Rostrevor vs Athelstone

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rostrevor, about half of households are couple families. In Athelstone, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Rostrevor: a median of $1.19 million, against $1.02 million in Athelstone, and rent is higher there too. Rostrevor is closer to the city centre: 11.6 km, against 13.2 km.

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

Rostrevor

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 8)
  • But Athelstone has more childcare (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Athelstone

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($620,000 vs $900,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,025,000 vs $1,191,000)
  • But Rostrevor has cheaper units ($620,000 vs $702,500)

Weighs house prices, unit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Rostrevor Athelstone
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.

Rostrevor Athelstone
Walkability 73 / 68
Rostrevor — Walkability: 73/100 Athelstone — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 68 / 69
Rostrevor — Safety: 68/100 Athelstone — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 24 / 31
Rostrevor — Low fire risk: 24/100 Athelstone — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 68 / 52
Rostrevor — Low flood risk: 68/100 Athelstone — Low flood risk: 52/100

Demographics

Athelstone skews older (43 vs 41).

Rostrevor Athelstone
Population 8,452 9,601
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% +4.9%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $93,132/yr $100,932/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+5% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rostrevor Athelstone
0-4 5.2% / 4.7%
Rostrevor — 0-4: 5.2% Athelstone — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 13.2% / 11.5%
Rostrevor — 5-14: 13.2% Athelstone — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.5% / 5.9%
Rostrevor — 15-19: 5.5% Athelstone — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 5.8% / 5.8%
Rostrevor — 20-24: 5.8% Athelstone — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 11.0% / 11.5%
Rostrevor — 25-34: 11.0% Athelstone — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 13.4% / 12.7%
Rostrevor — 35-44: 13.4% Athelstone — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 13.2% / 13.7%
Rostrevor — 45-54: 13.2% Athelstone — 45-54: 13.7%
55-64 11.6% / 14.2%
Rostrevor — 55-64: 11.6% Athelstone — 55-64: 14.2%
65-74 8.4% / 11.9%
Rostrevor — 65-74: 8.4% Athelstone — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 8.8% / 6.5%
Rostrevor — 75-84: 8.8% Athelstone — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 4.0% / 1.6%
Rostrevor — 85+: 4.0% Athelstone — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Rostrevor 51.3% couple families
Rostrevor — Couple Families: 51.3% Rostrevor — Lone Person: 29.4% Rostrevor — One Parent Families: 15.4% Rostrevor — Group Household: 2.6% Rostrevor — Other Families: 1.3%
Athelstone 56.6% couple families
Athelstone — Couple Families: 56.6% Athelstone — Lone Person: 26.4% Athelstone — One Parent Families: 13.8% Athelstone — Group Household: 2.0% Athelstone — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Rostrevor 19.6% renting
Rostrevor — Owned Outright: 43.9% Rostrevor — Mortgage: 36.5% Rostrevor — Renting: 19.6%
Athelstone 13.1% renting
Athelstone — Owned Outright: 44.9% Athelstone — Mortgage: 42.0% Athelstone — Renting: 13.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Rostrevor Athelstone
Italy 5.6% / 4.7%
Rostrevor — Italy: 5.6% Athelstone — Italy: 4.7%
China 5.7% / 1.9%
Rostrevor — China: 5.7% Athelstone — China: 1.9%
England 3.2% / 4.2%
Rostrevor — England: 3.2% Athelstone — England: 4.2%
India 4.2% / 2.2%
Rostrevor — India: 4.2% Athelstone — India: 2.2%
Malaysia 2.3% / 1.5%
Rostrevor — Malaysia: 2.3% Athelstone — Malaysia: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Rostrevor Athelstone
Bachelor Degree 18.8% / 16.8%
Rostrevor — Bachelor Degree: 18.8% Athelstone — Bachelor Degree: 16.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 12.8%
Rostrevor — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Athelstone — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.1%
Rostrevor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Athelstone — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 7.7% / 5.7%
Rostrevor — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7% Athelstone — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.5%
Rostrevor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Athelstone — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Rostrevor 78.8% houses
Rostrevor — Houses: 78.8% Rostrevor — Townhouses: 15.2% Rostrevor — Flats / Apartments: 6.0%
Athelstone 84.5% houses
Athelstone — Houses: 84.5% Athelstone — Townhouses: 13.0% Athelstone — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rostrevor Athelstone
Median house price $1,191,000 $1,025,000
Median unit price $620,000 $702,500
Median land price $900,000 $620,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 65 sales
 16 days
from 89 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.

Rostrevor Athelstone
3 bed $1.1M / $960K
Rostrevor — 3 bed: $1.1M (74 sales) Athelstone — 3 bed: $960K (76 sales)

74 vs 76 sales

4 bed $1.26M / $1.12M
Rostrevor — 4 bed: $1.26M (59 sales) Athelstone — 4 bed: $1.12M (58 sales)

59 vs 58 sales

5 bed $1.7M / $1.36M
Rostrevor — 5 bed: $1.7M (13 sales) Athelstone — 5 bed: $1.36M (15 sales)

13 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Rostrevor Athelstone
Residential 68% 69%
Environmental 29% 20%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Rostrevor Athelstone
New dwellings approved 361
across Campbelltown (SA)
same for both
Approvals change year on year -34%
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.

Rostrevor Athelstone
Houses 3.5%
$730/wk on $1.1M
 3.8%
$685/wk on $949K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Rostrevor Athelstone
House price Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Income Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Schools — Higher than 77% of SA
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Affordability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 40% of SA

Liveability

Rostrevor Athelstone
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Athelstone carries more flood risk (48 vs 32).

Rostrevor Athelstone
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Low
32/100
 Moderate
48/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Rostrevor Athelstone
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.3 km
 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 5.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 3.2%

Schools in Rostrevor

  • Morialta Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Stradbroke School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Athelstone

  • Saint Ignatius' College - Senior School Campus Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Athelstone School Government · Primary at peers
  • Thorndon Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Rostrevor Athelstone
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 11 8
Childcare 2 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Rostrevor Athelstone
Walkability score 73/100 68/100
Distance to Adelaide 11.6 km 13.2 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 22 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 143.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 140.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 5073
 1.0%
postcode 5076
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 5073
 66
postcode 5076

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.

Rostrevor Athelstone
Car (driver) 73.4% / 73.8%
Rostrevor — Car (driver): 73.4% Athelstone — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 12.2%
Rostrevor — Worked from Home: 12.7% Athelstone — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Bus 7.7% / 7.9%
Rostrevor — Bus: 7.7% Athelstone — Bus: 7.9%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 5.0%
Rostrevor — Car (passenger): 4.7% Athelstone — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Bicycle 0.8% / 0.6%
Rostrevor — Bicycle: 0.8% Athelstone — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Rostrevor Athelstone
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.0 km 15.6 km

NBN connectivity

Rostrevor Athelstone
Connectivity score 86/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
3,648 premises
 53%
3,992 premises

Climate

Rostrevor Athelstone
Annual rainfall 969 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Rostrevor Athelstone
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Rostrevor Athelstone
Average residential rate $1,998/yr
same for both
Council Campbelltown (SA)
same for both

Federal electorate

Rostrevor Athelstone
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Rostrevor Athelstone
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Rostrevor

Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River

Athelstone

Middle-Ring Parks

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