Toorak Gardens vs Norwood

Norwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 47 in Toorak Gardens. In Toorak Gardens, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Norwood, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Toorak Gardens: a median of $2.59 million, against $1.51 million in Norwood, though rent is higher in Norwood. Norwood is closer to the city centre: 3.4 km, against 5.2 km. On these figures, Toorak Gardens tends to suit couples, while Norwood suits renters, young adults, 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

They split

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

  • Toorak Gardens has more separate houses rather than flats (65% vs 34%)
  • Norwood has more parks and reserves (9 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Norwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,510,000 vs $2,590,000)
  • has cheaper units ($631,750 vs $730,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Toorak Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $390/wk)
  • But Norwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Norwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 84/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Norwood

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (65% vs 35%)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Toorak Gardens carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Norwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.7% vs -0.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Toorak Gardens Norwood
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.

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Walkability 84 / 92
Toorak Gardens — Walkability: 84/100 Norwood — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 50 / 22
Toorak Gardens — Safety: 50/100 Norwood — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Toorak Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100 Norwood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 82 / 29
Toorak Gardens — Low flood risk: 82/100 Norwood — Low flood risk: 29/100

Demographics

Norwood has more residents (6,354 vs 2,604); Toorak Gardens has higher household incomes ($118,872 vs $91,104).

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Population 2,604 6,354
+144% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% +6.7%
Median age 47 40
Median household income $118,872/yr
+23% vs other
 $91,104/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk $390/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toorak Gardens Norwood
0-4 3.4% / 3.4%
Toorak Gardens — 0-4: 3.4% Norwood — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.8% / 8.5%
Toorak Gardens — 5-14: 11.8% Norwood — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 7.8% / 4.0%
Toorak Gardens — 15-19: 7.8% Norwood — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 6.0% / 7.2%
Toorak Gardens — 20-24: 6.0% Norwood — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 9.1% / 18.3%
Toorak Gardens — 25-34: 9.1% Norwood — 25-34: 18.3%
35-44 9.6% / 13.9%
Toorak Gardens — 35-44: 9.6% Norwood — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 13.2% / 11.0%
Toorak Gardens — 45-54: 13.2% Norwood — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 13.6% / 12.4%
Toorak Gardens — 55-64: 13.6% Norwood — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 13.9% / 12.3%
Toorak Gardens — 65-74: 13.9% Norwood — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 8.5% / 6.8%
Toorak Gardens — 75-84: 8.5% Norwood — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ 3.0% / 2.1%
Toorak Gardens — 85+: 3.0% Norwood — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Toorak Gardens 39.5% lone person
Toorak Gardens — Lone Person: 39.5% Toorak Gardens — Couple Families: 46.9% Toorak Gardens — One Parent Families: 9.8% Toorak Gardens — Group Household: 2.9% Toorak Gardens — Other Families: 0.8%
Norwood 53.4% lone person
Norwood — Lone Person: 53.4% Norwood — Couple Families: 24.7% Norwood — One Parent Families: 10.4% Norwood — Group Household: 9.7% Norwood — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Toorak Gardens 26.6% renting
Toorak Gardens — Owned Outright: 47.5% Toorak Gardens — Mortgage: 25.9% Toorak Gardens — Renting: 26.6%
Norwood 46.4% renting
Norwood — Owned Outright: 32.2% Norwood — Mortgage: 21.5% Norwood — Renting: 46.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Bachelor Degree 27.1% / 26.4%
Toorak Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 27.1% Norwood — Bachelor Degree: 26.4%
Postgraduate Degree 13.3% / 12.8%
Toorak Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 13.3% Norwood — Postgraduate Degree: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.5%
Toorak Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Norwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 7.6%
Toorak Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Norwood — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.7%
Toorak Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Norwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

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.

