St Kilda vs Waterloo Corner

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Kilda, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Waterloo Corner, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Waterloo Corner: a median of $1.36 million, against $494,000 in St Kilda, though rent is higher in St Kilda. On these figures, St Kilda tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Waterloo Corner suits older residents.

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

Waterloo Corner

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (47% vs 19%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 81%)

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

First-home buyers

St Kilda

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($493,500 vs $1,364,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 42%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Waterloo Corner

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)
  • But St Kilda has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Waterloo Corner

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Waterloo Corner

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 22%)
  • But St Kilda has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 3%)

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

Investors

St Kilda

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.7% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

St Kilda and Waterloo Corner drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
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.

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Walkability 0 / 10
St Kilda — Walkability: 0/100 Waterloo Corner — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 7 / 16
St Kilda — Safety: 7/100 Waterloo Corner — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 83
St Kilda — Low fire risk: 100/100 Waterloo Corner — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 34 / 10
St Kilda — Low flood risk: 34/100 Waterloo Corner — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Waterloo Corner has more residents (1,103 vs 88); Waterloo Corner has higher household incomes ($48,672 vs $36,244).

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Population 88 1,103
+1153% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +25.7% -10.0%
Median age 57 58
Median household income $36,244/yr $48,672/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+10% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
0-4 3.4% / 3.1%
St Kilda — 0-4: 3.4% Waterloo Corner — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 3.4% / 7.8%
St Kilda — 5-14: 3.4% Waterloo Corner — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 — / 3.8%
St Kilda — 15-19: not among its largest Waterloo Corner — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.5% / 5.0%
St Kilda — 20-24: 4.5% Waterloo Corner — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 — / 6.9%
St Kilda — 25-34: not among its largest Waterloo Corner — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 9.1% / 8.2%
St Kilda — 35-44: 9.1% Waterloo Corner — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 12.5% / 10.9%
St Kilda — 45-54: 12.5% Waterloo Corner — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 34.1% / 15.0%
St Kilda — 55-64: 34.1% Waterloo Corner — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 10.2% / 22.1%
St Kilda — 65-74: 10.2% Waterloo Corner — 65-74: 22.1%
75-84 6.8% / 13.2%
St Kilda — 75-84: 6.8% Waterloo Corner — 75-84: 13.2%
85+ 4.5% / 4.5%
St Kilda — 85+: 4.5% Waterloo Corner — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

St Kilda 81.1% lone person
St Kilda — Lone Person: 81.1% St Kilda — Couple Families: 8.1% St Kilda — One Parent Families: 10.8% St Kilda — Group Household: 0.0% St Kilda — Other Families: 0.0%
Waterloo Corner 47.9% lone person
Waterloo Corner — Lone Person: 47.9% Waterloo Corner — Couple Families: 38.8% Waterloo Corner — One Parent Families: 8.0% Waterloo Corner — Group Household: 3.0% Waterloo Corner — 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.

St Kilda 39.6% renting
St Kilda — Owned Outright: 39.6% St Kilda — Mortgage: 20.8% St Kilda — Renting: 39.6%
Waterloo Corner 12.7% renting
Waterloo Corner — Owned Outright: 68.1% Waterloo Corner — Mortgage: 19.2% Waterloo Corner — Renting: 12.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 11.1%
St Kilda — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Waterloo Corner — Certificate III & IV: 11.1%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / 4.1%
St Kilda — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Waterloo Corner — Bachelor Degree: 4.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 3.6%
St Kilda — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Waterloo Corner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
St Kilda — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Waterloo Corner — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

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.

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
England 13.6% / 10.4%
St Kilda — England: 13.6% Waterloo Corner — England: 10.4%
Vietnam — / 8.9%
St Kilda — Vietnam: not among its largest Waterloo Corner — Vietnam: 8.9%
Ireland 4.5% / —
St Kilda — Ireland: 4.5% Waterloo Corner — Ireland: not among its largest
Italy — / 3.5%
St Kilda — Italy: not among its largest Waterloo Corner — Italy: 3.5%
Afghanistan — / 1.2%
St Kilda — Afghanistan: not among its largest Waterloo Corner — Afghanistan: 1.2%
Scotland — / 1.1%
St Kilda — Scotland: not among its largest Waterloo Corner — Scotland: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Kilda 80.9% houses
St Kilda — Houses: 80.9% St Kilda — Townhouses: 25.5% St Kilda — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Waterloo Corner 96.7% houses
Waterloo Corner — Houses: 96.7% Waterloo Corner — Townhouses: 0.0% Waterloo Corner — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Median house price $493,500 $1,364,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $2,599,992
Typical days to sell (houses) — 25 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Waterloo Corner has more rural and farming land (84% vs 0%); St Kilda has more industrially zoned land (35% vs 7%).

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Rural and farming 0% 84%
Infrastructure and transport 47% 1%
Industrial 35% 7%
Environmental 16% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 8%
Residential 1% 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

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
New dwellings approved 949
across Salisbury
 2,475
across Playford
Approvals change year on year -30% +65%

Ranking within SA

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
House price Higher than 15% of SA —
Income Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 14% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Affordability Higher than 9% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 31% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 71% of SA

Liveability

Waterloo Corner is more walkable (10 vs 0).

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Grade — D
Score — 13/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Waterloo Corner carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Waterloo Corner carries more flood risk (90 vs 66).

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
17/100
Crime High
93/100
 High
84/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 High
90/100
Coastal erosion Low
33/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
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

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 30.3 km
+4% vs other
 29.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 29 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5110
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 5110
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.

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Car (driver) 81.0% / 65.2%
St Kilda — Car (driver): 81.0% Waterloo Corner — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 19.0% / 22.3%
St Kilda — Worked from Home: 19.0% Waterloo Corner — Worked from Home: 22.3%
Walked Only — / 7.2%
St Kilda — Walked Only: not among its largest Waterloo Corner — Walked Only: 7.2%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
St Kilda — Car (passenger): not among its largest Waterloo Corner — Car (passenger): 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).

Setting

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 99 m
98 m to a named beach
 4.3 km
4.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Connectivity score 30/100 32/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
61 premises
 2%
455 premises

Climate

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
PM2.5 4.6 µg/m³ 5.5 µg/m³
PM10 18.3 µg/m³ 18.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.51 pphm 0.31 pphm

Council rates

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Average residential rate $1,722/yr $2,101/yr
Council Salisbury Playford

Federal electorate

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Division Spence
same for both
Member Matt Burnell
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

St Kilda Waterloo Corner
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

St Kilda

Beach Beachfront Coastal Outer Quiet Townhouses

Waterloo Corner

Acreage Multicultural Outer Retirees

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