6.7% / 9.2%
Piccadilly — England: 6.7% Stirling — England: 9.2%
Germany 2.7% / 0.9%
Piccadilly — Germany: 2.7% Stirling — Germany: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.8%
Piccadilly — New Zealand: 1.2% Stirling — New Zealand: 0.8%
Italy 1.2% / 0.5%
Piccadilly — Italy: 1.2% Stirling — Italy: 0.5%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Piccadilly — South Africa: not among its largest Stirling — South Africa: 1.2%
Canada 1.0% / —
Piccadilly — Canada: 1.0% Stirling — Canada: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.0%
Piccadilly — Scotland: not among its largest Stirling — Scotland: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Piccadilly 100.0% houses
Piccadilly — Houses: 100.0% Piccadilly — Townhouses: 0.0% Piccadilly — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Stirling 94.1% houses
Stirling — Houses: 94.1% Stirling — Townhouses: 4.3% Stirling — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Piccadilly Stirling
Median house price $1,442,500 $1,601,000
Median unit price — $820,000
Median land price — $1,055,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 32 sales

Zoning mix

Piccadilly has more rural and farming land (100% vs 39%).

Piccadilly Stirling
Rural and farming 100% 39%
Residential 0% 46%
Parks and recreation 0% 8%
Environmental 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 3%
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

Piccadilly Stirling
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
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.

Piccadilly Stirling
Houses — 2.7%
$800/wk on $1.52M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Piccadilly Stirling
House price Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Income Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 10% of SA

Liveability

Stirling is more walkable (82 vs 28).

Piccadilly Stirling
Grade — A
Score — 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Stirling carries more crime risk (41 vs 13); Piccadilly carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 27).

Piccadilly Stirling
Bushfire High
79/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood — Low
27/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Piccadilly Stirling
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 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 9.4 km
 None

Schools in Piccadilly

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

Schools in Stirling

  • Stirling East Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Catherine's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Piccadilly Stirling
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 15
Parks & reserves 3 9
Childcare 0 6
GPs 1 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Piccadilly sits further from the CBD (18.6 km vs 16.6 km).

Piccadilly Stirling
Walkability score 28/100 82/100
Distance to Adelaide 18.6 km
+11% vs other
 16.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 21 min
Public transport score 30/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 91.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 5151
 2.6%
postcode 5152
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5151
 58
postcode 5152

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.

Piccadilly Stirling
Car (driver) 71.6% / 65.0%
Piccadilly — Car (driver): 71.6% Stirling — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 23.7%
Piccadilly — Worked from Home: 16.0% Stirling — Worked from Home: 23.7%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 3.9%
Piccadilly — Car (passenger): 6.2% Stirling — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus 3.1% / 4.3%
Piccadilly — Bus: 3.1% Stirling — Bus: 4.3%
Walked Only 3.1% / 2.7%
Piccadilly — Walked Only: 3.1% Stirling — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Piccadilly Stirling
Elevation 466 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 493 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.2 km 18.9 km

NBN connectivity

Piccadilly Stirling
Connectivity score 57/100 61/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
152 premises
 29%
1,523 premises

Climate

Piccadilly Stirling
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Piccadilly Stirling
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

Piccadilly Stirling
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Piccadilly Stirling
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Piccadilly Stirling
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Piccadilly

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet River

Stirling

Acreage Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Retirees

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