Unley Park vs Kingswood

In both, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Unley Park, the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Unley Park: a median of $2.75 million, against $1.7 million in Kingswood. Unley Park is closer to the city centre: 4.3 km, against 6 km. On these figures, Kingswood 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

They split

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

  • Unley Park has more separate houses rather than flats (76% vs 53%)
  • Kingswood has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

  • Unley Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 26%)
  • Kingswood has cheaper houses ($1,700,000 vs $2,745,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Unley Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kingswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 77/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Kingswood

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 24%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 77/100)
  • But Unley Park carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 60/100)

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

Investors

Kingswood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.5% vs -4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Unley Park Kingswood
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.

Unley Park Kingswood
Walkability 77 / 94
Unley Park — Walkability: 77/100 Kingswood — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 53 / 40
Unley Park — Safety: 53/100 Kingswood — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Unley Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kingswood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 17 / 85
Unley Park — Low flood risk: 17/100 Kingswood — Low flood risk: 85/100

Demographics

Kingswood has more residents (2,554 vs 1,383); Unley Park has higher household incomes ($155,480 vs $98,696).

Unley Park Kingswood
Population 1,383 2,554
+85% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.3% +10.5%
Median age 47 49
Median household income $155,480/yr
+37% vs other
 $98,696/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+5% vs other
 $333/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Unley Park Kingswood
0-4 3.7% / 4.2%
Unley Park — 0-4: 3.7% Kingswood — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.9% / 10.6%
Unley Park — 5-14: 10.9% Kingswood — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 8.2% / 6.1%
Unley Park — 15-19: 8.2% Kingswood — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 6.4% / 4.7%
Unley Park — 20-24: 6.4% Kingswood — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 8.5% / 7.7%
Unley Park — 25-34: 8.5% Kingswood — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 8.5% / 11.1%
Unley Park — 35-44: 8.5% Kingswood — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 14.0% / 12.6%
Unley Park — 45-54: 14.0% Kingswood — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 15.5% / 12.2%
Unley Park — 55-64: 15.5% Kingswood — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 13.9% / 12.8%
Unley Park — 65-74: 13.9% Kingswood — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 8.2% / 8.1%
Unley Park — 75-84: 8.2% Kingswood — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 2.0% / 8.9%
Unley Park — 85+: 2.0% Kingswood — 85+: 8.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Unley Park 50.0% couple families
Unley Park — Couple Families: 50.0% Unley Park — Lone Person: 34.7% Unley Park — One Parent Families: 10.7% Unley Park — Group Household: 3.4% Unley Park — Other Families: 1.1%
Kingswood 45.9% couple families
Kingswood — Couple Families: 45.9% Kingswood — Lone Person: 37.5% Kingswood — One Parent Families: 12.3% Kingswood — Group Household: 3.2% Kingswood — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Unley Park 17.7% renting
Unley Park — Owned Outright: 49.7% Unley Park — Mortgage: 32.6% Unley Park — Renting: 17.7%
Kingswood 23.0% renting
Kingswood — Owned Outright: 44.3% Kingswood — Mortgage: 32.7% Kingswood — Renting: 23.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Unley Park Kingswood
Bachelor Degree 26.2% / 22.9%
Unley Park — Bachelor Degree: 26.2% Kingswood — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Postgraduate Degree 12.3% / 8.7%
Unley Park — Postgraduate Degree: 12.3% Kingswood — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.2%
Unley Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Kingswood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Certificate III & IV 5.3% / 6.5%
Unley Park — Certificate III & IV: 5.3% Kingswood — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.8%
Unley Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Kingswood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

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.

