Warradale vs Seacombe Gardens

Seacombe Gardens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 41 in Warradale. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Warradale: a median of $1.23 million, against $901,000 in Seacombe Gardens. Warradale is closer to the city centre: 12.4 km, against 15.1 km. On these figures, Seacombe Gardens tends to suit young adults and buyers on a tighter budget.

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)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Seacombe Gardens

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($563,950 vs $852,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($901,250 vs $1,230,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Seacombe Gardens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 24%)

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 15.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Warradale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Warradale and Seacombe Gardens 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 Seacombe Gardens
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 Seacombe Gardens
Walkability 88 / 88
Warradale — Walkability: 88/100 Seacombe Gardens — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 48 / 35
Warradale — Safety: 48/100 Seacombe Gardens — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Warradale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seacombe Gardens — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 9 / 12
Warradale — Low flood risk: 9/100 Seacombe Gardens — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Warradale has more residents (5,801 vs 3,373); Warradale skews older (41 vs 35).

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Population 5,801
+42% vs other
 3,373
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.6% +12.2%
Median age 41 35
Median household income $84,552/yr
+13% vs other
 $73,840/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+3% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
0-4 4.9% / 5.6%
Warradale — 0-4: 4.9% Seacombe Gardens — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.9% / 9.9%
Warradale — 5-14: 11.9% Seacombe Gardens — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 5.3% / 4.5%
Warradale — 15-19: 5.3% Seacombe Gardens — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.1% / 9.0%
Warradale — 20-24: 5.1% Seacombe Gardens — 20-24: 9.0%
25-34 13.1% / 19.2%
Warradale — 25-34: 13.1% Seacombe Gardens — 25-34: 19.2%
35-44 14.2% / 14.1%
Warradale — 35-44: 14.2% Seacombe Gardens — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 12.1% / 9.9%
Warradale — 45-54: 12.1% Seacombe Gardens — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 11.8% / 10.1%
Warradale — 55-64: 11.8% Seacombe Gardens — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 11.9% / 10.0%
Warradale — 65-74: 11.9% Seacombe Gardens — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 6.5% / 5.0%
Warradale — 75-84: 6.5% Seacombe Gardens — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 3.2% / 2.2%
Warradale — 85+: 3.2% Seacombe Gardens — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

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%
Seacombe Gardens 38.5% lone person
Seacombe Gardens — Lone Person: 38.5% Seacombe Gardens — Couple Families: 30.4% Seacombe Gardens — One Parent Families: 19.3% Seacombe Gardens — Group Household: 8.9% Seacombe Gardens — Other Families: 2.8%
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%
Seacombe Gardens 43.7% renting
Seacombe Gardens — Owned Outright: 23.4% Seacombe Gardens — Mortgage: 32.9% Seacombe Gardens — Renting: 43.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 15.6%
Warradale — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Seacombe Gardens — Bachelor Degree: 15.6%
Certificate III & IV 13.7% / 12.7%
Warradale — Certificate III & IV: 13.7% Seacombe Gardens — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.7%
Warradale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Seacombe Gardens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 6.4%
Warradale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Seacombe Gardens — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.0%
Warradale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Seacombe Gardens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

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 Seacombe Gardens
England 5.4% / 4.6%
Warradale — England: 5.4% Seacombe Gardens — England: 4.6%
China 2.6% / 4.7%
Warradale — China: 2.6% Seacombe Gardens — China: 4.7%
India 2.5% / 4.0%
Warradale — India: 2.5% Seacombe Gardens — India: 4.0%
Philippines — / 2.2%
Warradale — Philippines: not among its largest Seacombe Gardens — Philippines: 2.2%
Nepal 0.8% / 1.4%
Warradale — Nepal: 0.8% Seacombe Gardens — Nepal: 1.4%
Scotland 0.9% / —
Warradale — Scotland: 0.9% Seacombe Gardens — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.9% / —
Warradale — South Africa: 0.9% Seacombe Gardens — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

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%
Seacombe Gardens 57.1% houses
Seacombe Gardens — Houses: 57.1% Seacombe Gardens — Townhouses: 42.2% Seacombe Gardens — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Median house price $1,230,000 $901,250
Median unit price $620,000 —
Median land price $852,000 $563,950
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 68 sales
 18 days
from 33 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 Seacombe Gardens
2 bed $875K / $736K
Warradale — 2 bed: $875K (9 sales) Seacombe Gardens — 2 bed: $736K (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.21M / $901K
Warradale — 3 bed: $1.21M (86 sales) Seacombe Gardens — 3 bed: $901K (82 sales)

86 vs 82 sales

4 bed $1.35M / $1.01M
Warradale — 4 bed: $1.35M (28 sales) Seacombe Gardens — 4 bed: $1.01M (9 sales)

28 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Residential 97% 100%
Commercial 3% 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

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
New dwellings approved 809
across Marion
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Houses 3.4%
$755/wk on $1.15M
 3.7%
$650/wk on $917K
Units 4.7%
$580/wk on $645K
 —

Ranking within SA

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
House price Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Income Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of SA
same for both
Affordability Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 61% of SA —

Liveability

Warradale scores higher overall (63 vs 48).

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Grade B C
Score 63/100 48/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Seacombe Gardens carries more crime risk (65 vs 52).

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
65/100
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
same for both

Schools

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Tonsley, 3.4 km
 2
Bedford Park, 2.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.5%

Schools in Warradale

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

Schools in Seacombe Gardens

  • Stella Maris Parish School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Darlington Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Seacombe Gardens sits further from the CBD (15.1 km vs 12.4 km).

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Walkability score 88/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 12.4 km 15.1 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 23 min
Public transport score 90/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 136.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 58.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5046
 1.2%
postcode 5047
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 5046
 54
postcode 5047

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 Seacombe Gardens
Car (driver) 72.8% / 74.4%
Warradale — Car (driver): 72.8% Seacombe Gardens — Car (driver): 74.4%
Worked from Home 11.4% / 8.9%
Warradale — Worked from Home: 11.4% Seacombe Gardens — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Train 6.6% / 3.1%
Warradale — Train: 6.6% Seacombe Gardens — Train: 3.1%
Bus 1.8% / 6.2%
Warradale — Bus: 1.8% Seacombe Gardens — Bus: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.0%
Warradale — Car (passenger): 3.7% Seacombe Gardens — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 1.8% / 2.7%
Warradale — Walked Only: 1.8% Seacombe Gardens — Walked Only: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.2 km 2.7 km

NBN connectivity

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,881 premises
 4%
1,668 premises

Climate

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
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 Seacombe Gardens
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 Seacombe Gardens
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Warradale Seacombe Gardens
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

Seacombe Gardens

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Urban

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