Unley vs Fullarton

Unley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Fullarton. In both, most households own their home. In Fullarton, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Unley: a median of $1.78 million, against $1.55 million in Fullarton, and rent is higher there too. Unley is closer to the city centre: 3 km, against 4.5 km.

Unley and Fullarton are neighbouring Adelaide suburbs with distinct financial profiles. Unley has a notably higher median household income at $105,924 compared to Fullarton's $87,672, and sits closer to the CBD at 3.0 km versus 4.5 km. Fullarton's median house price is considerably higher at $1,951,500 against Unley's $1,671,000, though Unley offers better rental yields across both houses and units. Both suburbs are highly walkable and free from bushfire and flood risk, making either a solid choice depending on whether you prioritise proximity to the city and income levels or are willing to pay more for property in a slightly quieter location.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Fullarton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 78/100)
  • But Unley has more childcare (6 vs 3)

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 has cheaper units ($641,250 vs $708,500)
  • Fullarton has cheaper houses ($1,550,000 vs $1,777,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Fullarton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 78/100)
  • But Unley has more GPs (4 vs 0)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Unley returns a higher gross yield on units (5.7% vs 3.8%)
  • Fullarton is growing faster (6.1% vs -0.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Unley and Fullarton 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 Fullarton
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 Fullarton
Walkability 92 / 90
Unley — Walkability: 92/100 Fullarton — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 22 / 33
Unley — Safety: 22/100 Fullarton — Safety: 33/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Unley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Fullarton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 15 / 41
Unley — Low flood risk: 15/100 Fullarton — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Unley has higher household incomes ($105,924 vs $87,672); Fullarton skews older (44 vs 41).

Unley Fullarton
Population 3,997 4,500
+13% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.2% +6.1%
Median age 41 44
Median household income $105,924/yr
+17% vs other
 $87,672/yr
Median weekly rent $372/wk
+7% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Unley Fullarton
0-4 4.1% / 4.0%
Unley — 0-4: 4.1% Fullarton — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 10.8% / 12.3%
Unley — 5-14: 10.8% Fullarton — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 4.6% / 5.1%
Unley — 15-19: 4.6% Fullarton — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.3% / 5.8%
Unley — 20-24: 6.3% Fullarton — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 14.8% / 10.0%
Unley — 25-34: 14.8% Fullarton — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 13.4% / 13.7%
Unley — 35-44: 13.4% Fullarton — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 13.9% / 11.9%
Unley — 45-54: 13.9% Fullarton — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 12.1% / 10.0%
Unley — 55-64: 12.1% Fullarton — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 11.5% / 11.3%
Unley — 65-74: 11.5% Fullarton — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 6.5% / 8.9%
Unley — 75-84: 6.5% Fullarton — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ 1.9% / 7.2%
Unley — 85+: 1.9% Fullarton — 85+: 7.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Unley 44.8% lone person
Unley — Lone Person: 44.8% Unley — Couple Families: 34.1% Unley — One Parent Families: 10.2% Unley — Group Household: 8.3% Unley — Other Families: 2.6%
Fullarton 46.7% lone person
Fullarton — Lone Person: 46.7% Fullarton — Couple Families: 36.7% Fullarton — One Parent Families: 11.3% Fullarton — Group Household: 4.2% Fullarton — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Unley 36.5% renting
Unley — Owned Outright: 35.7% Unley — Mortgage: 27.8% Unley — Renting: 36.5%
Fullarton 34.2% renting
Fullarton — Owned Outright: 35.2% Fullarton — Mortgage: 30.7% Fullarton — Renting: 34.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Unley Fullarton
Bachelor Degree 25.7% / 22.9%
Unley — Bachelor Degree: 25.7% Fullarton — Bachelor Degree: 22.9%
Postgraduate Degree 12.5% / 10.9%
Unley — Postgraduate Degree: 12.5% Fullarton — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.9%
Unley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Fullarton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 6.2%
Unley — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Fullarton — Certificate III & IV: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 3.5%
Unley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Fullarton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

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.

