St Peters vs Stepney

Stepney is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in St Peters. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In St Peters, about half of households are couple families. In Stepney, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in St Peters: a median of $2.33 million, against $1.26 million in Stepney, though rent is higher in Stepney. On these figures, St Peters tends to suit couples, while Stepney suits people living alone and 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

St Peters

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 40%)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 86/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • St Peters has cheaper units ($590,000 vs $859,900)
  • Stepney has cheaper houses ($1,265,000 vs $2,325,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Peters

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($310/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 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • St Peters carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 86/100)
  • Stepney has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Stepney

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.0% vs 0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

St Peters and Stepney 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 Peters Stepney
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 Peters Stepney
Walkability 83 / 78
St Peters — Walkability: 83/100 Stepney — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 35 / 14
St Peters — Safety: 35/100 Stepney — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
St Peters — Low fire risk: 100/100 Stepney — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 17 / 13
St Peters — Low flood risk: 17/100 Stepney — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

St Peters has more residents (3,231 vs 942); St Peters has higher household incomes ($117,832 vs $98,228).

St Peters Stepney
Population 3,231
+71% vs other
 942
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.4% +8.0%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $117,832/yr
+17% vs other
 $98,228/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk $370/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Peters Stepney
0-4 3.3% / 5.3%
St Peters — 0-4: 3.3% Stepney — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 12.6% / 9.0%
St Peters — 5-14: 12.6% Stepney — 5-14: 9.0%
15-19 6.2% / 4.8%
St Peters — 15-19: 6.2% Stepney — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.6% / 5.3%
St Peters — 20-24: 6.6% Stepney — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 11.0% / 18.7%
St Peters — 25-34: 11.0% Stepney — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 11.4% / 13.6%
St Peters — 35-44: 11.4% Stepney — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 13.7% / 12.3%
St Peters — 45-54: 13.7% Stepney — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 15.5% / 12.6%
St Peters — 55-64: 15.5% Stepney — 55-64: 12.6%
65-74 11.3% / 10.6%
St Peters — 65-74: 11.3% Stepney — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 5.5% / 5.5%
St Peters — 75-84: 5.5% Stepney — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.4% / 2.7%
St Peters — 85+: 2.4% Stepney — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

St Peters 34.8% lone person
St Peters — Lone Person: 34.8% St Peters — Couple Families: 47.5% St Peters — One Parent Families: 9.9% St Peters — Group Household: 6.2% St Peters — Other Families: 1.6%
Stepney 49.5% lone person
Stepney — Lone Person: 49.5% Stepney — Couple Families: 28.9% Stepney — One Parent Families: 10.6% Stepney — Group Household: 9.4% Stepney — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

St Peters 27.3% renting
St Peters — Owned Outright: 44.2% St Peters — Mortgage: 28.4% St Peters — Renting: 27.3%
Stepney 37.2% renting
Stepney — Owned Outright: 33.6% Stepney — Mortgage: 29.2% Stepney — Renting: 37.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

St Peters Stepney
Bachelor Degree 26.2% / 25.8%
St Peters — Bachelor Degree: 26.2% Stepney — Bachelor Degree: 25.8%
Postgraduate Degree 11.7% / 10.1%
St Peters — Postgraduate Degree: 11.7% Stepney — Postgraduate Degree: 10.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 7.5%
St Peters — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Stepney — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Certificate III & IV 7.0% / 7.6%
St Peters — Certificate III & IV: 7.0% Stepney — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 4.6%
St Peters — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Stepney — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

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 Peters Stepney
England 4.3% / 4.1%
St Peters — England: 4.3% Stepney — England: 4.1%
India 2.8% / 2.5%
St Peters — India: 2.8% Stepney — India: 2.5%
Italy 1.6% / 2.5%
St Peters — Italy: 1.6% Stepney — Italy: 2.5%
China 2.8% / 0.7%
St Peters — China: 2.8% Stepney — China: 0.7%
Malaysia 1.6% / 0.7%
St Peters — Malaysia: 1.6% Stepney — Malaysia: 0.7%
Greece 1.5% / 0.8%
St Peters — Greece: 1.5% Stepney — Greece: 0.8%
Germany — / 1.0%
St Peters — Germany: not among its largest Stepney — Germany: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Peters 71.5% houses
St Peters — Houses: 71.5% St Peters — Townhouses: 10.6% St Peters — Flats / Apartments: 18.0%
Stepney 55.1% houses
Stepney — Houses: 55.1% Stepney — Townhouses: 32.8% Stepney — Flats / Apartments: 12.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Peters Stepney
Median house price $2,325,000 $1,265,000
Median unit price $590,000 $859,900
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 34 sales
 24 days
from 9 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.

St Peters Stepney
3 bed $1.91M / $1.3M
St Peters — 3 bed: $1.91M (21 sales) Stepney — 3 bed: $1.3M (20 sales)

21 vs 20 sales

4 bed $2.4M / $1.35M
St Peters — 4 bed: $2.4M (34 sales) Stepney — 4 bed: $1.35M (7 sales)

34 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Stepney has more industrially zoned land (39% vs 0%); Stepney has more commercially zoned land (13% vs 2%).

St Peters Stepney
Residential 85% 40%
Industrial 0% 39%
Commercial 2% 13%
Parks and recreation 11% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 8%
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 Peters Stepney
New dwellings approved 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both
Approvals change year on year +141%
same for both

Ranking within SA

St Peters Stepney
House price Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability Higher than 12% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 95% of SA

Liveability

St Peters scores higher overall (72 vs 59).

St Peters Stepney
Grade A B
Score 72/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Stepney carries more crime risk (86 vs 65).

St Peters Stepney
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
86/100
Flood High
83/100
 High
87/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

St Peters Stepney
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.3 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.7% 3.1%

Schools in St Peters

  • East Adelaide School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Stepney

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

Amenities in the suburb

St Peters Stepney
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 5 8
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 2 4
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

St Peters Stepney
Walkability score 83/100 78/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.7 km
+6% vs other
 4.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 10 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 79.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 71.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.2%
postcode 5069
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 5069
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 Peters Stepney
Car (driver) 63.9% / 61.8%
St Peters — Car (driver): 63.9% Stepney — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 14.5%
St Peters — Worked from Home: 16.7% Stepney — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Bus 6.6% / 6.8%
St Peters — Bus: 6.6% Stepney — Bus: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 4.4% / 6.2%
St Peters — Car (passenger): 4.4% Stepney — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Walked Only 3.1% / 6.4%
St Peters — Walked Only: 3.1% Stepney — Walked Only: 6.4%
Bicycle 5.0% / 4.3%
St Peters — Bicycle: 5.0% Stepney — Bicycle: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

St Peters Stepney
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

St Peters Stepney
Connectivity score 75/100 85/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 44%
1,590 premises
 41%
880 premises

Climate

St Peters Stepney
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

St Peters Stepney
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

St Peters Stepney
Average residential rate $1,995/yr
same for both
Council Norwood Payneham and St Peters
same for both

Federal electorate

St Peters Stepney
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

St Peters Stepney
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

St Peters

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River

Stepney

Inner Parks Professionals River Townhouses

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