Sherwood vs Senior
In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Sherwood, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Senior, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Sherwood tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Senior suits families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Sherwood carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 70/100)
- Senior is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 50%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sherwood
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 12%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Sherwood
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $240/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Sherwood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (174 min vs 244 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (249.8 km vs 296.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Sherwood carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 70/100)
- Senior has more residents already 65 and over (12% vs 7%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Senior
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (3.4% vs -8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Sherwood and Senior drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Senior rents higher ($240/wk vs $120/wk); Senior has more residents (120 vs 89).
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 89 | 120 +35% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -8.2% | +3.4% |
| Median age | 39 | 41 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr | $105,820/yr +5% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $120/wk | $240/wk +100% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
Zoning mix
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Tatiara same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 80% of SA | Higher than 83% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of SA | Higher than 18% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 16% of SA | Higher than 4% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 26% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
Liveability
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Sherwood carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0); Senior carries more crime risk (70 vs 18).
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 51/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | High 70/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 5 |
Mobility
Senior sits further from the CBD (296.8 km vs 249.8 km).
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 249.8 km | 296.8 km +19% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 174 min | 244 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5267 | 0.1% postcode 5268 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 5267 | 58 postcode 5268 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.7%).
Setting
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 114 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 25 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 425 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,656/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tatiara same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Sherwood | Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.