Thebarton vs Torrensville

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Thebarton, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Torrensville, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Thebarton: a median of $1.25 million, against $1.1 million in Torrensville, though rent is higher in Torrensville. Thebarton is closer to the city centre: 4 km, against 4.6 km. On these figures, Thebarton tends to suit renters and people living alone.

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

Torrensville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 36%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 56%)

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

  • Thebarton has cheaper units ($563,500 vs $723,500)
  • Torrensville has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,255,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Thebarton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (49% vs 38%)
  • has cheaper rent ($315/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Thebarton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (7% vs 1%)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Thebarton has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% vs 29%)
  • Torrensville has more GPs (2 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Thebarton Torrensville
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.

Thebarton Torrensville
Walkability 89 / 87
Thebarton — Walkability: 89/100 Torrensville — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 15 / 21
Thebarton — Safety: 15/100 Torrensville — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Thebarton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Torrensville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 56 / 56
Thebarton — Low flood risk: 56/100 Torrensville — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Torrensville has more residents (4,110 vs 1,442); Torrensville has higher household incomes ($88,868 vs $74,308).

Thebarton Torrensville
Population 1,442 4,110
+185% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.8% +1.7%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $74,308/yr $88,868/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $315/wk $360/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Thebarton Torrensville
0-4 3.7% / 4.2%
Thebarton — 0-4: 3.7% Torrensville — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 9.2% / 9.3%
Thebarton — 5-14: 9.2% Torrensville — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 3.6% / 4.1%
Thebarton — 15-19: 3.6% Torrensville — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 7.9% / 7.9%
Thebarton — 20-24: 7.9% Torrensville — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 19.5% / 20.6%
Thebarton — 25-34: 19.5% Torrensville — 25-34: 20.6%
35-44 14.4% / 14.4%
Thebarton — 35-44: 14.4% Torrensville — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 13.7% / 12.4%
Thebarton — 45-54: 13.7% Torrensville — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 11.2% / 12.1%
Thebarton — 55-64: 11.2% Torrensville — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 9.0% / 7.3%
Thebarton — 65-74: 9.0% Torrensville — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 4.0% / 4.8%
Thebarton — 75-84: 4.0% Torrensville — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 3.3% / 3.0%
Thebarton — 85+: 3.3% Torrensville — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Thebarton 49.3% lone person
Thebarton — Lone Person: 49.3% Thebarton — Couple Families: 22.3% Thebarton — One Parent Families: 13.4% Thebarton — Group Household: 13.2% Thebarton — Other Families: 1.7%
Torrensville 38.6% lone person
Torrensville — Lone Person: 38.6% Torrensville — Couple Families: 34.3% Torrensville — One Parent Families: 13.7% Torrensville — Group Household: 11.4% Torrensville — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Thebarton 48.8% renting
Thebarton — Owned Outright: 25.5% Thebarton — Mortgage: 25.7% Thebarton — Renting: 48.8%
Torrensville 38.1% renting
Torrensville — Owned Outright: 32.8% Torrensville — Mortgage: 29.2% Torrensville — Renting: 38.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Thebarton Torrensville
Bachelor Degree 21.7% / 20.3%
Thebarton — Bachelor Degree: 21.7% Torrensville — Bachelor Degree: 20.3%
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 10.8%
Thebarton — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Torrensville — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 6.9%
Thebarton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Torrensville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.8% / 8.0%
Thebarton — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8% Torrensville — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.9%
Thebarton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Torrensville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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.

Thebarton Torrensville
Greece 4.6% / 4.4%
Thebarton — Greece: 4.6% Torrensville — Greece: 4.4%
India 2.7% / 4.5%
Thebarton — India: 2.7% Torrensville — India: 4.5%
England 2.8% / 2.4%
Thebarton — England: 2.8% Torrensville — England: 2.4%
China 2.1% / 1.8%
Thebarton — China: 2.1% Torrensville — China: 1.8%
Italy 0.9% / 2.9%
Thebarton — Italy: 0.9% Torrensville — Italy: 2.9%
Vietnam 1.1% / 1.1%
Thebarton — Vietnam: 1.1% Torrensville — Vietnam: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Thebarton 56.5% houses
Thebarton — Houses: 56.5% Thebarton — Townhouses: 27.9% Thebarton — Flats / Apartments: 15.7%
Torrensville 70.8% houses
Torrensville — Houses: 70.8% Torrensville — Townhouses: 20.0% Torrensville — Flats / Apartments: 9.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Thebarton Torrensville
Median house price $1,255,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price $563,500 $723,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 8 sales
 19 days
from 37 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.

Thebarton Torrensville
2 bed $1.17M / $930K
Thebarton — 2 bed: $1.17M (7 sales) Torrensville — 2 bed: $930K (11 sales)

7 vs 11 sales

3 bed $1.24M / $1.06M
Thebarton — 3 bed: $1.24M (8 sales) Torrensville — 3 bed: $1.06M (39 sales)

8 vs 39 sales

Zoning mix

Thebarton has more commercially zoned land (39% vs 8%); Thebarton has more industrially zoned land (22% vs 11%).

Thebarton Torrensville
Residential 36% 74%
Commercial 39% 8%
Industrial 22% 11%
Parks and recreation 3% 7%
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

Thebarton Torrensville
New dwellings approved 578
across West Torrens
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

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.

Thebarton Torrensville
Houses — 3.2%
$700/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Thebarton Torrensville
House price Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 12% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 89% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 20% of SA

Liveability

Thebarton Torrensville
Grade A
same for both
Score 69/100 72/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Thebarton Torrensville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 High
79/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Thebarton Torrensville
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.0 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 4.2%

Schools in Thebarton

  • Warriappendi Secondary School Government · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Torrensville

  • Torrensville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Thebarton Senior College Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Thebarton Torrensville
Supermarkets 1 3
Cafes & restaurants 9 3
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 2 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Thebarton Torrensville
Walkability score 89/100 87/100
Distance to Adelaide 4 km 4.6 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 9 min 10 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 131.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 146.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 5031
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 5031
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.

Thebarton Torrensville
Car (driver) 58.9% / 63.3%
Thebarton — Car (driver): 58.9% Torrensville — Car (driver): 63.3%
Worked from Home 13.1% / 12.1%
Thebarton — Worked from Home: 13.1% Torrensville — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Bus 5.6% / 10.5%
Thebarton — Bus: 5.6% Torrensville — Bus: 10.5%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.7%
Thebarton — Car (passenger): 4.9% Torrensville — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bicycle 4.9% / 4.5%
Thebarton — Bicycle: 4.9% Torrensville — Bicycle: 4.5%
Walked Only 5.6% / 3.3%
Thebarton — Walked Only: 5.6% Torrensville — Walked Only: 3.3%
Tram / Light Rail 6.5% / 0.2%
Thebarton — Tram / Light Rail: 6.5% Torrensville — Tram / Light Rail: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.3%).

Setting

Thebarton Torrensville
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.2 km 5.9 km

NBN connectivity

Thebarton Torrensville
Connectivity score 72/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 27%
1,282 premises
 4%
2,262 premises

Climate

Thebarton Torrensville
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)

Thebarton Torrensville
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

Thebarton Torrensville
Average residential rate $1,532/yr
same for both
Council West Torrens
same for both

Federal electorate

Thebarton Torrensville
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Thebarton Torrensville
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Thebarton

Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals River Townhouses

Torrensville

Inner Parks

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