Regency Park vs Kilburn

Kilburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 81 in Regency Park. In Kilburn, most households rent. Houses cost more in Kilburn: a median of $910,000, against $833,000 in Regency Park, though rent is higher in Regency Park. On these figures, Regency Park tends to suit 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

Kilburn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices.

Renters

Kilburn

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 62%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $450/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Kilburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 58/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Regency Park has more residents already 65 and over (77% vs 13%)
  • Kilburn is more walkable (82/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Kilburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.7% vs -55.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Regency Park Kilburn
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.

Regency Park Kilburn
Walkability 58 / 82
Regency Park — Walkability: 58/100 Kilburn — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 0 / 9
Regency Park — Safety: 0/100 Kilburn — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Regency Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kilburn — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 30 / 33
Regency Park — Low flood risk: 30/100 Kilburn — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Kilburn has more residents (5,633 vs 60); Regency Park skews older (81 vs 34).

Regency Park Kilburn
Population 60 5,633
+9288% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -55.2% +3.7%
Median age 81 34
Median household income $37,700/yr $61,308/yr
+63% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+40% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Regency Park Kilburn
0-4 — / 6.2%
Regency Park — 0-4: not among its largest Kilburn — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 — / 10.8%
Regency Park — 5-14: not among its largest Kilburn — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 — / 5.0%
Regency Park — 15-19: not among its largest Kilburn — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 — / 8.5%
Regency Park — 20-24: not among its largest Kilburn — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 — / 20.7%
Regency Park — 25-34: not among its largest Kilburn — 25-34: 20.7%
35-44 — / 14.5%
Regency Park — 35-44: not among its largest Kilburn — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 — / 11.9%
Regency Park — 45-54: not among its largest Kilburn — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 6.7% / 9.7%
Regency Park — 55-64: 6.7% Kilburn — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 15.0% / 7.0%
Regency Park — 65-74: 15.0% Kilburn — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 21.7% / 4.2%
Regency Park — 75-84: 21.7% Kilburn — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 40.0% / 1.4%
Regency Park — 85+: 40.0% Kilburn — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.0%).

Qualifications

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

Regency Park Kilburn
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 11.9%
Regency Park — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Kilburn — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 8.7%
Regency Park — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Kilburn — Certificate III & IV: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.7%
Regency Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Kilburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 5.6%
Regency Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Kilburn — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Regency Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kilburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

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.

Regency Park Kilburn
China 20.0% / 1.6%
Regency Park — China: 20.0% Kilburn — China: 1.6%
Vietnam 10.0% / 5.1%
Regency Park — Vietnam: 10.0% Kilburn — Vietnam: 5.1%
Afghanistan — / 10.2%
Regency Park — Afghanistan: not among its largest Kilburn — Afghanistan: 10.2%
India — / 9.0%
Regency Park — India: not among its largest Kilburn — India: 9.0%
Pakistan — / 2.9%
Regency Park — Pakistan: not among its largest Kilburn — Pakistan: 2.9%
Philippines — / 1.8%
Regency Park — Philippines: not among its largest Kilburn — Philippines: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Property market

Regency Park Kilburn
Median house price $833,000 $910,500
Median unit price — $474,000
Median land price — $415,800
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 3 sales
 18 days
from 26 sales

Zoning mix

Regency Park has more industrially zoned land (80% vs 12%).

Regency Park Kilburn
Residential 9% 83%
Industrial 80% 12%
Parks and recreation 11% 3%
Commercial 0% 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

Regency Park Kilburn
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.

Regency Park Kilburn
Houses — 4.4%
$610/wk on $720K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Regency Park Kilburn
House price Higher than 15% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Income Higher than 5% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 10% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 55% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 85% of SA

Liveability

Kilburn is more walkable (82 vs 58).

Regency Park Kilburn
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band — high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Regency Park Kilburn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
100/100
 High
91/100
Flood High
70/100
 Moderate
67/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 35
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Regency Park Kilburn
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.8 km
 3
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.0 km

Schools in Regency Park

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

Schools in Kilburn

  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Youth Education Centre - Flexicentre Campus (Kilburn) Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Regency Park Kilburn
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 3

Mobility

Regency Park Kilburn
Walkability score 58/100 82/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.7 km
+9% vs other
 8.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 40.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 113.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5010
 0.6%
postcode 5084
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 5010
 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.

Regency Park Kilburn
Car (driver) 100.0% / 72.2%
Regency Park — Car (driver): 100.0% Kilburn — Car (driver): 72.2%
Bus — / 11.1%
Regency Park — Bus: not among its largest Kilburn — Bus: 11.1%
Worked from Home — / 6.4%
Regency Park — Worked from Home: not among its largest Kilburn — Worked from Home: 6.4%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Regency Park — Car (passenger): not among its largest Kilburn — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Regency Park — Walked Only: not among its largest Kilburn — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Regency Park Kilburn
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.4 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Regency Park Kilburn
Connectivity score 88/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 52%
473 premises
 51%
2,854 premises

Climate

Regency Park Kilburn
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Regency Park Kilburn
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Regency Park Kilburn
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Regency Park Kilburn
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Regency Park Kilburn
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Regency Park

Inner Multicultural Retirees

Kilburn

Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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