Somerton Park vs Warradale

Warradale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Somerton Park. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Somerton Park, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Somerton Park: a median of $2.04 million, against $1.23 million in Warradale, though rent is higher in Warradale. On these figures, Warradale tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Somerton Park carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 52/100)
  • Warradale has more childcare (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Warradale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($852,000 vs $1,570,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,230,000 vs $2,042,500)
  • has cheaper units ($620,000 vs $690,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Somerton Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($335/wk vs $380/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

Somerton Park

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 52/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Warradale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.6% vs 4.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.7% vs 4.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Somerton Park Warradale
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.

Somerton Park Warradale
Walkability 84 / 88
Somerton Park — Walkability: 84/100 Warradale — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 62 / 48
Somerton Park — Safety: 62/100 Warradale — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Somerton Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warradale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 13 / 9
Somerton Park — Low flood risk: 13/100 Warradale — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Somerton Park skews older (48 vs 41); Warradale rents higher ($380/wk vs $335/wk).

Somerton Park Warradale
Population 5,811 5,801
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +10.6%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $84,916/yr $84,552/yr
Median weekly rent $335/wk $380/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Somerton Park Warradale
0-4 3.3% / 4.9%
Somerton Park — 0-4: 3.3% Warradale — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 10.3% / 11.9%
Somerton Park — 5-14: 10.3% Warradale — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 7.1% / 5.3%
Somerton Park — 15-19: 7.1% Warradale — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.6% / 5.1%
Somerton Park — 20-24: 5.6% Warradale — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 8.7% / 13.1%
Somerton Park — 25-34: 8.7% Warradale — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 10.1% / 14.2%
Somerton Park — 35-44: 10.1% Warradale — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 13.9% / 12.1%
Somerton Park — 45-54: 13.9% Warradale — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.6% / 11.8%
Somerton Park — 55-64: 13.6% Warradale — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 13.6% / 11.9%
Somerton Park — 65-74: 13.6% Warradale — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 8.7% / 6.5%
Somerton Park — 75-84: 8.7% Warradale — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 4.8% / 3.2%
Somerton Park — 85+: 4.8% Warradale — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Somerton Park 47.6% lone person
Somerton Park — Lone Person: 47.6% Somerton Park — Couple Families: 36.6% Somerton Park — One Parent Families: 11.4% Somerton Park — Group Household: 3.7% Somerton Park — Other Families: 0.7%
Warradale 40.2% lone person
Warradale — Lone Person: 40.2% Warradale — Couple Families: 38.3% Warradale — One Parent Families: 15.7% Warradale — Group Household: 4.1% Warradale — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Somerton Park 25.5% renting
Somerton Park — Owned Outright: 42.9% Somerton Park — Mortgage: 31.6% Somerton Park — Renting: 25.5%
Warradale 23.5% renting
Warradale — Owned Outright: 37.0% Warradale — Mortgage: 39.4% Warradale — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Somerton Park Warradale
Bachelor Degree 18.4% / 16.6%
Somerton Park — Bachelor Degree: 18.4% Warradale — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 11.8% / 13.7%
Somerton Park — Certificate III & IV: 11.8% Warradale — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 8.7%
Somerton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Warradale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 6.5% / 5.8%
Somerton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5% Warradale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 2.4%
Somerton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Warradale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Somerton Park Warradale
England 6.2% / 5.4%
Somerton Park — England: 6.2% Warradale — England: 5.4%
China 0.9% / 2.6%
Somerton Park — China: 0.9% Warradale — China: 2.6%
India 0.9% / 2.5%
Somerton Park — India: 0.9% Warradale — India: 2.5%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.9%
Somerton Park — Scotland: 1.0% Warradale — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
Somerton Park — New Zealand: 0.8% Warradale — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.9%
Somerton Park — South Africa: 0.7% Warradale — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Somerton Park 62.5% houses
Somerton Park — Houses: 62.5% Somerton Park — Townhouses: 28.6% Somerton Park — Flats / Apartments: 8.9%
Warradale 67.1% houses
Warradale — Houses: 67.1% Warradale — Townhouses: 29.5% Warradale — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Somerton Park Warradale
Median house price $2,042,500 $1,230,000
Median unit price $690,000 $620,000
Median land price $1,570,000 $852,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 71 sales
 17 days
from 68 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.

Somerton Park Warradale
2 bed $1.15M / $875K
Somerton Park — 2 bed: $1.15M (8 sales) Warradale — 2 bed: $875K (9 sales)

8 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.51M / $1.21M
Somerton Park — 3 bed: $1.51M (43 sales) Warradale — 3 bed: $1.21M (86 sales)

43 vs 86 sales

4 bed $2.25M / $1.35M
Somerton Park — 4 bed: $2.25M (62 sales) Warradale — 4 bed: $1.35M (28 sales)

62 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Somerton Park has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Somerton Park Warradale
Residential 86% 97%
Industrial 11% 0%
Commercial 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 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

Somerton Park Warradale
New dwellings approved 287
across Holdfast Bay
 809
across Marion
Approvals change year on year +188% -31%

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.

Somerton Park Warradale
Houses 3.2%
$900/wk on $1.48M
 3.4%
$755/wk on $1.15M
Units 4.2%
$588/wk on $724K
 4.7%
$580/wk on $645K

Ranking within SA

Somerton Park Warradale
House price Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Somerton Park scores higher overall (70 vs 63).

Somerton Park Warradale
Grade A B
Score 70/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Warradale carries more crime risk (52 vs 38).

Somerton Park Warradale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
38/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
91/100
Coastal erosion Low
11/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Somerton Park Warradale
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Tonsley, 4.6 km
 2
Tonsley, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 2.3%

Schools in Somerton Park

  • Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus Catholic · Combined above peers

Schools in Warradale

  • Warradale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Christ the King School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Somerton Park Warradale
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 3 2
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 2 5
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Somerton Park Warradale
Walkability score 84/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 12.4 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 90/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 73.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 136.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 5044
 0.8%
postcode 5046
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5044
 47
postcode 5046

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.

Somerton Park Warradale
Car (driver) 71.5% / 72.8%
Somerton Park — Car (driver): 71.5% Warradale — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 11.4%
Somerton Park — Worked from Home: 15.8% Warradale — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Train 2.0% / 6.6%
Somerton Park — Train: 2.0% Warradale — Train: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 3.7%
Somerton Park — Car (passenger): 3.5% Warradale — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Bus 2.6% / 1.8%
Somerton Park — Bus: 2.6% Warradale — Bus: 1.8%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.8%
Somerton Park — Walked Only: 1.4% Warradale — Walked Only: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Somerton Park Warradale
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 874 m 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Somerton Park Warradale
Connectivity score 73/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
3,189 premises
 2%
2,881 premises

Climate

Somerton Park Warradale
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)

Somerton Park Warradale
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

Somerton Park Warradale
Average residential rate $2,095/yr $1,782/yr
Council Holdfast Bay Marion

Federal electorate

Somerton Park Warradale
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Somerton Park

Coastal Luxury Middle-Ring Retirees Townhouses

Warradale

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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