Roseworthy vs Templers
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Templers tends to suit people living alone.
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
Roseworthy
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 65%)
- But Templers carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
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 mortgage stress.
Renters
Templers
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Roseworthy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (57.7 km vs 63.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Roseworthy is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
- Templers carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Templers
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.4% vs 4.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Roseworthy and Templers drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Roseworthy has more residents (1,041 vs 138); Roseworthy rents higher ($350/wk vs $225/wk).
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,041 +87% vs other | 138 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.7% | +10.4% |
| Median age | 38 | 36 |
| Median household income | $107,796/yr +22% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +36% vs other | $225/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $880,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $630,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 28 days from 36 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Templers has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%).
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 100% |
| Residential | 10% | 0% |
| Industrial | 7% | 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
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 278 across Light same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +43% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.3% $750/wk on $915K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 85% of SA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of SA | Higher than 10% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 52% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 92% of SA | Higher than 53% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 76% of SA | — |
Liveability
Roseworthy is more walkable (37 vs 0).
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 26/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Roseworthy carries more crime risk (76 vs 60).
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 90/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Roseworthy
- Roseworthy Primary School Government · Primary above peers
- Trinity College Roseworthy Independent · Primary at peers
Schools in Templers
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Templers sits further from the CBD (63.9 km vs 57.7 km).
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 37/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 57.7 km | 63.9 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 46 min | 50 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 5371 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.9%).
Setting
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 131 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 30.0 km | 33.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 80/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 65% 709 premises | 0% 48 premises |
Climate
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 404 mm | 460 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C | — |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.31 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,297/yr same for both | |
| Council | Light same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Roseworthy | Templers | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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