Roseworthy vs Wasleys

Wasleys is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 38 in Roseworthy. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Roseworthy, most households are couple families. In Wasleys, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Wasleys tends to suit young adults.

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Wasleys carries lower crime risk (26/100 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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wasleys

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Roseworthy

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 25/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 52 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (57.7 km vs 63.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Roseworthy is more walkable (37/100 vs 25/100)
  • Wasleys carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Wasleys

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.6% vs 4.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Roseworthy Wasleys
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.

Roseworthy Wasleys
Walkability 37 / 25
Roseworthy — Walkability: 37/100 Wasleys — Walkability: 25/100
Safety 24 / 74
Roseworthy — Safety: 24/100 Wasleys — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 10 / 16
Roseworthy — Low fire risk: 10/100 Wasleys — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Roseworthy skews older (38 vs 30); Roseworthy rents higher ($350/wk vs $280/wk).

Roseworthy Wasleys
Population 1,041
+15% vs other
 885
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +22.6%
Median age 38 30
Median household income $107,796/yr
+18% vs other
 $88,296/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+20% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Roseworthy Wasleys
0-4 5.8% / 6.7%
Roseworthy — 0-4: 5.8% Wasleys — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.5% / 12.9%
Roseworthy — 5-14: 14.5% Wasleys — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 10.3% / 5.8%
Roseworthy — 15-19: 10.3% Wasleys — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.7% / 16.5%
Roseworthy — 20-24: 5.7% Wasleys — 20-24: 16.5%
25-34 9.7% / 11.9%
Roseworthy — 25-34: 9.7% Wasleys — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 13.8% / 13.3%
Roseworthy — 35-44: 13.8% Wasleys — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 15.8% / 12.0%
Roseworthy — 45-54: 15.8% Wasleys — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 13.4% / 12.9%
Roseworthy — 55-64: 13.4% Wasleys — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 7.1% / 5.5%
Roseworthy — 65-74: 7.1% Wasleys — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 2.7% / 1.8%
Roseworthy — 75-84: 2.7% Wasleys — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 1.1% / 0.5%
Roseworthy — 85+: 1.1% Wasleys — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Roseworthy 60.5% couple families
Roseworthy — Couple Families: 60.5% Roseworthy — Lone Person: 21.4% Roseworthy — One Parent Families: 13.9% Roseworthy — Group Household: 3.0% Roseworthy — Other Families: 1.1%
Wasleys 54.4% couple families
Wasleys — Couple Families: 54.4% Wasleys — Lone Person: 26.1% Wasleys — One Parent Families: 13.9% Wasleys — Group Household: 5.6% Wasleys — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Roseworthy 7.0% renting
Roseworthy — Owned Outright: 36.6% Roseworthy — Mortgage: 56.4% Roseworthy — Renting: 7.0%
Wasleys 5.1% renting
Wasleys — Owned Outright: 25.0% Wasleys — Mortgage: 69.9% Wasleys — Renting: 5.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Roseworthy Wasleys
Certificate III & IV 24.1% / 17.7%
Roseworthy — Certificate III & IV: 24.1% Wasleys — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 14.8%
Roseworthy — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Wasleys — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 5.4%
Roseworthy — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Wasleys — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.5%
Roseworthy — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Wasleys — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 0.7%
Roseworthy — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Wasleys — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

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.

Roseworthy Wasleys
England 5.2% / 6.9%
Roseworthy — England: 5.2% Wasleys — England: 6.9%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Roseworthy — South Africa: not among its largest Wasleys — South Africa: 1.0%
Canada — / 0.8%
Roseworthy — Canada: not among its largest Wasleys — Canada: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Roseworthy — Philippines: not among its largest Wasleys — Philippines: 0.7%
Malaysia — / 0.7%
Roseworthy — Malaysia: not among its largest Wasleys — Malaysia: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Roseworthy — Netherlands: 0.6% Wasleys — Netherlands: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Roseworthy — Germany: 0.4% Wasleys — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Roseworthy 99.7% houses
Roseworthy — Houses: 99.7% Roseworthy — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Wasleys 99.6% houses
Wasleys — Houses: 99.6% Wasleys — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Roseworthy Wasleys
Median house price $880,500 $940,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $630,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 36 sales
 32 days
from 8 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.

Roseworthy Wasleys
3 bed $850K / $645K
Roseworthy — 3 bed: $850K (9 sales) Wasleys — 3 bed: $645K (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

4 bed $895K / $980K
Roseworthy — 4 bed: $895K (36 sales) Wasleys — 4 bed: $980K (5 sales)

36 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Wasleys has more rural and farming land (99% vs 83%).

Roseworthy Wasleys
Rural and farming 83% 99%
Residential 10% 1%
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 Wasleys
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
same for both
Approvals change year on year +43%
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.

Roseworthy Wasleys
Houses 4.3%
$750/wk on $915K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Roseworthy Wasleys
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of SA —

Liveability

Roseworthy is more walkable (37 vs 25).

Roseworthy Wasleys
Grade D
same for both
Score 26/100 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Roseworthy carries more crime risk (76 vs 26).

Roseworthy Wasleys
Bushfire High
90/100
 High
84/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
26/100
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 Wasleys
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Roseworthy

  • Roseworthy Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Trinity College Roseworthy Independent · Primary at peers

Schools in Wasleys

  • Wasleys Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Roseworthy Wasleys
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 3 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Wasleys sits further from the CBD (63.5 km vs 57.7 km).

Roseworthy Wasleys
Walkability score 37/100 25/100
Distance to Adelaide 57.7 km 63.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5371
 0.5%
postcode 5400
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 5371
 97
postcode 5400

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.

Roseworthy Wasleys
Car (driver) 85.9% / 83.3%
Roseworthy — Car (driver): 85.9% Wasleys — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 9.0% / 9.9%
Roseworthy — Worked from Home: 9.0% Wasleys — Worked from Home: 9.9%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 4.2%
Roseworthy — Car (passenger): 2.7% Wasleys — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only 1.6% / 2.7%
Roseworthy — Walked Only: 1.6% Wasleys — Walked Only: 2.7%
Bus 0.8% / —
Roseworthy — Bus: 0.8% Wasleys — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.9%).

Setting

Roseworthy Wasleys
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.0 km 29.2 km

NBN connectivity

Roseworthy Wasleys
Connectivity score 80/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 65%
709 premises
 0%
302 premises

Climate

Roseworthy Wasleys
Annual rainfall 404 mm 460 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Roseworthy Wasleys
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 Wasleys
Average residential rate $2,297/yr
same for both
Council Light
same for both

Federal electorate

Roseworthy Wasleys
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Roseworthy Wasleys
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Roseworthy

Acreage Outer Quiet

Wasleys

Quiet Rural Students

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