Unley Park Kingswood
England 4.8% / 5.1%
Unley Park — England: 4.8% Kingswood — England: 5.1%
China 1.7% / 2.0%
Unley Park — China: 1.7% Kingswood — China: 2.0%
India 0.9% / 1.2%
Unley Park — India: 0.9% Kingswood — India: 1.2%
Greece 1.1% / 0.7%
Unley Park — Greece: 1.1% Kingswood — Greece: 0.7%
Malaysia 0.7% / 0.9%
Unley Park — Malaysia: 0.7% Kingswood — Malaysia: 0.9%
Italy — / 1.2%
Unley Park — Italy: not among its largest Kingswood — Italy: 1.2%
Vietnam 0.8% / —
Unley Park — Vietnam: 0.8% Kingswood — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Unley Park 76.1% houses
Unley Park — Houses: 76.1% Unley Park — Flats / Apartments: 19.9% Unley Park — Townhouses: 4.0%
Kingswood 53.3% houses
Kingswood — Houses: 53.3% Kingswood — Flats / Apartments: 25.9% Kingswood — Townhouses: 20.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Unley Park Kingswood
Median house price $2,745,500 $1,700,000
Median unit price $755,000 $747,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 73 days
from 13 sales
 22 days
from 19 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.

Unley Park Kingswood
3 bed $2.25M / $1.49M
Unley Park — 3 bed: $2.25M (11 sales) Kingswood — 3 bed: $1.49M (20 sales)

11 vs 20 sales

4 bed $2.27M / $1.95M
Unley Park — 4 bed: $2.27M (11 sales) Kingswood — 4 bed: $1.95M (18 sales)

11 vs 18 sales

5 bed $3.25M / $2.13M
Unley Park — 5 bed: $3.25M (8 sales) Kingswood — 5 bed: $2.13M (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Unley Park Kingswood
Residential 99% 93%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Commercial 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

Unley Park Kingswood
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
 188
across Mitcham
Approvals change year on year -67% +32%

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.

Unley Park Kingswood
Houses — 2.2%
$685/wk on $1.59M
Units — 4.4%
$605/wk on $712K

Ranking within SA

Unley Park Kingswood
House price Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Income Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools — Higher than 97% of SA
Walkability Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 100% of SA
Affordability Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 39% of SA

Liveability

Kingswood is more walkable (94 vs 77); Kingswood scores higher overall (91 vs 76).

Unley Park Kingswood
Grade A A+
Score 76/100 91/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Unley Park carries more flood risk (83 vs 15); Kingswood carries more crime risk (60 vs 47).

Unley Park Kingswood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood High
83/100
 Low
15/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Unley Park Kingswood
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.8 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.8% 3.7%

Schools in Unley Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Kingswood

  • Mitcham Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Mitcham Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Unley Park Kingswood
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Unley Park Kingswood
Walkability score 77/100 94/100
Distance to Adelaide 4.3 km 6 km
+40% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 10 min 12 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 56.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 68.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 5061
 2.5%
postcode 5062
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5061
 63
postcode 5062

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.

Unley Park Kingswood
Car (driver) 67.8% / 66.8%
Unley Park — Car (driver): 67.8% Kingswood — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 16.8%
Unley Park — Worked from Home: 14.5% Kingswood — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Bus 6.9% / 4.5%
Unley Park — Bus: 6.9% Kingswood — Bus: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.5%
Unley Park — Car (passenger): 5.0% Kingswood — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Bicycle 3.0% / 2.8%
Unley Park — Bicycle: 3.0% Kingswood — Bicycle: 2.8%
Walked Only 2.0% / 3.5%
Unley Park — Walked Only: 2.0% Kingswood — Walked Only: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.8%).

Setting

Unley Park Kingswood
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.3 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Unley Park Kingswood
Connectivity score 80/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
659 premises
 0%
1,089 premises

Climate

Unley Park Kingswood
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)

Unley Park Kingswood
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

Unley Park Kingswood
Average residential rate $2,288/yr $2,296/yr
Council Unley Mitcham

Federal electorate

Unley Park Kingswood
Division Adelaide Boothby
Member Steve Georganas Louise Miller-Frost
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Unley Park

Inner Luxury Parks Professionals River

Kingswood

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees River Townhouses

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