Redwood Park vs Surrey Downs

Comparing Redwood Park and Surrey Downs, SA: Surrey Downs carries more crime risk (68 vs 33); Redwood Park has more residents (5,367 vs 3,358); and Redwood Park scores higher overall (64 vs 50).

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Redwood Park carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 68/100)
  • Surrey Downs has more parks and reserves (11 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

Redwood Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($427,500 vs $540,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Redwood Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 68/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
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.

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Walkability 78 / 76
Redwood Park — Walkability: 78/100 Surrey Downs — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 67 / 32
Redwood Park — Safety: 67/100 Surrey Downs — Safety: 32/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Redwood Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Surrey Downs — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 28 / 29
Redwood Park — Low flood risk: 28/100 Surrey Downs — Low flood risk: 29/100

Demographics

Redwood Park has more residents (5,367 vs 3,358); Redwood Park skews older (40 vs 38).

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Population 5,367
+37% vs other
 3,358
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% +1.0%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $95,264/yr
+9% vs other
 $87,048/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+6% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
0-4 5.5% / 5.8%
Redwood Park — 0-4: 5.5% Surrey Downs — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 12.1% / 13.5%
Redwood Park — 5-14: 12.1% Surrey Downs — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.1% / 5.7%
Redwood Park — 15-19: 6.1% Surrey Downs — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.6% / 5.0%
Redwood Park — 20-24: 5.6% Surrey Downs — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 13.4% / 13.9%
Redwood Park — 25-34: 13.4% Surrey Downs — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 13.4% / 14.4%
Redwood Park — 35-44: 13.4% Surrey Downs — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 12.7% / 13.0%
Redwood Park — 45-54: 12.7% Surrey Downs — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 13.0% / 11.7%
Redwood Park — 55-64: 13.0% Surrey Downs — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 12.5% / 11.1%
Redwood Park — 65-74: 12.5% Surrey Downs — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 4.8% / 4.9%
Redwood Park — 75-84: 4.8% Surrey Downs — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 1.0% / 0.9%
Redwood Park — 85+: 1.0% Surrey Downs — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Redwood Park 52.5% couple families
Redwood Park — Couple Families: 52.5% Redwood Park — Lone Person: 26.5% Redwood Park — One Parent Families: 17.3% Redwood Park — Group Household: 2.9% Redwood Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Surrey Downs 45.0% couple families
Surrey Downs — Couple Families: 45.0% Surrey Downs — Lone Person: 32.2% Surrey Downs — One Parent Families: 19.7% Surrey Downs — Group Household: 2.3% Surrey Downs — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Redwood Park 11.6% renting
Redwood Park — Owned Outright: 37.5% Redwood Park — Mortgage: 50.9% Redwood Park — Renting: 11.6%
Surrey Downs 19.8% renting
Surrey Downs — Owned Outright: 30.5% Surrey Downs — Mortgage: 49.7% Surrey Downs — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 20.2%
Redwood Park — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Surrey Downs — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 9.0%
Redwood Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Surrey Downs — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.5%
Redwood Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Surrey Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 1.6%
Redwood Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Surrey Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.8%
Redwood Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Surrey Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
England 6.9% / 8.8%
Redwood Park — England: 6.9% Surrey Downs — England: 8.8%
India 1.2% / 0.7%
Redwood Park — India: 1.2% Surrey Downs — India: 0.7%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.9%
Redwood Park — Scotland: 0.8% Surrey Downs — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.9%
Redwood Park — New Zealand: 0.6% Surrey Downs — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany 0.7% / 0.5%
Redwood Park — Germany: 0.7% Surrey Downs — Germany: 0.5%
Italy 0.7% / —
Redwood Park — Italy: 0.7% Surrey Downs — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Redwood Park 97.1% houses
Redwood Park — Houses: 97.1% Redwood Park — Townhouses: 2.9%
Surrey Downs 95.9% houses
Surrey Downs — Houses: 95.9% Surrey Downs — Townhouses: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Median house price $840,000 $811,250
Median unit price — $612,500
Median land price $427,500 $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 54 sales
 18 days
from 35 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.

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
3 bed $820K / $770K
Redwood Park — 3 bed: $820K (86 sales) Surrey Downs — 3 bed: $770K (67 sales)

86 vs 67 sales

4 bed $853K / $893K
Redwood Park — 4 bed: $853K (27 sales) Surrey Downs — 4 bed: $893K (30 sales)

27 vs 30 sales

5 bed $874K / $845K
Redwood Park — 5 bed: $874K (6 sales) Surrey Downs — 5 bed: $845K (5 sales)

6 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Residential 99% 91%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 7%
Commercial 1% 2%
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

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
New dwellings approved 574
across Tea Tree Gully
same for both
Approvals change year on year +36%
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.

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Houses 4.0%
$650/wk on $849K
 4.0%
$650/wk on $850K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
House price Higher than 22% of SA Higher than 25% of SA
Income Higher than 74% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of SA
same for both
Affordability Higher than 91% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Redwood Park scores higher overall (64 vs 50).

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Grade B C
Score 64/100 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Surrey Downs carries more crime risk (68 vs 33).

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
33/100
 Moderate
68/100
Flood High
72/100
 High
71/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 8.7 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 9.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.4%
same for both

Schools in Redwood Park

  • Redwood Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Surrey Downs

  • Surrey Downs Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 8 11
Childcare 5 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Walkability score 78/100 76/100
Distance to Adelaide 18 km 19.6 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 31 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 63.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 80.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5097
 0.6%
postcode 5126
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5097
 63
postcode 5126

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.

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Car (driver) 77.2% / 77.1%
Redwood Park — Car (driver): 77.2% Surrey Downs — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 9.7% / 10.3%
Redwood Park — Worked from Home: 9.7% Surrey Downs — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Bus 7.9% / 7.0%
Redwood Park — Bus: 7.9% Surrey Downs — Bus: 7.0%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.1%
Redwood Park — Car (passenger): 4.2% Surrey Downs — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.9%
Redwood Park — Walked Only: 0.5% Surrey Downs — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.2%).

Setting

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Elevation 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 14.1 km

NBN connectivity

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Connectivity score 84/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
2,217 premises
 0%
1,423 premises

Climate

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
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)

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
PM2.5 — 5.5 µg/m³
PM10 — 18.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.51 pphm 0.31 pphm

Council rates

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Average residential rate $2,000/yr
same for both
Council Tea Tree Gully
same for both

Federal electorate

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Division Makin
same for both
Member Tony Zappia
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Redwood Park Surrey Downs
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Redwood Park

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet River

Surrey Downs

Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

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