Seacombe Gardens vs Sturt

Seacombe Gardens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 38 in Sturt. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses.

Seacombe Gardens and Sturt are neighbouring suburbs with notably different income profiles. Seacombe Gardens has a median household income of $73,840 compared to Sturt's $63,544, and its residents are slightly younger at a median age of 35 versus 38 years. Rental costs reflect this difference too—Seacombe Gardens averages $370 per week against Sturt's $295. Both suburbs share identical walkability scores of 88 and zero bushfire risk, though Seacombe Gardens sits slightly further from the CBD at 15.1 km. Seacombe Gardens may suit buyers prioritising higher household incomes and a younger demographic, while Sturt offers more affordable rental options and is marginally closer to the city.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Seacombe Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Seacombe Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($563,950 vs $845,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Sturt

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, 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

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

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
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.

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Walkability 88 / 88
Seacombe Gardens — Walkability: 88/100 Sturt — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 35 / 30
Seacombe Gardens — Safety: 35/100 Sturt — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Seacombe Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sturt — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 12 / 20
Seacombe Gardens — Low flood risk: 12/100 Sturt — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Seacombe Gardens rents higher ($370/wk vs $295/wk); Seacombe Gardens has higher household incomes ($73,840 vs $63,544).

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Population 3,373
+17% vs other
 2,787
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% +10.1%
Median age 35 38
Median household income $73,840/yr
+14% vs other
 $63,544/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+20% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
0-4 5.6% / 5.6%
Seacombe Gardens — 0-4: 5.6% Sturt — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 9.9% / 9.8%
Seacombe Gardens — 5-14: 9.9% Sturt — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 4.5% / 3.9%
Seacombe Gardens — 15-19: 4.5% Sturt — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 9.0% / 7.5%
Seacombe Gardens — 20-24: 9.0% Sturt — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 19.2% / 17.2%
Seacombe Gardens — 25-34: 19.2% Sturt — 25-34: 17.2%
35-44 14.1% / 13.7%
Seacombe Gardens — 35-44: 14.1% Sturt — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 9.9% / 10.7%
Seacombe Gardens — 45-54: 9.9% Sturt — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 10.1% / 10.7%
Seacombe Gardens — 55-64: 10.1% Sturt — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 10.0% / 11.3%
Seacombe Gardens — 65-74: 10.0% Sturt — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 5.0% / 6.7%
Seacombe Gardens — 75-84: 5.0% Sturt — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 2.2% / 2.7%
Seacombe Gardens — 85+: 2.2% Sturt — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Seacombe Gardens 38.5% lone person
Seacombe Gardens — Lone Person: 38.5% Seacombe Gardens — Couple Families: 30.4% Seacombe Gardens — One Parent Families: 19.3% Seacombe Gardens — Group Household: 8.9% Seacombe Gardens — Other Families: 2.8%
Sturt 43.5% lone person
Sturt — Lone Person: 43.5% Sturt — Couple Families: 27.8% Sturt — One Parent Families: 18.2% Sturt — Group Household: 8.2% Sturt — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Seacombe Gardens 43.7% renting
Seacombe Gardens — Owned Outright: 23.4% Seacombe Gardens — Mortgage: 32.9% Seacombe Gardens — Renting: 43.7%
Sturt 41.0% renting
Sturt — Owned Outright: 29.9% Sturt — Mortgage: 29.1% Sturt — Renting: 41.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Bachelor Degree 15.6% / 16.3%
Seacombe Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 15.6% Sturt — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 12.6%
Seacombe Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% Sturt — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 6.6%
Seacombe Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Sturt — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 5.4%
Seacombe Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Sturt — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.9%
Seacombe Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Sturt — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
India 4.0% / 5.0%
Seacombe Gardens — India: 4.0% Sturt — India: 5.0%
England 4.6% / 4.2%
Seacombe Gardens — England: 4.6% Sturt — England: 4.2%
China 4.7% / 3.6%
Seacombe Gardens — China: 4.7% Sturt — China: 3.6%
Philippines 2.2% / 1.5%
Seacombe Gardens — Philippines: 2.2% Sturt — Philippines: 1.5%
Nepal 1.4% / 1.5%
Seacombe Gardens — Nepal: 1.4% Sturt — Nepal: 1.5%
Iran 0.9% / 1.6%
Seacombe Gardens — Iran: 0.9% Sturt — Iran: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Seacombe Gardens 57.1% houses
Seacombe Gardens — Houses: 57.1% Seacombe Gardens — Townhouses: 42.2% Seacombe Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Sturt 67.1% houses
Sturt — Houses: 67.1% Sturt — Townhouses: 32.8% Sturt — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Median house price $901,250 $875,000
Median unit price — $812,500
Median land price $563,950 $845,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 33 sales
 18 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.

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
3 bed $901K / $865K
Seacombe Gardens — 3 bed: $901K (82 sales) Sturt — 3 bed: $865K (45 sales)

82 vs 45 sales

4 bed $1.01M / $1.05M
Seacombe Gardens — 4 bed: $1.01M (9 sales) Sturt — 4 bed: $1.05M (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Residential 100% 86%
Industrial 0% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Commercial 0% 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

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
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.

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Houses 3.7%
$650/wk on $917K
 4.1%
$695/wk on $884K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
House price Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
Income Higher than 48% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Affordability Higher than 53% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 81% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 63% of SA

Liveability

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 46/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
70/100
Flood High
88/100
 High
80/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Bedford Park, 2.2 km
 2
Bedford Park, 1.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 3.2%

Schools in Seacombe Gardens

  • Stella Maris Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Darlington Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Sturt

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

Amenities in the suburb

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 3
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 3 2
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Walkability score 88/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 15.1 km
+7% vs other
 14 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 21 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 58.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 83.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 5047
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 5047
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.

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Car (driver) 74.4% / 74.2%
Seacombe Gardens — Car (driver): 74.4% Sturt — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 8.9% / 10.0%
Seacombe Gardens — Worked from Home: 8.9% Sturt — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Bus 6.2% / 5.2%
Seacombe Gardens — Bus: 6.2% Sturt — Bus: 5.2%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.5%
Seacombe Gardens — Car (passenger): 4.0% Sturt — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Train 3.1% / 2.7%
Seacombe Gardens — Train: 3.1% Sturt — Train: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Elevation 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km 3.6 km

NBN connectivity

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
1,668 premises
 2%
1,371 premises

Climate

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
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)

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Seacombe Gardens Sturt
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Seacombe Gardens

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Urban

Sturt

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

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