Unley Fullarton
England 4.5% / 3.9%
Unley — England: 4.5% Fullarton — England: 3.9%
China 3.3% / 3.4%
Unley — China: 3.3% Fullarton — China: 3.4%
India 2.1% / 3.7%
Unley — India: 2.1% Fullarton — India: 3.7%
Greece 2.0% / 0.9%
Unley — Greece: 2.0% Fullarton — Greece: 0.9%
Italy 1.9% / 0.9%
Unley — Italy: 1.9% Fullarton — Italy: 0.9%
Malaysia 0.8% / 1.2%
Unley — Malaysia: 0.8% Fullarton — Malaysia: 1.2%
Sri Lanka — / 1.2%
Unley — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Fullarton — Sri Lanka: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Unley 52.0% houses
Unley — Houses: 52.0% Unley — Townhouses: 20.2% Unley — Flats / Apartments: 27.8%
Fullarton 49.3% houses
Fullarton — Houses: 49.3% Fullarton — Townhouses: 29.9% Fullarton — Flats / Apartments: 20.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Unley Fullarton
Median house price $1,777,500 $1,550,000
Median unit price $641,250 $708,500
Median land price $1,593,900 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 26 sales
 23 days
from 31 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.

Unley Fullarton
1 bed $437K / $520K
Unley — 1 bed: $437K (7 sales) Fullarton — 1 bed: $520K (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

2 bed $661K / $715K
Unley — 2 bed: $661K (28 sales) Fullarton — 2 bed: $715K (19 sales)

28 vs 19 sales

3 bed $1.06M / $880K
Unley — 3 bed: $1.06M (7 sales) Fullarton — 3 bed: $880K (5 sales)

7 vs 5 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 Fullarton
2 bed $1.05M / $895K
Unley — 2 bed: $1.05M (11 sales) Fullarton — 2 bed: $895K (10 sales)

11 vs 10 sales

3 bed $1.73M / $1.5M
Unley — 3 bed: $1.73M (29 sales) Fullarton — 3 bed: $1.5M (38 sales)

29 vs 38 sales

4 bed $2.13M / $1.76M
Unley — 4 bed: $2.13M (20 sales) Fullarton — 4 bed: $1.76M (11 sales)

20 vs 11 sales

5 bed $2.78M / $2.4M
Unley — 5 bed: $2.78M (5 sales) Fullarton — 5 bed: $2.4M (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Unley has more commercially zoned land (16% vs 4%).

Unley Fullarton
Residential 82% 96%
Commercial 16% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Unley Fullarton
New dwellings approved 273
across Unley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
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.

Unley Fullarton
Houses 2.7%
$765/wk on $1.5M
 2.6%
$750/wk on $1.49M
Units 5.7%
$625/wk on $569K
 3.8%
$520/wk on $720K

Ranking within SA

Unley Fullarton
House price Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Income Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Affordability Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 10% of SA

Liveability

Fullarton scores higher overall (78 vs 70).

Unley Fullarton
Grade A
same for both
Score 70/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Unley carries more flood risk (85 vs 59); Unley carries more crime risk (78 vs 67).

Unley Fullarton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
78/100
 Moderate
67/100
Flood High
85/100
 Moderate
59/100
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 Fullarton
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 2.2 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 3.8%

Schools in Unley

  • Saint Spyridon College Independent · Primary at peers

Schools in Fullarton

  • Sunrise Christian School Fullarton Independent · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Unley Fullarton
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 18 2
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 6 3
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 5 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 16 8

Mobility

Unley Fullarton
Walkability score 92/100 90/100
Distance to Adelaide 3 km 4.5 km
+50% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 7 min 9 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 88.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.6%
postcode 5061
 2.0%
postcode 5063
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5061
 44
postcode 5063

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 Fullarton
Car (driver) 55.6% / 63.4%
Unley — Car (driver): 55.6% Fullarton — Car (driver): 63.4%
Worked from Home 16.4% / 16.0%
Unley — Worked from Home: 16.4% Fullarton — Worked from Home: 16.0%
Bus 5.4% / 8.4%
Unley — Bus: 5.4% Fullarton — Bus: 8.4%
Walked Only 8.4% / 3.2%
Unley — Walked Only: 8.4% Fullarton — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bicycle 6.3% / 3.9%
Unley — Bicycle: 6.3% Fullarton — Bicycle: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 4.9%
Unley — Car (passenger): 5.1% Fullarton — Car (passenger): 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.4%).

Setting

Unley Fullarton
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.1 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Unley Fullarton
Connectivity score 78/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
2,511 premises
 26%
2,513 premises

Climate

Unley Fullarton
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 Fullarton
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 Fullarton
Average residential rate $2,288/yr
same for both
Council Unley
same for both

Federal electorate

Unley Fullarton
Division Adelaide Sturt
Member Steve Georganas Claire Clutterham
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Unley

Cafe Culture Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses Trams

Fullarton

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees River Townhouses Urban

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