Tusmore vs Heathpool

Heathpool is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Tusmore. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Tusmore, about half of households are couple families. In Heathpool, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Tusmore: a median of $2.36 million, against $1.83 million in Heathpool, though rent is higher in Heathpool. Heathpool is closer to the city centre: 5 km, against 5.8 km. On these figures, Heathpool tends to suit 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Heathpool

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,830,000 vs $2,360,000)
  • has cheaper units ($583,000 vs $740,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tusmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $400/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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Heathpool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.6% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Tusmore Heathpool
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.

Tusmore Heathpool
Walkability 79 / 82
Tusmore — Walkability: 79/100 Heathpool — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 53 / 55
Tusmore — Safety: 53/100 Heathpool — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Tusmore — Low fire risk: 100/100 Heathpool — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 35 / 20
Tusmore — Low flood risk: 35/100 Heathpool — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Tusmore has more residents (1,503 vs 596); Heathpool rents higher ($400/wk vs $360/wk).

Tusmore Heathpool
Population 1,503
+60% vs other
 596
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +9.6%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $119,496/yr $128,232/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk $400/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tusmore Heathpool
0-4 3.5% / 4.4%
Tusmore — 0-4: 3.5% Heathpool — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 12.0% / 13.1%
Tusmore — 5-14: 12.0% Heathpool — 5-14: 13.1%
15-19 7.7% / 11.7%
Tusmore — 15-19: 7.7% Heathpool — 15-19: 11.7%
20-24 5.9% / 5.5%
Tusmore — 20-24: 5.9% Heathpool — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.0% / 6.2%
Tusmore — 25-34: 10.0% Heathpool — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 10.0% / 14.1%
Tusmore — 35-44: 10.0% Heathpool — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 14.1% / 10.9%
Tusmore — 45-54: 14.1% Heathpool — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 13.0% / 14.6%
Tusmore — 55-64: 13.0% Heathpool — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 14.0% / 12.9%
Tusmore — 65-74: 14.0% Heathpool — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 7.5% / 5.5%
Tusmore — 75-84: 7.5% Heathpool — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.8% / 2.0%
Tusmore — 85+: 1.8% Heathpool — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tusmore 54.2% couple families
Tusmore — Couple Families: 54.2% Tusmore — Lone Person: 29.6% Tusmore — One Parent Families: 13.4% Tusmore — Group Household: 2.0% Tusmore — Other Families: 0.8%
Heathpool 58.4% couple families
Heathpool — Couple Families: 58.4% Heathpool — Lone Person: 31.5% Heathpool — One Parent Families: 10.1% Heathpool — Group Household: 0.0% Heathpool — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tusmore 24.0% renting
Tusmore — Owned Outright: 45.2% Tusmore — Mortgage: 30.8% Tusmore — Renting: 24.0%
Heathpool 22.7% renting
Heathpool — Owned Outright: 51.7% Heathpool — Mortgage: 25.6% Heathpool — Renting: 22.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tusmore Heathpool
Bachelor Degree 26.1% / 24.8%
Tusmore — Bachelor Degree: 26.1% Heathpool — Bachelor Degree: 24.8%
Postgraduate Degree 12.2% / 10.9%
Tusmore — Postgraduate Degree: 12.2% Heathpool — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 8.7%
Tusmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Heathpool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Certificate III & IV 6.9% / 5.0%
Tusmore — Certificate III & IV: 6.9% Heathpool — Certificate III & IV: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.3% / 2.7%
Tusmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3% Heathpool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

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.

Tusmore Heathpool
England 3.3% / 4.7%
Tusmore — England: 3.3% Heathpool — England: 4.7%
China 4.7% / 2.7%
Tusmore — China: 4.7% Heathpool — China: 2.7%
India 2.4% / 5.0%
Tusmore — India: 2.4% Heathpool — India: 5.0%
Malaysia 2.0% / 1.5%
Tusmore — Malaysia: 2.0% Heathpool — Malaysia: 1.5%
Vietnam — / 1.8%
Tusmore — Vietnam: not among its largest Heathpool — Vietnam: 1.8%
Italy 1.0% / —
Tusmore — Italy: 1.0% Heathpool — Italy: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tusmore 70.6% houses
Tusmore — Houses: 70.6% Tusmore — Townhouses: 29.4% Tusmore — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Heathpool 77.6% houses
Heathpool — Houses: 77.6% Heathpool — Townhouses: 21.4% Heathpool — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tusmore Heathpool
Median house price $2,360,000 $1,830,000
Median unit price $740,000 $583,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 10 sales
 58 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Tusmore Heathpool
Residential 95% 96%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 4%
Commercial 2% 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

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

Ranking within SA

Tusmore Heathpool
House price Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Affordability Higher than 25% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 90% of SA

Liveability

Tusmore Heathpool
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Heathpool carries more flood risk (80 vs 65).

Tusmore Heathpool
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 High
80/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Tusmore Heathpool
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 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.9 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.6% 3.4%

Amenities in the suburb

Tusmore Heathpool
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Tusmore Heathpool
Walkability score 79/100 82/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.8 km
+14% vs other
 5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 10 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 5065
 1.9%
postcode 5068
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 5065
 45
postcode 5068

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.

Tusmore Heathpool
Car (driver) 64.9% / 66.8%
Tusmore — Car (driver): 64.9% Heathpool — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 17.4%
Tusmore — Worked from Home: 17.3% Heathpool — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Bus 5.1% / 6.9%
Tusmore — Bus: 5.1% Heathpool — Bus: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 7.2% / 3.6%
Tusmore — Car (passenger): 7.2% Heathpool — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Bicycle 2.8% / 3.6%
Tusmore — Bicycle: 2.8% Heathpool — Bicycle: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.8%).

Setting

Tusmore Heathpool
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 91 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.0 km 13.1 km

NBN connectivity

Tusmore Heathpool
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
657 premises
 3%
243 premises

Climate

Tusmore Heathpool
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)

Tusmore Heathpool
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

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

Federal electorate

Tusmore Heathpool
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tusmore Heathpool
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tusmore

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River Townhouses

Heathpool

Inner Parks Professionals River Townhouses

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