Warradale vs North Brighton

Warradale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in North Brighton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in North Brighton: a median of $1.42 million, against $1.23 million in Warradale.

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

  • Warradale has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • North Brighton has more separate houses rather than flats (84% vs 67%)

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

  • has cheaper units ($620,000 vs $840,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,230,000 vs $1,424,000)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Warradale has more units and townhouses to downsize into (33% vs 16%)
  • North Brighton has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)

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

Investors

North Brighton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.3% vs 10.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Warradale and North Brighton 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 North Brighton
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 North Brighton
Walkability 88 / 87
Warradale — Walkability: 88/100 North Brighton — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 48 / 43
Warradale — Safety: 48/100 North Brighton — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Warradale — Low fire risk: 100/100 North Brighton — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 9 / 4
Warradale — Low flood risk: 9/100 North Brighton — Low flood risk: 4/100

Demographics

Warradale has more residents (5,801 vs 2,665); North Brighton skews older (49 vs 41).

Warradale North Brighton
Population 5,801
+54% vs other
 2,665
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.6% +17.3%
Median age 41 49
Median household income $84,552/yr $92,144/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $395/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warradale North Brighton
0-4 4.9% / 3.0%
Warradale — 0-4: 4.9% North Brighton — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 11.9% / 12.6%
Warradale — 5-14: 11.9% North Brighton — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 5.3% / 6.1%
Warradale — 15-19: 5.3% North Brighton — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.1% / 4.6%
Warradale — 20-24: 5.1% North Brighton — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 13.1% / 5.3%
Warradale — 25-34: 13.1% North Brighton — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 14.2% / 11.1%
Warradale — 35-44: 14.2% North Brighton — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.1% / 13.9%
Warradale — 45-54: 12.1% North Brighton — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 11.8% / 16.3%
Warradale — 55-64: 11.8% North Brighton — 55-64: 16.3%
65-74 11.9% / 16.1%
Warradale — 65-74: 11.9% North Brighton — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 6.5% / 8.4%
Warradale — 75-84: 6.5% North Brighton — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ 3.2% / 2.7%
Warradale — 85+: 3.2% North Brighton — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Warradale 38.3% couple families
Warradale — Couple Families: 38.3% Warradale — Lone Person: 40.2% Warradale — One Parent Families: 15.7% Warradale — Group Household: 4.1% Warradale — Other Families: 1.6%
North Brighton 41.6% couple families
North Brighton — Couple Families: 41.6% North Brighton — Lone Person: 37.2% North Brighton — One Parent Families: 13.8% North Brighton — Group Household: 5.8% North Brighton — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person 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%
North Brighton 22.2% renting
North Brighton — Owned Outright: 40.0% North Brighton — Mortgage: 37.8% North Brighton — Renting: 22.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Warradale North Brighton
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 16.3%
Warradale — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% North Brighton — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 10.3%
Warradale — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% North Brighton — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 8.7%
Warradale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% North Brighton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 5.3%
Warradale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% North Brighton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.9%
Warradale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% North Brighton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Warradale North Brighton
England 5.4% / 7.5%
Warradale — England: 5.4% North Brighton — England: 7.5%
China 2.6% / 0.9%
Warradale — China: 2.6% North Brighton — China: 0.9%
India 2.5% / 0.7%
Warradale — India: 2.5% North Brighton — India: 0.7%
South Africa 0.9% / 1.4%
Warradale — South Africa: 0.9% North Brighton — South Africa: 1.4%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.0%
Warradale — Scotland: 0.9% North Brighton — Scotland: 1.0%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
Warradale — New Zealand: 0.8% North Brighton — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

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%
North Brighton 83.6% houses
North Brighton — Houses: 83.6% North Brighton — Townhouses: 15.5% North Brighton — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Warradale North Brighton
Median house price $1,230,000 $1,424,000
Median unit price $620,000 $840,000
Median land price $852,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 68 sales
 21 days
from 20 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 North Brighton
3 bed $1.21M / $1.42M
Warradale — 3 bed: $1.21M (86 sales) North Brighton — 3 bed: $1.42M (25 sales)

86 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.4M
Warradale — 4 bed: $1.35M (28 sales) North Brighton — 4 bed: $1.4M (23 sales)

28 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

Warradale North Brighton
Residential 97% 91%
Commercial 3% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 3%
Environmental 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 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

Warradale North Brighton
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 North Brighton
Houses 3.4%
$755/wk on $1.15M
 3.0%
$830/wk on $1.42M
Units 4.7%
$580/wk on $645K
 —

Ranking within SA

Warradale North Brighton
House price Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 85% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 16% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 61% of SA —

Liveability

Warradale scores higher overall (63 vs 57).

Warradale North Brighton
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 57/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Warradale North Brighton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood High
91/100
 High
96/100
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 North Brighton
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Tonsley, 3.4 km
 2
Tonsley, 4.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.1%

Schools in Warradale

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

Schools in North Brighton

  • Paringa Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Brighton Secondary School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Warradale North Brighton
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 3
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 5 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

Warradale North Brighton
Walkability score 88/100 87/100
Distance to Adelaide 12.4 km 13.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 21 min
Public transport score 90/100
Rail · Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 136.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.8
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 North Brighton
Car (driver) 72.8% / 71.4%
Warradale — Car (driver): 72.8% North Brighton — Car (driver): 71.4%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 15.2%
Warradale — Worked from Home: 11.4% North Brighton — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Train 6.6% / 3.3%
Warradale — Train: 6.6% North Brighton — Train: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.1%
Warradale — Car (passenger): 3.7% North Brighton — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 1.8% / 2.5%
Warradale — Walked Only: 1.8% North Brighton — Walked Only: 2.5%

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

Setting

Warradale North Brighton
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km 877 m

NBN connectivity

Warradale North Brighton
Connectivity score 75/100 80/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,881 premises
 21%
1,128 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Warradale North Brighton
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

North Brighton

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Retirees

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