Warradale vs Hove

Warradale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Hove. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Hove, about half of households are people living alone. Warradale is closer to the city centre: 12.4 km, against 14.4 km. On these figures, Hove tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Warradale

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Warradale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper units ($620,000 vs $768,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($328/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Warradale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (12.4 km vs 14.4 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Hove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 22%)

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

Investors

Hove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.1% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Warradale Hove
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.

Warradale Hove
Walkability 88 / 91
Warradale — Walkability: 88/100 Hove — Walkability: 91/100
Safety 48 / 56
Warradale — Safety: 48/100 Hove — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Warradale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hove — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 9 / 12
Warradale — Low flood risk: 9/100 Hove — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Warradale has more residents (5,801 vs 3,189); Hove skews older (51 vs 41).

Warradale Hove
Population 5,801
+45% vs other
 3,189
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.6% +6.0%
Median age 41 51
Median household income $84,552/yr
+9% vs other
 $76,908/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+14% vs other
 $328/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warradale Hove
0-4 4.9% / 3.4%
Warradale — 0-4: 4.9% Hove — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 11.9% / 10.8%
Warradale — 5-14: 11.9% Hove — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 5.3% / 5.7%
Warradale — 15-19: 5.3% Hove — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 5.1% / 4.8%
Warradale — 20-24: 5.1% Hove — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 13.1% / 6.7%
Warradale — 25-34: 13.1% Hove — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 14.2% / 10.1%
Warradale — 35-44: 14.2% Hove — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 12.1% / 12.8%
Warradale — 45-54: 12.1% Hove — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 11.8% / 12.3%
Warradale — 55-64: 11.8% Hove — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 11.9% / 14.5%
Warradale — 65-74: 11.9% Hove — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 6.5% / 10.7%
Warradale — 75-84: 6.5% Hove — 75-84: 10.7%
85+ 3.2% / 8.4%
Warradale — 85+: 3.2% Hove — 85+: 8.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warradale 40.2% lone person
Warradale — Lone Person: 40.2% Warradale — Couple Families: 38.3% Warradale — One Parent Families: 15.7% Warradale — Group Household: 4.1% Warradale — Other Families: 1.6%
Hove 50.4% lone person
Hove — Lone Person: 50.4% Hove — Couple Families: 34.3% Hove — One Parent Families: 11.2% Hove — Group Household: 3.2% Hove — Other Families: 0.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Warradale 23.5% renting
Warradale — Owned Outright: 37.0% Warradale — Mortgage: 39.4% Warradale — Renting: 23.5%
Hove 24.6% renting
Hove — Owned Outright: 42.0% Hove — Mortgage: 33.4% Hove — Renting: 24.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Warradale Hove
England 5.4% / 8.7%
Warradale — England: 5.4% Hove — England: 8.7%
India 2.5% / 1.0%
Warradale — India: 2.5% Hove — India: 1.0%
China 2.6% / 0.8%
Warradale — China: 2.6% Hove — China: 0.8%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.8%
Warradale — Scotland: 0.9% Hove — Scotland: 0.8%
South Africa 0.9% / 0.7%
Warradale — South Africa: 0.9% Hove — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

Qualifications

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

Warradale Hove
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 17.3%
Warradale — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Hove — Bachelor Degree: 17.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 11.6%
Warradale — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Hove — Certificate III & IV: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 10.1%
Warradale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Hove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 6.0%
Warradale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Hove — Postgraduate Degree: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 3.1%
Warradale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Hove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Warradale 67.1% houses
Warradale — Houses: 67.1% Warradale — Townhouses: 29.5% Warradale — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Hove 59.7% houses
Hove — Houses: 59.7% Hove — Townhouses: 28.7% Hove — Flats / Apartments: 11.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Warradale Hove
Median house price $1,230,000 $1,288,000
Median unit price $620,000 $768,000
Median land price $852,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 68 sales
 21 days
from 29 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.

Warradale Hove
2 bed $875K / $810K
Warradale — 2 bed: $875K (9 sales) Hove — 2 bed: $810K (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.21M / $1.16M
Warradale — 3 bed: $1.21M (86 sales) Hove — 3 bed: $1.16M (38 sales)

86 vs 38 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.4M
Warradale — 4 bed: $1.35M (28 sales) Hove — 4 bed: $1.4M (19 sales)

28 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Warradale Hove
Residential 97% 86%
Parks and recreation 0% 8%
Commercial 3% 6%
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

Warradale Hove
New dwellings approved 809
across Marion
 287
across Holdfast Bay
Approvals change year on year -31% +188%

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.

Warradale Hove
Houses 3.4%
$755/wk on $1.15M
 4.1%
$835/wk on $1.05M
Units 4.7%
$580/wk on $645K
 —

Ranking within SA

Warradale Hove
House price Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 52% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 99% of SA
Affordability Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 12% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 61% of SA —

Liveability

Hove scores higher overall (69 vs 63).

Warradale Hove
Grade B A
Score 63/100 69/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Warradale Hove
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood High
91/100
 High
88/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Warradale Hove
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Tonsley, 3.4 km
 2
Bedford Park, 4.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.4%

Schools in Warradale

  • Warradale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Christ the King School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Hove

  • McAuley Community School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Warradale Hove
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 5
same for both
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1

Mobility

Hove sits further from the CBD (14.4 km vs 12.4 km).

Warradale Hove
Walkability score 88/100 91/100
Distance to Adelaide 12.4 km 14.4 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 22 min
Public transport score 90/100
Rail · Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 136.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 47.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5046
 1.4%
postcode 5048
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 5046
 57
postcode 5048

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.

Warradale Hove
Car (driver) 72.8% / 68.4%
Warradale — Car (driver): 72.8% Hove — Car (driver): 68.4%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 16.5%
Warradale — Worked from Home: 11.4% Hove — Worked from Home: 16.5%
Train 6.6% / 5.4%
Warradale — Train: 6.6% Hove — Train: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.3%
Warradale — Car (passenger): 3.7% Hove — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.8% / 2.2%
Warradale — Walked Only: 1.8% Hove — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Warradale Hove
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km 925 m

NBN connectivity

Warradale Hove
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,881 premises
 1%
1,535 premises

Climate

Warradale Hove
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Warradale Hove
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

Warradale Hove
Average residential rate $1,782/yr $2,095/yr
Council Marion Holdfast Bay

Federal electorate

Warradale Hove
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Warradale Hove
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Warradale

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

Hove

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Retirees Townhouses Trains Transport Hub

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