Richmond vs Netley

Richmond is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in Netley. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Richmond, about half of households rent. In Netley, the large majority of households own their home. Richmond is closer to the city centre: 4.4 km, against 6.7 km. On these figures, Richmond tends to suit renters and young adults, while Netley suits 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

Netley

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 62%)
  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Richmond has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Richmond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $353/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Richmond

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (4.4 km vs 6.7 km)
  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 65/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Richmond has more units and townhouses to downsize into (38% vs 21%)
  • Netley has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Richmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 3.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Richmond Netley
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.

Richmond Netley
Walkability 73 / 65
Richmond — Walkability: 73/100 Netley — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 31 / 45
Richmond — Safety: 31/100 Netley — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Richmond — Low fire risk: 100/100 Netley — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 3 / 11
Richmond — Low flood risk: 3/100 Netley — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Richmond has more residents (3,474 vs 1,910); Netley rents higher ($353/wk vs $300/wk).

Richmond Netley
Population 3,474
+45% vs other
 1,910
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +7.5%
Median age 36 42
Median household income $71,916/yr
+4% vs other
 $69,316/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $353/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Richmond Netley
0-4 4.6% / 6.0%
Richmond — 0-4: 4.6% Netley — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 9.2% / 10.7%
Richmond — 5-14: 9.2% Netley — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 4.7% / 3.6%
Richmond — 15-19: 4.7% Netley — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 8.5% / 7.0%
Richmond — 20-24: 8.5% Netley — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 20.5% / 13.5%
Richmond — 25-34: 20.5% Netley — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 16.0% / 13.0%
Richmond — 35-44: 16.0% Netley — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.6% / 10.2%
Richmond — 45-54: 11.6% Netley — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 10.4% / 10.2%
Richmond — 55-64: 10.4% Netley — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 7.9% / 8.7%
Richmond — 65-74: 7.9% Netley — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 4.3% / 11.0%
Richmond — 75-84: 4.3% Netley — 75-84: 11.0%
85+ 2.2% / 6.4%
Richmond — 85+: 2.2% Netley — 85+: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Richmond 44.4% lone person
Richmond — Lone Person: 44.4% Richmond — Couple Families: 29.0% Richmond — One Parent Families: 15.3% Richmond — Group Household: 8.8% Richmond — Other Families: 2.4%
Netley 41.2% lone person
Netley — Lone Person: 41.2% Netley — Couple Families: 41.6% Netley — One Parent Families: 11.3% Netley — Group Household: 4.9% Netley — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Richmond 45.1% renting
Richmond — Owned Outright: 24.6% Richmond — Mortgage: 30.4% Richmond — Renting: 45.1%
Netley 21.2% renting
Netley — Owned Outright: 42.9% Netley — Mortgage: 35.9% Netley — Renting: 21.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Richmond Netley
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 12.3%
Richmond — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% Netley — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 13.7%
Richmond — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Netley — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 8.7%
Richmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Netley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 4.7%
Richmond — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Netley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.8%
Richmond — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Netley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Richmond Netley
India 6.4% / 5.0%
Richmond — India: 6.4% Netley — India: 5.0%
China 2.8% / 2.4%
Richmond — China: 2.8% Netley — China: 2.4%
Greece 2.5% / 2.2%
Richmond — Greece: 2.5% Netley — Greece: 2.2%
England 2.1% / 2.5%
Richmond — England: 2.1% Netley — England: 2.5%
Italy 1.4% / 1.8%
Richmond — Italy: 1.4% Netley — Italy: 1.8%
Philippines 1.8% / 1.2%
Richmond — Philippines: 1.8% Netley — Philippines: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Richmond 61.9% houses
Richmond — Houses: 61.9% Richmond — Townhouses: 21.3% Richmond — Flats / Apartments: 16.9%
Netley 78.9% houses
Netley — Houses: 78.9% Netley — Townhouses: 17.7% Netley — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Richmond Netley
Median house price $1,006,000 $1,048,000
Median unit price $530,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 28 sales
 24 days
from 12 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.

Richmond Netley
2 bed $795K / $1.11M
Richmond — 2 bed: $795K (9 sales) Netley — 2 bed: $1.11M (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

3 bed $1.03M / $998K
Richmond — 3 bed: $1.03M (47 sales) Netley — 3 bed: $998K (24 sales)

47 vs 24 sales

4 bed $1.17M / $1.08M
Richmond — 4 bed: $1.17M (13 sales) Netley — 4 bed: $1.08M (5 sales)

13 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Richmond Netley
Residential 70% 68%
Industrial 25% 32%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Commercial 2% 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

Richmond Netley
New dwellings approved 578
across West Torrens
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
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.

Richmond Netley
Houses 4.5%
$690/wk on $796K
 3.5%
$750/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Richmond Netley
House price Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Income Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 39% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Affordability Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 31% of SA

Liveability

Richmond is more walkable (73 vs 65).

Richmond Netley
Grade C B
Score 47/100 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Richmond carries more crime risk (69 vs 55).

Richmond Netley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood High
97/100
 High
89/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 High
91/100
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Richmond Netley
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.7 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 3.1%

Schools in Richmond

  • Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Sports College South Australia - West Adelaide Football Club Independent · Secondary

Schools in Netley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Richmond Netley
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Netley sits further from the CBD (6.7 km vs 4.4 km).

Richmond Netley
Walkability score 73/100 65/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.4 km 6.7 km
+52% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 12 min
Public transport score 70/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 23.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 43.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5033
 0.9%
postcode 5037
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 5033
 45
postcode 5037

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.

Richmond Netley
Car (driver) 69.7% / 75.4%
Richmond — Car (driver): 69.7% Netley — Car (driver): 75.4%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 10.1%
Richmond — Worked from Home: 10.2% Netley — Worked from Home: 10.1%
Bus 9.1% / 6.3%
Richmond — Bus: 9.1% Netley — Bus: 6.3%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 5.0%
Richmond — Car (passenger): 5.6% Netley — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 2.7% / 1.6%
Richmond — Walked Only: 2.7% Netley — Walked Only: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Richmond Netley
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 5.5 km 4.1 km

NBN connectivity

Richmond Netley
Connectivity score 78/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
1,985 premises
 1%
912 premises

Climate

Richmond Netley
Annual rainfall 457 mm 394 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C 28.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 7.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Richmond Netley
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

Richmond Netley
Average residential rate $1,532/yr
same for both
Council West Torrens
same for both

Federal electorate

Richmond Netley
Division Adelaide Hindmarsh
Member Steve Georganas Mark Butler
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Richmond Netley
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Richmond

Inner Townhouses

Netley

Inner Parks Retirees River

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