Summertown vs Piccadilly

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Piccadilly: a median of $1.44 million, against $1.27 million in Summertown, though rent is higher in Summertown. Summertown is closer to the city centre: 15 km, against 18.6 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

Piccadilly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 52/100)

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

First-home buyers

Summertown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,275,000 vs $1,442,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Piccadilly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $365/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Summertown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (15 km vs 18.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Piccadilly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Summertown Piccadilly
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.

Summertown Piccadilly
Walkability 27 / 28
Summertown — Walkability: 27/100 Piccadilly — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 48 / 87
Summertown — Safety: 48/100 Piccadilly — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 23 / 21
Summertown — Low fire risk: 23/100 Piccadilly — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Summertown has more residents (752 vs 405); Summertown rents higher ($365/wk vs $280/wk).

Summertown Piccadilly
Population 752
+46% vs other
 405
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.2% +9.8%
Median age 43 41
Median household income $117,416/yr $124,072/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $365/wk
+23% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Summertown Piccadilly
0-4 5.9% / 4.0%
Summertown — 0-4: 5.9% Piccadilly — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 13.2% / 13.1%
Summertown — 5-14: 13.2% Piccadilly — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 6.8% / 9.9%
Summertown — 15-19: 6.8% Piccadilly — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 5.1% / 6.9%
Summertown — 20-24: 5.1% Piccadilly — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 7.4% / 9.6%
Summertown — 25-34: 7.4% Piccadilly — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 14.1% / 13.3%
Summertown — 35-44: 14.1% Piccadilly — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 13.8% / 14.8%
Summertown — 45-54: 13.8% Piccadilly — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 16.0% / 13.3%
Summertown — 55-64: 16.0% Piccadilly — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 11.7% / 12.1%
Summertown — 65-74: 11.7% Piccadilly — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 5.3% / 4.0%
Summertown — 75-84: 5.3% Piccadilly — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 0.8% / 1.2%
Summertown — 85+: 0.8% Piccadilly — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Summertown 66.7% couple families
Summertown — Couple Families: 66.7% Summertown — Lone Person: 19.0% Summertown — One Parent Families: 9.8% Summertown — Group Household: 4.6%
Piccadilly 66.7% couple families
Piccadilly — Couple Families: 66.7% Piccadilly — Lone Person: 20.4% Piccadilly — One Parent Families: 12.9% Piccadilly — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Summertown 6.0% renting
Summertown — Owned Outright: 44.0% Summertown — Mortgage: 50.0% Summertown — Renting: 6.0%
Piccadilly 12.3% renting
Piccadilly — Owned Outright: 43.1% Piccadilly — Mortgage: 44.6% Piccadilly — Renting: 12.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Summertown Piccadilly
Bachelor Degree 19.4% / 19.5%
Summertown — Bachelor Degree: 19.4% Piccadilly — Bachelor Degree: 19.5%
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 12.1%
Summertown — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% Piccadilly — Certificate III & IV: 12.1%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 7.9%
Summertown — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Piccadilly — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.9%
Summertown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Piccadilly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.9% / 3.5%
Summertown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.9% Piccadilly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Summertown Piccadilly
England 6.1% / 6.7%
Summertown — England: 6.1% Piccadilly — England: 6.7%
Germany 0.7% / 2.7%
Summertown — Germany: 0.7% Piccadilly — Germany: 2.7%
Italy 0.7% / 1.2%
Summertown — Italy: 0.7% Piccadilly — Italy: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.4% / 1.2%
Summertown — New Zealand: 0.4% Piccadilly — New Zealand: 1.2%
Canada — / 1.0%
Summertown — Canada: not among its largest Piccadilly — Canada: 1.0%
France 0.8% / —
Summertown — France: 0.8% Piccadilly — France: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Summertown — Philippines: 0.5% Piccadilly — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Summertown 97.5% houses
Summertown — Houses: 97.5% Summertown — Townhouses: 2.1% Summertown — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Piccadilly 100.0% houses
Piccadilly — Houses: 100.0% Piccadilly — Townhouses: 0.0% Piccadilly — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Summertown Piccadilly
Median house price $1,275,000 $1,442,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Piccadilly has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%).

Summertown Piccadilly
Rural and farming 83% 100%
Environmental 10% 0%
Residential 7% 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

Summertown Piccadilly
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Summertown Piccadilly
House price Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 25% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of SA
same for both
Affordability Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 100% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 76% of SA

Liveability

Summertown Piccadilly
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Summertown carries more crime risk (52 vs 13).

Summertown Piccadilly
Bushfire High
77/100
 High
79/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
13/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Summertown Piccadilly
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
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 7.2 km
 1
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 9.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7%
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Summertown Piccadilly
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 1 3
GPs 0 1
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Piccadilly sits further from the CBD (18.6 km vs 15 km).

Summertown Piccadilly
Walkability score 27/100 28/100
Distance to Adelaide 15 km 18.6 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 25 min
Public transport score 34/100
Bus
 30/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 12.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.5%
postcode 5141
 2.0%
postcode 5151
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 5141
 67
postcode 5151

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.

Summertown Piccadilly
Car (driver) 76.6% / 71.6%
Summertown — Car (driver): 76.6% Piccadilly — Car (driver): 71.6%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 16.0%
Summertown — Worked from Home: 14.9% Piccadilly — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / 6.2%
Summertown — Car (passenger): 2.7% Piccadilly — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bus 3.6% / 3.1%
Summertown — Bus: 3.6% Piccadilly — Bus: 3.1%
Walked Only 2.1% / 3.1%
Summertown — Walked Only: 2.1% Piccadilly — Walked Only: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Summertown Piccadilly
Elevation 554 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 466 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km 20.2 km

NBN connectivity

Summertown Piccadilly
Connectivity score 42/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
285 premises
 33%
152 premises

Climate

Summertown Piccadilly
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Summertown Piccadilly
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

Summertown Piccadilly
Average residential rate $2,727/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Hills
same for both

Federal electorate

Summertown Piccadilly
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Summertown Piccadilly
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Summertown

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet

Piccadilly

Acreage Middle-Ring Professionals Quiet River

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