Prospect vs Blair Athol

Blair Athol is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 37 in Prospect. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Prospect, most households own their home. In Blair Athol, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Prospect: a median of $1.31 million, against $933,000 in Blair Athol, and rent is higher there too. Prospect is closer to the city centre: 5.3 km, against 8.8 km. On these figures, Blair Athol tends to suit renters and buyers on a tighter budget.

Prospect is a larger, more established suburb with 14,584 residents and sits just 5.3 km from the CBD, compared to Blair Athol's 8.8 km distance. Prospect commands higher median household income ($104,052 versus $75,868) and significantly outperforms on liveability (70 versus 38) and walkability (91 versus 82), though it carries a higher crime risk score of 79 compared to Blair Athol's 89. House prices are notably steeper in Prospect at $1,310,000 against $932,500, though units are cheaper there ($607,000 versus $800,000). Prospect suits buyers prioritising proximity to the city, walkability, and stronger socio-economic indicators, while Blair Athol may appeal to those seeking more affordable housing and a higher rental yield on houses.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Prospect

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 3)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (13 vs 5)
  • But Blair Athol has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 68%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Prospect has cheaper units ($607,000 vs $787,000)
  • Blair Athol has cheaper houses ($933,000 vs $1,310,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blair Athol

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper rent ($321/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Prospect

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (5.3 km vs 8.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (12 min vs 17 min)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 82/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Prospect

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 21%)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Blair Athol

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Prospect Blair Athol
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.

Prospect Blair Athol
Walkability 91 / 82
Prospect — Walkability: 91/100 Blair Athol — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 21 / 11
Prospect — Safety: 21/100 Blair Athol — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Prospect — Low fire risk: 100/100 Blair Athol — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 29
Prospect — Low flood risk: 31/100 Blair Athol — Low flood risk: 29/100

Demographics

Prospect has more residents (14,584 vs 5,274); Prospect has higher household incomes ($104,052 vs $75,868).

Prospect Blair Athol
Population 14,584
+64% vs other
 5,274
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.8% +13.9%
Median age 37 32
Median household income $104,052/yr
+27% vs other
 $75,868/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+8% vs other
 $321/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Prospect Blair Athol
0-4 5.2% / 6.7%
Prospect — 0-4: 5.2% Blair Athol — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 12.3% / 11.4%
Prospect — 5-14: 12.3% Blair Athol — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.9% / 5.7%
Prospect — 15-19: 4.9% Blair Athol — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 7.7% / 9.0%
Prospect — 20-24: 7.7% Blair Athol — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 16.8% / 21.6%
Prospect — 25-34: 16.8% Blair Athol — 25-34: 21.6%
35-44 14.9% / 14.3%
Prospect — 35-44: 14.9% Blair Athol — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 12.3% / 11.0%
Prospect — 45-54: 12.3% Blair Athol — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 11.7% / 9.9%
Prospect — 55-64: 11.7% Blair Athol — 55-64: 9.9%
65-74 8.2% / 6.2%
Prospect — 65-74: 8.2% Blair Athol — 65-74: 6.2%
75-84 3.9% / 2.7%
Prospect — 75-84: 3.9% Blair Athol — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 2.3% / 1.6%
Prospect — 85+: 2.3% Blair Athol — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Prospect 42.9% couple families
Prospect — Couple Families: 42.9% Prospect — Lone Person: 35.1% Prospect — One Parent Families: 11.6% Prospect — Group Household: 8.4% Prospect — Other Families: 2.1%
Blair Athol 38.0% couple families
Blair Athol — Couple Families: 38.0% Blair Athol — Lone Person: 30.2% Blair Athol — One Parent Families: 16.6% Blair Athol — Group Household: 12.2% Blair Athol — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Prospect 35.5% renting
Prospect — Owned Outright: 30.2% Prospect — Mortgage: 34.3% Prospect — Renting: 35.5%
Blair Athol 46.5% renting
Blair Athol — Owned Outright: 22.0% Blair Athol — Mortgage: 31.4% Blair Athol — Renting: 46.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Prospect Blair Athol
Bachelor Degree 21.1% / 13.2%
Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 21.1% Blair Athol — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 10.4%
Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Blair Athol — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.3%
Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Blair Athol — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / 5.0%
Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Blair Athol — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.4%
Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Blair Athol — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Prospect Blair Athol
India 5.8% / 9.5%
Prospect — India: 5.8% Blair Athol — India: 9.5%
Afghanistan — / 12.7%
Prospect — Afghanistan: not among its largest Blair Athol — Afghanistan: 12.7%
Vietnam 2.6% / 3.8%
Prospect — Vietnam: 2.6% Blair Athol — Vietnam: 3.8%
England 3.2% / 1.3%
Prospect — England: 3.2% Blair Athol — England: 1.3%
Pakistan — / 3.3%
Prospect — Pakistan: not among its largest Blair Athol — Pakistan: 3.3%
China 1.7% / 1.4%
Prospect — China: 1.7% Blair Athol — China: 1.4%
Italy 1.8% / —
Prospect — Italy: 1.8% Blair Athol — Italy: not among its largest
Iran — / 1.5%
Prospect — Iran: not among its largest Blair Athol — Iran: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Prospect 67.9% houses
Prospect — Houses: 67.9% Prospect — Townhouses: 17.1% Prospect — Flats / Apartments: 15.0%
Blair Athol 79.0% houses
Blair Athol — Houses: 79.0% Blair Athol — Townhouses: 14.3% Blair Athol — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Prospect Blair Athol
Median house price $1,310,000 $933,000
Median unit price $607,000 $787,000
Median land price $800,000 $848,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 106 sales
 20 days
from 60 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.

