Valley View vs Walkley Heights

Valley View is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Walkley Heights. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Walkley Heights, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Walkley Heights: a median of $1.04 million, against $890,000 in Valley View, and rent is higher there too.

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

Valley View

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 81%)
  • But Walkley Heights carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 70/100)

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

First-home buyers

Valley View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($890,000 vs $1,045,000)

Weighs house 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

Valley View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 61/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Walkley Heights

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (19% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Valley View is more walkable (70/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Valley View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.1% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Valley View Walkley Heights
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.

Valley View Walkley Heights
Walkability 70 / 61
Valley View — Walkability: 70/100 Walkley Heights — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 30 / 55
Valley View — Safety: 30/100 Walkley Heights — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Valley View — Low fire risk: 100/100 Walkley Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 40 / 42
Valley View — Low flood risk: 40/100 Walkley Heights — Low flood risk: 42/100

Demographics

Valley View has more residents (6,405 vs 3,513); Walkley Heights has higher household incomes ($92,196 vs $77,116).

Valley View Walkley Heights
Population 6,405
+45% vs other
 3,513
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% +0.5%
Median age 39 42
Median household income $77,116/yr $92,196/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $345/wk $370/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Valley View Walkley Heights
0-4 5.9% / 4.1%
Valley View — 0-4: 5.9% Walkley Heights — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 11.6% / 14.5%
Valley View — 5-14: 11.6% Walkley Heights — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 5.1% / 6.2%
Valley View — 15-19: 5.1% Walkley Heights — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.8% / 6.2%
Valley View — 20-24: 6.8% Walkley Heights — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 14.3% / 8.2%
Valley View — 25-34: 14.3% Walkley Heights — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 13.9% / 13.7%
Valley View — 35-44: 13.9% Walkley Heights — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 12.4% / 15.1%
Valley View — 45-54: 12.4% Walkley Heights — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 9.2% / 10.2%
Valley View — 55-64: 9.2% Walkley Heights — 55-64: 10.2%
65-74 10.5% / 8.9%
Valley View — 65-74: 10.5% Walkley Heights — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 8.6% / 8.4%
Valley View — 75-84: 8.6% Walkley Heights — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 1.9% / 4.5%
Valley View — 85+: 1.9% Walkley Heights — 85+: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Valley View 43.6% couple families
Valley View — Couple Families: 43.6% Valley View — Lone Person: 30.3% Valley View — One Parent Families: 19.3% Valley View — Group Household: 4.5% Valley View — Other Families: 2.3%
Walkley Heights 52.7% couple families
Walkley Heights — Couple Families: 52.7% Walkley Heights — Lone Person: 30.4% Walkley Heights — One Parent Families: 15.0% Walkley Heights — Group Household: 1.6% Walkley Heights — Other Families: 0.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Valley View 20.8% renting
Valley View — Owned Outright: 36.5% Valley View — Mortgage: 42.7% Valley View — Renting: 20.8%
Walkley Heights 14.3% renting
Walkley Heights — Owned Outright: 35.2% Walkley Heights — Mortgage: 50.5% Walkley Heights — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Valley View Walkley Heights
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 12.6%
Valley View — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Walkley Heights — Certificate III & IV: 12.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.9% / 12.8%
Valley View — Bachelor Degree: 11.9% Walkley Heights — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.7%
Valley View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Walkley Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 4.0%
Valley View — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Walkley Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.9%
Valley View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Walkley Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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.

Valley View Walkley Heights
India 8.3% / 7.5%
Valley View — India: 8.3% Walkley Heights — India: 7.5%
England 3.7% / 5.5%
Valley View — England: 3.7% Walkley Heights — England: 5.5%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.1%
Valley View — Philippines: 1.4% Walkley Heights — Philippines: 1.1%
Italy 1.2% / 0.7%
Valley View — Italy: 1.2% Walkley Heights — Italy: 0.7%
China 1.1% / 0.7%
Valley View — China: 1.1% Walkley Heights — China: 0.7%
Vietnam — / 1.8%
Valley View — Vietnam: not among its largest Walkley Heights — Vietnam: 1.8%
Afghanistan — / 1.6%
Valley View — Afghanistan: not among its largest Walkley Heights — Afghanistan: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Valley View 94.6% houses
Valley View — Houses: 94.6% Valley View — Townhouses: 1.7% Valley View — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Walkley Heights 81.0% houses
Walkley Heights — Houses: 81.0% Walkley Heights — Townhouses: 17.8% Walkley Heights — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Valley View Walkley Heights
Median house price $890,000 $1,045,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,131,250
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 87 sales
 17 days
from 23 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.

Valley View Walkley Heights
3 bed $856K / $889K
Valley View — 3 bed: $856K (91 sales) Walkley Heights — 3 bed: $889K (20 sales)

91 vs 20 sales

4 bed $929K / $1.2M
Valley View — 4 bed: $929K (48 sales) Walkley Heights — 4 bed: $1.2M (24 sales)

48 vs 24 sales

5 bed $942K / $1.13M
Valley View — 5 bed: $942K (11 sales) Walkley Heights — 5 bed: $1.13M (9 sales)

11 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Valley View Walkley Heights
Residential 87% 65%
Parks and recreation 10% 24%
Industrial 1% 11%
Commercial 2% 1%
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

Valley View Walkley Heights
New dwellings approved 949
across Salisbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
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.

Valley View Walkley Heights
Houses 4.1%
$690/wk on $884K
 3.1%
$715/wk on $1.19M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Valley View Walkley Heights
House price Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Income Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Affordability Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 18% of SA

Liveability

Walkley Heights scores higher overall (63 vs 51); Valley View is more walkable (70 vs 61).

Valley View Walkley Heights
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100 63/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Valley View carries more crime risk (70 vs 45).

Valley View Walkley Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
70/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood Moderate
60/100
 Moderate
58/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Valley View Walkley Heights
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 2
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5.6 km
 2
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.4%

Amenities in the suburb

Valley View Walkley Heights
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 2 1
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Valley View Walkley Heights
Walkability score 70/100 61/100
Distance to Adelaide 14.1 km
+4% vs other
 13.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 144.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5093
 0.5%
postcode 5098
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 5093
 70
postcode 5098

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.

Valley View Walkley Heights
Car (driver) 76.7% / 78.5%
Valley View — Car (driver): 76.7% Walkley Heights — Car (driver): 78.5%
Worked from Home 8.4% / 8.7%
Valley View — Worked from Home: 8.4% Walkley Heights — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Bus 8.0% / 6.8%
Valley View — Bus: 8.0% Walkley Heights — Bus: 6.8%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.1%
Valley View — Car (passenger): 5.1% Walkley Heights — Car (passenger): 5.1%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.5%
Valley View — Walked Only: 0.9% Walkley Heights — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

Valley View Walkley Heights
Elevation 92 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.4 km 8.5 km

NBN connectivity

Valley View Walkley Heights
Connectivity score 94/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 75%
2,774 premises
 37%
1,389 premises

Climate

Valley View Walkley Heights
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Valley View Walkley Heights
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Valley View Walkley Heights
Average residential rate $1,722/yr
same for both
Council Salisbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Valley View Walkley Heights
Division Makin
same for both
Member Tony Zappia
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Valley View Walkley Heights
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Valley View

Middle-Ring Parks River

Walkley Heights

Middle-Ring Quiet

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