Prospect vs Enfield

Enfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Prospect. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Prospect: a median of $1.31 million, against $932,000 in Enfield, and rent is higher there too. Prospect is closer to the city centre: 5.3 km, against 8.4 km. On these figures, Enfield tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (13 vs 5)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Enfield

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($490,000 vs $800,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($932,000 vs $1,310,000)

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

Renters

Enfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Prospect

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (5.3 km vs 8.4 km)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 70/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Prospect

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Prospect returns a higher gross yield on units (5.3% vs 4.1%)
  • Enfield is growing faster (16.4% vs 9.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Prospect and Enfield 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 Enfield
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 Enfield
Walkability 91 / 70
Prospect — Walkability: 91/100 Enfield — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 21 / 24
Prospect — Safety: 21/100 Enfield — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Prospect — Low fire risk: 100/100 Enfield — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 33
Prospect — Low flood risk: 31/100 Enfield — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Prospect has more residents (14,584 vs 6,204); Prospect has higher household incomes ($104,052 vs $76,544).

Prospect Enfield
Population 14,584
+57% vs other
 6,204
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.8% +16.4%
Median age 37 34
Median household income $104,052/yr
+26% vs other
 $76,544/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+9% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Prospect Enfield
0-4 5.2% / 7.1%
Prospect — 0-4: 5.2% Enfield — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 12.3% / 11.2%
Prospect — 5-14: 12.3% Enfield — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 4.9% / 4.8%
Prospect — 15-19: 4.9% Enfield — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 7.7% / 7.4%
Prospect — 20-24: 7.7% Enfield — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 16.8% / 21.0%
Prospect — 25-34: 16.8% Enfield — 25-34: 21.0%
35-44 14.9% / 15.3%
Prospect — 35-44: 14.9% Enfield — 35-44: 15.3%
45-54 12.3% / 10.3%
Prospect — 45-54: 12.3% Enfield — 45-54: 10.3%
55-64 11.7% / 8.7%
Prospect — 55-64: 11.7% Enfield — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 8.2% / 6.8%
Prospect — 65-74: 8.2% Enfield — 65-74: 6.8%
75-84 3.9% / 4.4%
Prospect — 75-84: 3.9% Enfield — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.3% / 3.4%
Prospect — 85+: 2.3% Enfield — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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%
Enfield 37.7% couple families
Enfield — Couple Families: 37.7% Enfield — Lone Person: 37.9% Enfield — One Parent Families: 14.0% Enfield — Group Household: 8.4% Enfield — Other Families: 2.1%
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%
Enfield 42.1% renting
Enfield — Owned Outright: 22.5% Enfield — Mortgage: 35.4% Enfield — Renting: 42.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Prospect Enfield
Bachelor Degree 21.1% / 14.8%
Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 21.1% Enfield — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 11.8%
Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Enfield — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / 6.6%
Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Enfield — Postgraduate Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 7.1%
Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Enfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.6%
Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Enfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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 Enfield
India 5.8% / 13.9%
Prospect — India: 5.8% Enfield — India: 13.9%
England 3.2% / 2.4%
Prospect — England: 3.2% Enfield — England: 2.4%
Vietnam 2.6% / 2.3%
Prospect — Vietnam: 2.6% Enfield — Vietnam: 2.3%
Afghanistan — / 4.7%
Prospect — Afghanistan: not among its largest Enfield — Afghanistan: 4.7%
China 1.7% / 1.3%
Prospect — China: 1.7% Enfield — China: 1.3%
Italy 1.8% / 1.1%
Prospect — Italy: 1.8% Enfield — Italy: 1.1%
Philippines 1.0% / 1.8%
Prospect — Philippines: 1.0% Enfield — Philippines: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

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%
Enfield 77.0% houses
Enfield — Houses: 77.0% Enfield — Townhouses: 17.8% Enfield — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Prospect Enfield
Median house price $1,310,000 $932,000
Median unit price $607,000 $615,000
Median land price $800,000 $490,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 106 sales
 19 days
from 83 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 Enfield
2 bed $930K / $780K
Prospect — 2 bed: $930K (29 sales) Enfield — 2 bed: $780K (10 sales)

29 vs 10 sales

3 bed $1.25M / $910K
Prospect — 3 bed: $1.25M (104 sales) Enfield — 3 bed: $910K (96 sales)

104 vs 96 sales

4 bed $1.65M / $1.08M
Prospect — 4 bed: $1.65M (54 sales) Enfield — 4 bed: $1.08M (22 sales)

54 vs 22 sales

5 bed $1.84M / $1.05M
Prospect — 5 bed: $1.84M (12 sales) Enfield — 5 bed: $1.05M (9 sales)

12 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Prospect has more commercially zoned land (17% vs 4%).

Prospect Enfield
Residential 79% 84%
Commercial 17% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
Industrial 2% 5%
Environmental 0% 2%
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 Enfield
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 Enfield
Houses 3.8%
$740/wk on $1.01M
 3.9%
$670/wk on $895K
Units 5.3%
$595/wk on $588K
 4.1%
$435/wk on $556K

Ranking within SA

Prospect Enfield
House price Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Income Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Schools Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Affordability Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 17% of SA

Liveability

Prospect is more walkable (91 vs 70); Prospect scores higher overall (70 vs 59).

Prospect Enfield
Grade A B
Score 70/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Prospect Enfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 High
76/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
67/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 27
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Prospect Enfield
Inside the suburb 6 3
Rated above peers 2
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 1 0
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% 2.9%

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 Enfield

  • Enfield Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Gabriel's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Enfield sits further from the CBD (8.4 km vs 5.3 km).

Prospect Enfield
Walkability score 91/100 70/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.3 km 8.4 km
+58% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 12 min 15 min
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 299.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 89.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 5082
 1.3%
postcode 5085
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 5082
 62
postcode 5085

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 Enfield
Car (driver) 69.2% / 76.7%
Prospect — Car (driver): 69.2% Enfield — Car (driver): 76.7%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 7.3%
Prospect — Worked from Home: 12.2% Enfield — Worked from Home: 7.3%
Bus 8.5% / 7.7%
Prospect — Bus: 8.5% Enfield — Bus: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.0%
Prospect — Car (passenger): 5.7% Enfield — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.3%
Prospect — Walked Only: 2.2% Enfield — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Prospect Enfield
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.2 km 7.8 km

NBN connectivity

Prospect Enfield
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%
2,946 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Prospect Enfield
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

Enfield

Inner Multicultural

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