Torrensville vs Brooklyn Park

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Torrensville is closer to the city centre: 4.6 km, against 5.4 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

They split

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

  • Torrensville has more separate houses rather than flats (71% vs 57%)
  • Brooklyn Park has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Brooklyn Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($500,000 vs $723,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brooklyn Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Brooklyn Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (43% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Brooklyn Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.0% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
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.

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Walkability 87 / 80
Torrensville — Walkability: 87/100 Brooklyn Park — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 21 / 26
Torrensville — Safety: 21/100 Brooklyn Park — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Torrensville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brooklyn Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 56 / 13
Torrensville — Low flood risk: 56/100 Brooklyn Park — Low flood risk: 13/100

Demographics

Torrensville rents higher ($360/wk vs $285/wk); Torrensville has higher household incomes ($88,868 vs $76,232).

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Population 4,110 5,040
+23% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7% +5.4%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $88,868/yr
+14% vs other
 $76,232/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+21% vs other
 $285/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
0-4 4.2% / 5.7%
Torrensville — 0-4: 4.2% Brooklyn Park — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 9.3% / 9.1%
Torrensville — 5-14: 9.3% Brooklyn Park — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 4.1% / 3.8%
Torrensville — 15-19: 4.1% Brooklyn Park — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 7.9% / 7.4%
Torrensville — 20-24: 7.9% Brooklyn Park — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 20.6% / 19.7%
Torrensville — 25-34: 20.6% Brooklyn Park — 25-34: 19.7%
35-44 14.4% / 16.1%
Torrensville — 35-44: 14.4% Brooklyn Park — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 12.4% / 11.1%
Torrensville — 45-54: 12.4% Brooklyn Park — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 12.1% / 10.8%
Torrensville — 55-64: 12.1% Brooklyn Park — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 7.3% / 8.3%
Torrensville — 65-74: 7.3% Brooklyn Park — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 4.8% / 5.7%
Torrensville — 75-84: 4.8% Brooklyn Park — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 3.0% / 2.2%
Torrensville — 85+: 3.0% Brooklyn Park — 85+: 2.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Brooklyn Park 44.0% lone person
Brooklyn Park — Lone Person: 44.0% Brooklyn Park — Couple Families: 34.5% Brooklyn Park — One Parent Families: 11.7% Brooklyn Park — Group Household: 7.6% Brooklyn Park — Other Families: 2.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Torrensville 38.1% renting
Torrensville — Owned Outright: 32.8% Torrensville — Mortgage: 29.2% Torrensville — Renting: 38.1%
Brooklyn Park 41.7% renting
Brooklyn Park — Owned Outright: 28.2% Brooklyn Park — Mortgage: 30.0% Brooklyn Park — Renting: 41.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Bachelor Degree 20.3% / 17.0%
Torrensville — Bachelor Degree: 20.3% Brooklyn Park — Bachelor Degree: 17.0%
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 12.2%
Torrensville — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Brooklyn Park — Certificate III & IV: 12.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.0% / 7.5%
Torrensville — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0% Brooklyn Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.3%
Torrensville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Brooklyn Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.9%
Torrensville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Brooklyn Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
India 4.5% / 12.4%
Torrensville — India: 4.5% Brooklyn Park — India: 12.4%
Greece 4.4% / 1.7%
Torrensville — Greece: 4.4% Brooklyn Park — Greece: 1.7%
Italy 2.9% / 2.1%
Torrensville — Italy: 2.9% Brooklyn Park — Italy: 2.1%
England 2.4% / 2.1%
Torrensville — England: 2.4% Brooklyn Park — England: 2.1%
China 1.8% / 1.8%
Torrensville — China: 1.8% Brooklyn Park — China: 1.8%
Philippines 1.3% / 2.0%
Torrensville — Philippines: 1.3% Brooklyn Park — Philippines: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Torrensville 70.8% houses
Torrensville — Houses: 70.8% Torrensville — Flats / Apartments: 9.2% Torrensville — Townhouses: 20.0%
Brooklyn Park 56.7% houses
Brooklyn Park — Houses: 56.7% Brooklyn Park — Flats / Apartments: 29.7% Brooklyn Park — Townhouses: 13.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,081,000
Median unit price $723,500 $500,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 37 sales
 18 days
from 22 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.

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
3 bed $1.06M / $1.01M
Torrensville — 3 bed: $1.06M (39 sales) Brooklyn Park — 3 bed: $1.01M (24 sales)

39 vs 24 sales

4 bed $1.47M / $1.22M
Torrensville — 4 bed: $1.47M (10 sales) Brooklyn Park — 4 bed: $1.22M (15 sales)

10 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Residential 74% 97%
Industrial 11% 2%
Commercial 8% 1%
Parks and recreation 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

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
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.

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Houses 3.2%
$700/wk on $1.15M
 5.0%
$720/wk on $750K
Units — 5.9%
$550/wk on $486K

Ranking within SA

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
House price Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
Income Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
Schools — Higher than 95% of SA
Walkability Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 89% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 94% of SA

Liveability

Torrensville scores higher overall (72 vs 61).

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Grade A B
Score 72/100 61/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Brooklyn Park carries more flood risk (87 vs 44).

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
79/100
 High
74/100
Flood Moderate
44/100
 High
87/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
83/100
 High
91/100
Industrial facilities nearby 12
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Inside the suburb 2 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.9 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.2% 3.0%

Schools in Torrensville

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

Schools in Brooklyn Park

  • Brooklyn Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St John Bosco School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Emmaus Christian College - Brooklyn Park Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 3
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 3 5
GPs 2 1
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0

Mobility

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Walkability score 87/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.6 km 5.4 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 146.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 95.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 5031
 0.9%
postcode 5032
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 5031
 47
postcode 5032

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.

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Car (driver) 63.3% / 70.2%
Torrensville — Car (driver): 63.3% Brooklyn Park — Car (driver): 70.2%
Bus 10.5% / 10.9%
Torrensville — Bus: 10.5% Brooklyn Park — Bus: 10.9%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 8.9%
Torrensville — Worked from Home: 12.1% Brooklyn Park — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.0%
Torrensville — Car (passenger): 5.7% Brooklyn Park — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Bicycle 4.5% / 1.7%
Torrensville — Bicycle: 4.5% Brooklyn Park — Bicycle: 1.7%
Walked Only 3.3% / 1.7%
Torrensville — Walked Only: 3.3% Brooklyn Park — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.9 km 4.4 km
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Connectivity score 75/100 71/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
2,262 premises
 9%
2,584 premises

Climate

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Annual rainfall 457 mm 394 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C 28.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 7.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
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

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

Federal electorate

Torrensville Brooklyn Park
Division Adelaide Hindmarsh
Member Steve Georganas Mark Butler
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Torrensville

Inner Parks

Brooklyn Park

Inner Multicultural Parks Urban

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