Toorak Gardens Norwood
England 4.2% / 5.0%
Toorak Gardens — England: 4.2% Norwood — England: 5.0%
China 3.4% / 3.7%
Toorak Gardens — China: 3.4% Norwood — China: 3.7%
India 2.7% / 2.8%
Toorak Gardens — India: 2.7% Norwood — India: 2.8%
Italy 1.0% / 2.0%
Toorak Gardens — Italy: 1.0% Norwood — Italy: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.0%
Toorak Gardens — New Zealand: 1.4% Norwood — New Zealand: 1.0%
Vietnam 1.6% / 0.7%
Toorak Gardens — Vietnam: 1.6% Norwood — Vietnam: 0.7%
Malaysia 1.3% / 1.0%
Toorak Gardens — Malaysia: 1.3% Norwood — Malaysia: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Toorak Gardens 65.1% houses
Toorak Gardens — Houses: 65.1% Toorak Gardens — Townhouses: 30.2% Toorak Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Norwood 34.5% houses
Norwood — Houses: 34.5% Norwood — Townhouses: 50.0% Norwood — Flats / Apartments: 15.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Median house price $2,590,000 $1,510,000
Median unit price $730,000 $631,750
Median land price — $1,502,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 19 sales
 23 days
from 71 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Toorak Gardens Norwood
1 bed $506K / $497K
Toorak Gardens — 1 bed: $506K (6 sales) Norwood — 1 bed: $497K (35 sales)

6 vs 35 sales

2 bed $755K / $727K
Toorak Gardens — 2 bed: $755K (17 sales) Norwood — 2 bed: $727K (87 sales)

17 vs 87 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.

Toorak Gardens Norwood
3 bed $2.28M / $1.45M
Toorak Gardens — 3 bed: $2.28M (10 sales) Norwood — 3 bed: $1.45M (66 sales)

10 vs 66 sales

4 bed $2.5M / $2.4M
Toorak Gardens — 4 bed: $2.5M (17 sales) Norwood — 4 bed: $2.4M (31 sales)

17 vs 31 sales

5 bed $3M / $2.62M
Toorak Gardens — 5 bed: $3M (7 sales) Norwood — 5 bed: $2.62M (6 sales)

7 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Norwood has more commercially zoned land (24% vs 2%).

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Residential 95% 72%
Commercial 2% 24%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
same for both
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
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

Toorak Gardens Norwood
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
 227
across Norwood Payneham and St Peters
Approvals change year on year +32% +141%

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.

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Houses 3.0%
$1,640/wk on $2.8M
 3.4%
$802/wk on $1.23M
Units — 4.4%
$685/wk on $810K

Ranking within SA

Toorak Gardens Norwood
House price Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Schools — Higher than 96% of SA
Walkability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Affordability Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 16% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 37% of SA

Liveability

Toorak Gardens scores higher overall (91 vs 78); Norwood is more walkable (92 vs 84).

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Grade A+ A
Score 91/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Norwood carries more flood risk (71 vs 18); Norwood carries more crime risk (78 vs 50).

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
50/100
 High
78/100
Flood Low
18/100
 High
71/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.4 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.9% 4.0%

Schools in Toorak Gardens

  • St Patrick's Special School Catholic · Combined · Special school

Schools in Norwood

  • Norwood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Memorial School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Saint Ignatius' College - Junior School Campus Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 2 44
Parks & reserves 1 9
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 5
Pharmacies 0 5
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 0 30

Mobility

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Walkability score 84/100 92/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.2 km
+35% vs other
 3.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 8 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 55.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 212.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 5065
 2.0%
postcode 5067
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 5065
 37
postcode 5067

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.

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Car (driver) 63.1% / 55.1%
Toorak Gardens — Car (driver): 63.1% Norwood — Car (driver): 55.1%
Worked from Home 18.0% / 16.9%
Toorak Gardens — Worked from Home: 18.0% Norwood — Worked from Home: 16.9%
Bus 5.3% / 9.4%
Toorak Gardens — Bus: 5.3% Norwood — Bus: 9.4%
Walked Only 3.5% / 8.6%
Toorak Gardens — Walked Only: 3.5% Norwood — Walked Only: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 4.5%
Toorak Gardens — Car (passenger): 6.3% Norwood — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bicycle 3.7% / 5.1%
Toorak Gardens — Bicycle: 3.7% Norwood — Bicycle: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.1%).

Setting

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Elevation 79 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.3 km 12.2 km

NBN connectivity

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Connectivity score 75/100 81/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,184 premises
 21%
4,602 premises

Climate

Toorak Gardens Norwood
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)

Toorak Gardens Norwood
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

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Average residential rate $2,410/yr $1,995/yr
Council Burnside Norwood Payneham and St Peters

Federal electorate

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Toorak Gardens Norwood
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Toorak Gardens

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

Norwood

Cafe Culture Inner Parks Professionals River Townhouses

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