Rostrevor vs Montacute

Rostrevor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Montacute. 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 Montacute, most households are couple families. Rostrevor is closer to the city centre: 11.6 km, against 19.8 km. On these figures, Montacute tends to suit couples.

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

Montacute

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 32/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 79%)
  • But Rostrevor has more schools rated above their peers (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

Rostrevor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Rostrevor

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (20 min vs 41 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (11.6 km vs 19.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Rostrevor is more walkable (73/100 vs 0/100)
  • Montacute carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Rostrevor and Montacute 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 Montacute
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 Montacute
Walkability 73 / 0
Rostrevor — Walkability: 73/100 Montacute — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 88
Rostrevor — Safety: 68/100 Montacute — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 24 / 17
Rostrevor — Low fire risk: 24/100 Montacute — Low fire risk: 17/100
Low flood risk 68 / 85
Rostrevor — Low flood risk: 68/100 Montacute — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Rostrevor has more residents (8,452 vs 332); Montacute skews older (46 vs 41).

Rostrevor Montacute
Population 8,452
+96% vs other
 332
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% +12.9%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $93,132/yr $96,200/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+3% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Rostrevor Montacute
0-4 5.2% / 5.1%
Rostrevor — 0-4: 5.2% Montacute — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.2% / 13.0%
Rostrevor — 5-14: 13.2% Montacute — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.5% / 7.8%
Rostrevor — 15-19: 5.5% Montacute — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.8% / 5.4%
Rostrevor — 20-24: 5.8% Montacute — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 11.0% / 6.9%
Rostrevor — 25-34: 11.0% Montacute — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 13.4% / 9.6%
Rostrevor — 35-44: 13.4% Montacute — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 13.2% / 14.8%
Rostrevor — 45-54: 13.2% Montacute — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 11.6% / 15.7%
Rostrevor — 55-64: 11.6% Montacute — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 8.4% / 14.5%
Rostrevor — 65-74: 8.4% Montacute — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 8.8% / 3.0%
Rostrevor — 75-84: 8.8% Montacute — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 4.0% / 3.3%
Rostrevor — 85+: 4.0% Montacute — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

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%
Montacute 61.3% couple families
Montacute — Couple Families: 61.3% Montacute — Lone Person: 30.7% Montacute — One Parent Families: 8.0% Montacute — Group Household: 0.0% Montacute — 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.

Rostrevor 19.6% renting
Rostrevor — Owned Outright: 43.9% Rostrevor — Mortgage: 36.5% Rostrevor — Renting: 19.6%
Montacute 8.1% renting
Montacute — Owned Outright: 52.5% Montacute — Mortgage: 39.4% Montacute — Renting: 8.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Rostrevor Montacute
Bachelor Degree 18.8% / 14.2%
Rostrevor — Bachelor Degree: 18.8% Montacute — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 10.2%
Rostrevor — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Montacute — Certificate III & IV: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.7% / 8.7%
Rostrevor — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7% Montacute — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 5.7%
Rostrevor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Montacute — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 4.8%
Rostrevor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Montacute — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8%

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

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 Montacute
England 3.2% / 7.2%
Rostrevor — England: 3.2% Montacute — England: 7.2%
China 5.7% / —
Rostrevor — China: 5.7% Montacute — China: not among its largest
Italy 5.6% / —
Rostrevor — Italy: 5.6% Montacute — Italy: not among its largest
India 4.2% / —
Rostrevor — India: 4.2% Montacute — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / 2.1%
Rostrevor — Germany: 0.8% Montacute — Germany: 2.1%
Malaysia 2.3% / —
Rostrevor — Malaysia: 2.3% Montacute — Malaysia: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Rostrevor — New Zealand: not among its largest Montacute — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa — / 1.5%
Rostrevor — South Africa: not among its largest Montacute — South Africa: 1.5%
Thailand — / 1.2%
Rostrevor — Thailand: not among its largest Montacute — Thailand: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

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%
Montacute 100.0% houses
Montacute — Houses: 100.0% Montacute — Townhouses: 0.0% Montacute — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Rostrevor Montacute
Median house price $1,191,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price $620,000 —
Median land price $900,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 65 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Montacute has more land zoned for conservation (65% vs 29%); Montacute has more rural and farming land (35% vs 0%).

Rostrevor Montacute
Residential 68% 0%
Environmental 29% 65%
Rural and farming 0% 35%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 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

Rostrevor Montacute
New dwellings approved 361
across Campbelltown (SA)
 95
across Adelaide Hills
Approvals change year on year -34% +53%

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 Montacute
Houses 3.5%
$730/wk on $1.1M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Rostrevor Montacute
House price Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Income Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Affordability Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of SA —

Liveability

Rostrevor is more walkable (73 vs 0).

Rostrevor Montacute
Grade B —
Score 61/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Rostrevor carries more crime risk (32 vs 12); Rostrevor carries more flood risk (32 vs 15).

Rostrevor Montacute
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Low
32/100
 Low
15/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Rostrevor Montacute
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.3 km
 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 7.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 4.5%

Schools in Rostrevor

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

Schools in Montacute

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

Amenities in the suburb

Rostrevor Montacute
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 11 10
Childcare 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 4

Mobility

Montacute sits further from the CBD (19.8 km vs 11.6 km).

Rostrevor Montacute
Walkability score 73/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 11.6 km 19.8 km
+71% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 41 min
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 5073
 2.4%
postcode 5134
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 5073
 83
postcode 5134

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 Montacute
Car (driver) 73.4% / 77.5%
Rostrevor — Car (driver): 73.4% Montacute — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 12.7% / 16.9%
Rostrevor — Worked from Home: 12.7% Montacute — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Bus 7.7% / 2.1%
Rostrevor — Bus: 7.7% Montacute — Bus: 2.1%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 3.5%
Rostrevor — Car (passenger): 4.7% Montacute — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Bicycle 0.8% / —
Rostrevor — Bicycle: 0.8% Montacute — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Rostrevor Montacute
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 364 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.0 km 20.6 km

NBN connectivity

Rostrevor Montacute
Connectivity score 86/100 22/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
3,648 premises
 0%
61 premises

Climate

Rostrevor Montacute
Annual rainfall 969 mm 921 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

Rostrevor Montacute
Average residential rate $1,998/yr $2,727/yr
Council Campbelltown (SA) Adelaide Hills

Federal electorate

Rostrevor Montacute
Division Sturt Mayo
Member Claire Clutterham Rebekha Sharkie
Party Australian Labor Party Centre Alliance

First Home Owner Grant

Rostrevor Montacute
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

Montacute

Middle-Ring Professionals

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