Seaton vs Kidman Park

Seaton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Kidman Park. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Kidman Park: a median of $1.08 million, against $987,000 in Seaton, and rent is higher there too. Kidman Park is closer to the city centre: 9.2 km, against 10.9 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

Kidman Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (81% vs 66%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)
  • But Seaton has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Kidman Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($740,000 vs $961,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Seaton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $358/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kidman Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 58/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kidman Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 58/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Seaton has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Kidman Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.6% vs 4.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Seaton and Kidman 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.

Seaton Kidman 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.

Seaton Kidman Park
Walkability 58 / 77
Seaton — Walkability: 58/100 Kidman Park — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 23 / 42
Seaton — Safety: 23/100 Kidman Park — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Seaton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kidman Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 21 / 33
Seaton — Low flood risk: 21/100 Kidman Park — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Seaton has more residents (10,877 vs 3,874); Kidman Park has higher household incomes ($85,124 vs $67,600).

Seaton Kidman Park
Population 10,877
+64% vs other
 3,874
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +14.6%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $67,600/yr $85,124/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $310/wk $358/wk
+15% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Seaton Kidman Park
0-4 5.6% / 4.1%
Seaton — 0-4: 5.6% Kidman Park — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 9.6% / 11.0%
Seaton — 5-14: 9.6% Kidman Park — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 4.7% / 4.9%
Seaton — 15-19: 4.7% Kidman Park — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 6.0% / 5.6%
Seaton — 20-24: 6.0% Kidman Park — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 16.4% / 12.9%
Seaton — 25-34: 16.4% Kidman Park — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 12.5% / 11.8%
Seaton — 35-44: 12.5% Kidman Park — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 12.3% / 12.2%
Seaton — 45-54: 12.3% Kidman Park — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 12.1% / 13.1%
Seaton — 55-64: 12.1% Kidman Park — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 9.7% / 11.7%
Seaton — 65-74: 9.7% Kidman Park — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 7.1% / 9.6%
Seaton — 75-84: 7.1% Kidman Park — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 3.9% / 2.9%
Seaton — 85+: 3.9% Kidman Park — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Seaton 43.1% lone person
Seaton — Lone Person: 43.1% Seaton — Couple Families: 32.1% Seaton — One Parent Families: 18.3% Seaton — Group Household: 4.5% Seaton — Other Families: 2.0%
Kidman Park 35.6% lone person
Kidman Park — Lone Person: 35.6% Kidman Park — Couple Families: 42.7% Kidman Park — One Parent Families: 16.0% Kidman Park — Group Household: 3.7% Kidman Park — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Seaton 37.1% renting
Seaton — Owned Outright: 31.4% Seaton — Mortgage: 31.5% Seaton — Renting: 37.1%
Kidman Park 24.0% renting
Kidman Park — Owned Outright: 43.8% Kidman Park — Mortgage: 32.2% Kidman Park — Renting: 24.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Seaton Kidman Park
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 16.0%
Seaton — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Kidman Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 11.5%
Seaton — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Kidman Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.0%
Seaton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Kidman Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 4.0%
Seaton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Kidman Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.4%
Seaton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Kidman Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

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.

Seaton Kidman Park
Italy 5.1% / 5.6%
Seaton — Italy: 5.1% Kidman Park — Italy: 5.6%
India 4.2% / 3.3%
Seaton — India: 4.2% Kidman Park — India: 3.3%
England 2.6% / 2.2%
Seaton — England: 2.6% Kidman Park — England: 2.2%
Greece 1.3% / 2.3%
Seaton — Greece: 1.3% Kidman Park — Greece: 2.3%
China 0.7% / 1.2%
Seaton — China: 0.7% Kidman Park — China: 1.2%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Seaton — Philippines: 0.8% Kidman Park — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Seaton 66.4% houses
Seaton — Houses: 66.4% Seaton — Townhouses: 24.6% Seaton — Flats / Apartments: 9.0%
Kidman Park 81.2% houses
Kidman Park — Houses: 81.2% Kidman Park — Townhouses: 13.8% Kidman Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Seaton Kidman Park
Median house price $987,000 $1,080,000
Median unit price $618,000 —
Median land price $961,500 $740,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 138 sales
 20 days
from 28 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.

Seaton Kidman Park
3 bed $969K / $1.04M
Seaton — 3 bed: $969K (127 sales) Kidman Park — 3 bed: $1.04M (24 sales)

127 vs 24 sales

4 bed $1.18M / $1.25M
Seaton — 4 bed: $1.18M (43 sales) Kidman Park — 4 bed: $1.25M (17 sales)

43 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Seaton Kidman Park
Residential 84% 86%
Parks and recreation 15% 5%
Commercial 1% 10%
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

Seaton Kidman Park
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
same for both
Approvals change year on year +109%
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.

Seaton Kidman Park
Houses 3.9%
$750/wk on $997K
 —
Units 4.4%
$530/wk on $625K
 —

Ranking within SA

Seaton Kidman Park
House price Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
Income Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 41% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 49% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 38% of SA —

Liveability

Kidman Park scores higher overall (62 vs 36); Kidman Park is more walkable (77 vs 58).

Seaton Kidman Park
Grade C B
Score 36/100 62/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Seaton carries more crime risk (77 vs 58); Seaton carries more flood risk (79 vs 67).

Seaton Kidman Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood High
79/100
 Moderate
67/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Seaton Kidman Park
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 8.9 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 7.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 2.3%

Schools in Seaton

  • Seaton High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Seaton Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Kidman Park

  • Kidman Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Nazareth Catholic College - Kidman Park Campus Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Seaton Kidman Park
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 12 9
Childcare 3 4
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Seaton Kidman Park
Walkability score 58/100 77/100
Distance to Adelaide 10.9 km
+16% vs other
 9.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 16 min
Public transport score 87/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 179.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5023
 0.9%
postcode 5025
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 5023
 56
postcode 5025

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.

Seaton Kidman Park
Car (driver) 78.3% / 75.7%
Seaton — Car (driver): 78.3% Kidman Park — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 8.5% / 11.2%
Seaton — Worked from Home: 8.5% Kidman Park — Worked from Home: 11.2%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 6.1%
Seaton — Car (passenger): 5.3% Kidman Park — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bus 4.0% / 5.2%
Seaton — Bus: 4.0% Kidman Park — Bus: 5.2%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.9%
Seaton — Walked Only: 1.0% Kidman Park — Walked Only: 0.9%
Train 1.8% / —
Seaton — Train: 1.8% Kidman Park — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Seaton Kidman Park
Elevation 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km
2.5 km to a named beach
 3.2 km
3.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Seaton Kidman Park
Connectivity score 70/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 23%
5,473 premises
 8%
1,781 premises

Climate

Seaton Kidman 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)

Seaton Kidman Park
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³ 6.0 µg/m³
PM10 20.3 µg/m³ 17.8 µg/m³
NO₂ — 1.12 pphm

Council rates

Seaton Kidman Park
Average residential rate $1,726/yr
same for both
Council Charles Sturt
same for both

Federal electorate

Seaton Kidman Park
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Seaton

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Kidman Park

Inner Parks

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