Prospect Blair Athol
2 bed $930K / $835K
Prospect — 2 bed: $930K (29 sales) Blair Athol — 2 bed: $835K (7 sales)

29 vs 7 sales

3 bed $1.25M / $923K
Prospect — 3 bed: $1.25M (104 sales) Blair Athol — 3 bed: $923K (88 sales)

104 vs 88 sales

4 bed $1.65M / $1.21M
Prospect — 4 bed: $1.65M (54 sales) Blair Athol — 4 bed: $1.21M (14 sales)

54 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Prospect has more commercially zoned land (17% vs 3%).

Prospect Blair Athol
Residential 79% 87%
Commercial 17% 3%
Industrial 2% 11%
Parks and recreation 1% 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

Prospect Blair Athol
New dwellings approved 203
across Prospect
 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
Approvals change year on year +757% +23%

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.

Prospect Blair Athol
Houses 3.8%
$740/wk on $1.01M
 4.6%
$680/wk on $770K
Units 5.3%
$595/wk on $588K
 —

Ranking within SA

Prospect Blair Athol
House price Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
Income Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
Schools Higher than 64% of SA —
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Affordability Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 79% of SA —

Liveability

Prospect scores higher overall (70 vs 38); Prospect is more walkable (91 vs 82).

Prospect Blair Athol
Grade A C
Score 70/100 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Blair Athol carries more crime risk (89 vs 79).

Prospect Blair Athol
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 High
89/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 High
71/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 27
within 5 km
 29
within 5 km

Schools

Prospect Blair Athol
Inside the suburb 6 2
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.2 km
 3
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 3.1%

Schools in Prospect

  • Blackfriars Priory School Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Prospect Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Prescott College Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Rosary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Prospect North Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Sports College South Australia - North Adelaide Football Club Independent · Secondary

Schools in Blair Athol

  • Blair Athol North B-6 School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Paul Lutheran School Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Prospect Blair Athol
Supermarkets 5 1
Cafes & restaurants 22 4
Parks & reserves 17 3
Childcare 13 5
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 4 1
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 3 1

Mobility

Blair Athol sits further from the CBD (8.8 km vs 5.3 km).

Prospect Blair Athol
Walkability score 91/100 82/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.3 km 8.8 km
+66% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min 17 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 299.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 130.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 5082
 0.6%
postcode 5084
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 5082
 46
postcode 5084

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.

Prospect Blair Athol
Car (driver) 69.2% / 75.2%
Prospect — Car (driver): 69.2% Blair Athol — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 8.5%
Prospect — Worked from Home: 12.2% Blair Athol — Worked from Home: 8.5%
Bus 8.5% / 7.4%
Prospect — Bus: 8.5% Blair Athol — Bus: 7.4%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.5%
Prospect — Car (passenger): 5.7% Blair Athol — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.4%
Prospect — Walked Only: 2.2% Blair Athol — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.2%).

Setting

Prospect Blair Athol
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.2 km 7.2 km

NBN connectivity

Prospect Blair Athol
Connectivity score 99/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
7,328 premises
 61%
2,557 premises

Climate

Prospect Blair Athol
Annual rainfall 457 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Prospect Blair Athol
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Prospect Blair Athol
Average residential rate $2,363/yr $1,311/yr
Council Prospect Port Adelaide Enfield

Federal electorate

Prospect Blair Athol
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Prospect Blair Athol
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Prospect

Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

Blair Athol

Gentrifying Inner Multicultural Parks

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