Vale Park vs Walkerville

Vale Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Walkerville. In both, most households own their home. In Vale Park, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Walkerville, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Walkerville: a median of $1.82 million, against $1.4 million in Vale Park, though rent is higher in Vale Park. Walkerville is closer to the city centre: 5.8 km, against 6.9 km. On these figures, Vale Park tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Walkerville suits 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

Vale Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (83% vs 50%)
  • carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 78/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 44%)
  • But Walkerville has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

  • Vale Park has cheaper houses ($1,400,000 vs $1,825,000)
  • Walkerville has cheaper units ($480,000 vs $700,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Walkerville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (34% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($373/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Walkerville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 60/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Walkerville

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 17%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 60/100)
  • But Vale Park carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Vale Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.2% vs 2.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Vale Park Walkerville
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.

Vale Park Walkerville
Walkability 60 / 80
Vale Park — Walkability: 60/100 Walkerville — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 47 / 22
Vale Park — Safety: 47/100 Walkerville — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Vale Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Walkerville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 49 / 55
Vale Park — Low flood risk: 49/100 Walkerville — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Walkerville skews older (47 vs 42).

Vale Park Walkerville
Population 2,452 2,867
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% +6.7%
Median age 42 47
Median household income $105,612/yr
+6% vs other
 $99,372/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+9% vs other
 $373/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vale Park Walkerville
0-4 5.2% / 3.6%
Vale Park — 0-4: 5.2% Walkerville — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 11.0% / 11.2%
Vale Park — 5-14: 11.0% Walkerville — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 5.9% / 4.8%
Vale Park — 15-19: 5.9% Walkerville — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.2% / 6.1%
Vale Park — 20-24: 6.2% Walkerville — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 11.5% / 11.0%
Vale Park — 25-34: 11.5% Walkerville — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 13.3% / 10.7%
Vale Park — 35-44: 13.3% Walkerville — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 13.2% / 12.8%
Vale Park — 45-54: 13.2% Walkerville — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.4% / 10.5%
Vale Park — 55-64: 12.4% Walkerville — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 11.0% / 12.7%
Vale Park — 65-74: 11.0% Walkerville — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 7.4% / 10.1%
Vale Park — 75-84: 7.4% Walkerville — 75-84: 10.1%
85+ 3.4% / 6.9%
Vale Park — 85+: 3.4% Walkerville — 85+: 6.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Vale Park 48.9% couple families
Vale Park — Couple Families: 48.9% Vale Park — Lone Person: 30.0% Vale Park — One Parent Families: 13.8% Vale Park — Group Household: 5.3% Vale Park — Other Families: 1.9%
Walkerville 35.2% couple families
Walkerville — Couple Families: 35.2% Walkerville — Lone Person: 50.3% Walkerville — One Parent Families: 9.1% Walkerville — Group Household: 5.0% Walkerville — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Vale Park 21.5% renting
Vale Park — Owned Outright: 43.0% Vale Park — Mortgage: 35.5% Vale Park — Renting: 21.5%
Walkerville 34.3% renting
Walkerville — Owned Outright: 40.7% Walkerville — Mortgage: 25.0% Walkerville — Renting: 34.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Vale Park Walkerville
Bachelor Degree 19.9% / 23.6%
Vale Park — Bachelor Degree: 19.9% Walkerville — Bachelor Degree: 23.6%
Postgraduate Degree 10.0% / 10.9%
Vale Park — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0% Walkerville — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 6.2%
Vale Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Walkerville — Certificate III & IV: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.8%
Vale Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Walkerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.3% / 3.2%
Vale Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3% Walkerville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

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.

Vale Park Walkerville
England 3.8% / 5.7%
Vale Park — England: 3.8% Walkerville — England: 5.7%
India 4.6% / 3.8%
Vale Park — India: 4.6% Walkerville — India: 3.8%
China 3.2% / 3.1%
Vale Park — China: 3.2% Walkerville — China: 3.1%
Italy 2.0% / 1.3%
Vale Park — Italy: 2.0% Walkerville — Italy: 1.3%
Malaysia 1.5% / 1.6%
Vale Park — Malaysia: 1.5% Walkerville — Malaysia: 1.6%
Vietnam 1.7% / 1.1%
Vale Park — Vietnam: 1.7% Walkerville — Vietnam: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vale Park 83.0% houses
Vale Park — Houses: 83.0% Vale Park — Townhouses: 13.7% Vale Park — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Walkerville 50.3% houses
Walkerville — Houses: 50.3% Walkerville — Townhouses: 29.9% Walkerville — Flats / Apartments: 19.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vale Park Walkerville
Median house price $1,400,000 $1,825,000
Median unit price $700,000 $480,000
Median land price $1,020,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 12 sales
 26 days
from 16 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.

Vale Park Walkerville
3 bed $1.4M / $1.61M
Vale Park — 3 bed: $1.4M (22 sales) Walkerville — 3 bed: $1.61M (18 sales)

22 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.51M / $2.27M
Vale Park — 4 bed: $1.51M (13 sales) Walkerville — 4 bed: $2.27M (6 sales)

13 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Vale Park Walkerville
Residential 87% 76%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 10%
Parks and recreation 8% 6%
Commercial 2% 8%
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

Vale Park Walkerville
New dwellings approved 27
across Walkerville
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
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.

Vale Park Walkerville
Houses 3.2%
$798/wk on $1.31M
 2.3%
$770/wk on $1.76M
Units — 6.8%
$650/wk on $495K

Ranking within SA

Vale Park Walkerville
House price Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Income Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Schools — Higher than 78% of SA
Walkability Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Affordability Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 6% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 100% of SA

Liveability

Walkerville is more walkable (80 vs 60).

Vale Park Walkerville
Grade A
same for both
Score 74/100 75/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Walkerville carries more crime risk (78 vs 53).

Vale Park Walkerville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 High
78/100
Flood Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Vale Park Walkerville
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 5.1 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 4.5%

Schools in Vale Park

  • Vale Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Walkerville

  • St Andrew's School Independent · Primary above peers
  • St Monica's Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Walkerville Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Vale Park Walkerville
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 2 3
Childcare 2 4
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Vale Park Walkerville
Walkability score 60/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 6.9 km
+16% vs other
 5.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 12 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 97.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5081
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5081
same for both

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.

Vale Park Walkerville
Car (driver) 70.3% / 64.3%
Vale Park — Car (driver): 70.3% Walkerville — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 15.6%
Vale Park — Worked from Home: 14.5% Walkerville — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Bus 7.1% / 7.7%
Vale Park — Bus: 7.1% Walkerville — Bus: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 6.7%
Vale Park — Car (passenger): 5.6% Walkerville — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Bicycle 1.7% / 2.5%
Vale Park — Bicycle: 1.7% Walkerville — Bicycle: 2.5%
Walked Only 0.8% / 3.0%
Vale Park — Walked Only: 0.8% Walkerville — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.3%).

Setting

Vale Park Walkerville
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.2 km 11.3 km

NBN connectivity

Vale Park Walkerville
Connectivity score 95/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 73%
1,102 premises
 86%
1,570 premises

Climate

Vale Park Walkerville
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)

Vale Park Walkerville
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Vale Park Walkerville
Average residential rate $2,674/yr
same for both
Council Walkerville
same for both

Federal electorate

Vale Park Walkerville
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Vale Park

Inner Premium Professionals

Walkerville

Affordable Inner Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses

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