Seacliff Park vs Trott Park

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Trott Park, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Seacliff Park: a median of $1.18 million, against $890,000 in Trott Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Seacliff Park tends to suit people living alone, while Trott Park suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Trott Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 48/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 58%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Trott Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($890,000 vs $1,175,000)

Weighs house 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

Seacliff Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 62/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Seacliff Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 62/100)
  • But Trott Park carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 48/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Seacliff Park is growing faster (8.4% vs 0.6%)
  • Trott Park returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Seacliff Park Trott Park
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.

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Walkability 70 / 62
Seacliff Park — Walkability: 70/100 Trott Park — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 52 / 76
Seacliff Park — Safety: 52/100 Trott Park — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 54
Seacliff Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Trott Park — Low fire risk: 54/100
Low flood risk 36 / 89
Seacliff Park — Low flood risk: 36/100 Trott Park — Low flood risk: 89/100

Demographics

Seacliff Park skews older (41 vs 39).

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Population 2,644 3,124
+18% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +0.6%
Median age 41 39
Median household income $88,036/yr $91,104/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+5% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Seacliff Park Trott Park
0-4 6.0% / 6.1%
Seacliff Park — 0-4: 6.0% Trott Park — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 11.2% / 12.5%
Seacliff Park — 5-14: 11.2% Trott Park — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.7% / 4.7%
Seacliff Park — 15-19: 5.7% Trott Park — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 5.2% / 5.4%
Seacliff Park — 20-24: 5.2% Trott Park — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 12.3% / 13.9%
Seacliff Park — 25-34: 12.3% Trott Park — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 13.7% / 13.8%
Seacliff Park — 35-44: 13.7% Trott Park — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 13.5% / 11.4%
Seacliff Park — 45-54: 13.5% Trott Park — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 11.8% / 13.3%
Seacliff Park — 55-64: 11.8% Trott Park — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 12.1% / 11.0%
Seacliff Park — 65-74: 12.1% Trott Park — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 5.7% / 4.4%
Seacliff Park — 75-84: 5.7% Trott Park — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 2.8% / 3.3%
Seacliff Park — 85+: 2.8% Trott Park — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Seacliff Park 42.2% couple families
Seacliff Park — Couple Families: 42.2% Seacliff Park — Lone Person: 36.2% Seacliff Park — One Parent Families: 16.0% Seacliff Park — Group Household: 5.1% Seacliff Park — Other Families: 0.7%
Trott Park 54.1% couple families
Trott Park — Couple Families: 54.1% Trott Park — Lone Person: 26.1% Trott Park — One Parent Families: 16.9% Trott Park — Group Household: 2.6% Trott Park — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Seacliff Park 21.1% renting
Seacliff Park — Owned Outright: 37.6% Seacliff Park — Mortgage: 41.3% Seacliff Park — Renting: 21.1%
Trott Park 13.3% renting
Trott Park — Owned Outright: 32.8% Trott Park — Mortgage: 53.9% Trott Park — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 18.1%
Seacliff Park — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Trott Park — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 15.7% / 11.8%
Seacliff Park — Bachelor Degree: 15.7% Trott Park — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 8.5%
Seacliff Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Trott Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 2.5%
Seacliff Park — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Trott Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.7%
Seacliff Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Trott Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Seacliff Park Trott Park
England 8.9% / 7.6%
Seacliff Park — England: 8.9% Trott Park — England: 7.6%
India 1.0% / 1.6%
Seacliff Park — India: 1.0% Trott Park — India: 1.6%
Scotland 1.1% / 1.2%
Seacliff Park — Scotland: 1.1% Trott Park — Scotland: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.4% / 0.7%
Seacliff Park — New Zealand: 1.4% Trott Park — New Zealand: 0.7%
South Africa 1.0% / 0.8%
Seacliff Park — South Africa: 1.0% Trott Park — South Africa: 0.8%
Iran 1.6% / —
Seacliff Park — Iran: 1.6% Trott Park — Iran: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.1%
Seacliff Park — Philippines: not among its largest Trott Park — Philippines: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Seacliff Park 83.9% houses
Seacliff Park — Houses: 83.9% Seacliff Park — Townhouses: 13.0% Seacliff Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Trott Park 97.2% houses
Trott Park — Houses: 97.2% Trott Park — Townhouses: 2.5% Trott Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Median house price $1,175,000 $890,000
Median unit price $665,000 —
Median land price $948,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 27 sales
 19 days
from 19 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.

Seacliff Park Trott Park
3 bed $1.09M / $859K
Seacliff Park — 3 bed: $1.09M (47 sales) Trott Park — 3 bed: $859K (24 sales)

47 vs 24 sales

4 bed $1.31M / $1M
Seacliff Park — 4 bed: $1.31M (28 sales) Trott Park — 4 bed: $1M (8 sales)

28 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Residential 53% 61%
Environmental 39% 31%
Industrial 5% 7%
Parks and recreation 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

Seacliff Park Trott Park
New dwellings approved 809
across Marion
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Houses 3.2%
$750/wk on $1.2M
 3.9%
$625/wk on $824K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Seacliff Park Trott Park
House price Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
Income Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Affordability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 23% of SA Higher than 53% of SA

Liveability

Seacliff Park is more walkable (70 vs 62).

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Grade B
same for both
Score 65/100 63/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Trott Park carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0); Seacliff Park carries more flood risk (64 vs 11).

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Moderate
64/100
 Low
11/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Bedford Park, 4.3 km
 2
Bedford Park, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.0% 1.7%

Amenities in the suburb

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Walkability score 70/100 62/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.4 km 19.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 86.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 57.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 5049
 0.7%
postcode 5158
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5049
 74
postcode 5158

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.

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Car (driver) 76.6% / 82.4%
Seacliff Park — Car (driver): 76.6% Trott Park — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 11.7% / 9.2%
Seacliff Park — Worked from Home: 11.7% Trott Park — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Train 5.7% / 2.1%
Seacliff Park — Train: 5.7% Trott Park — Train: 2.1%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 3.8%
Seacliff Park — Car (passenger): 3.4% Trott Park — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bus 0.9% / 1.5%
Seacliff Park — Bus: 0.9% Trott Park — Bus: 1.5%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.8%
Seacliff Park — Walked Only: 1.0% Trott Park — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Elevation 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 150 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.4 km 3.6 km

NBN connectivity

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,195 premises
 23%
1,197 premises

Climate

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Seacliff Park Trott Park
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Division Boothby Kingston
Member Louise Miller-Frost Amanda Rishworth
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Seacliff Park Trott Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Seacliff Park

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks

Trott Park

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks Quiet

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