Wattle Park vs Auldana

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Auldana: a median of $2.02 million, against $1.77 million in Wattle Park, and rent is higher there too. Wattle Park is closer to the city centre: 7.7 km, against 9.1 km.

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

Auldana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)

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

First-home buyers

Wattle Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,770,000 vs $2,025,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wattle Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($470/wk vs $685/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wattle Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 50/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wattle Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (69/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wattle Park Auldana
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.

Wattle Park Auldana
Walkability 69 / 50
Wattle Park — Walkability: 69/100 Auldana — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 71 / 78
Wattle Park — Safety: 71/100 Auldana — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 100 / 17
Wattle Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Auldana — Low fire risk: 17/100

Demographics

Wattle Park has more residents (1,885 vs 629); Auldana rents higher ($685/wk vs $470/wk).

Wattle Park Auldana
Population 1,885
+67% vs other
 629
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.1% +0.6%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $119,860/yr $134,784/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $470/wk $685/wk
+46% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wattle Park Auldana
0-4 4.2% / 2.5%
Wattle Park — 0-4: 4.2% Auldana — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 13.7% / 13.5%
Wattle Park — 5-14: 13.7% Auldana — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.8% / 7.6%
Wattle Park — 15-19: 6.8% Auldana — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 5.8% / 4.6%
Wattle Park — 20-24: 5.8% Auldana — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 6.0% / 7.2%
Wattle Park — 25-34: 6.0% Auldana — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 12.4% / 9.5%
Wattle Park — 35-44: 12.4% Auldana — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 14.3% / 15.3%
Wattle Park — 45-54: 14.3% Auldana — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 14.4% / 16.4%
Wattle Park — 55-64: 14.4% Auldana — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 10.8% / 13.4%
Wattle Park — 65-74: 10.8% Auldana — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 7.9% / 7.5%
Wattle Park — 75-84: 7.9% Auldana — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 3.4% / 2.4%
Wattle Park — 85+: 3.4% Auldana — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wattle Park 58.9% couple families
Wattle Park — Couple Families: 58.9% Wattle Park — Lone Person: 23.5% Wattle Park — One Parent Families: 14.6% Wattle Park — Other Families: 0.8% Wattle Park — Group Household: 2.2%
Auldana 61.3% couple families
Auldana — Couple Families: 61.3% Auldana — Lone Person: 18.7% Auldana — One Parent Families: 18.0% Auldana — Other Families: 2.0% Auldana — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Park 10.5% renting
Wattle Park — Owned Outright: 49.6% Wattle Park — Mortgage: 39.9% Wattle Park — Renting: 10.5%
Auldana 4.5% renting
Auldana — Owned Outright: 56.6% Auldana — Mortgage: 38.9% Auldana — Renting: 4.5%
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.

Wattle Park Auldana
China 8.0% / 11.9%
Wattle Park — China: 8.0% Auldana — China: 11.9%
England 5.0% / 4.1%
Wattle Park — England: 5.0% Auldana — England: 4.1%
Italy 1.9% / 5.2%
Wattle Park — Italy: 1.9% Auldana — Italy: 5.2%
Malaysia 2.4% / 4.0%
Wattle Park — Malaysia: 2.4% Auldana — Malaysia: 4.0%
India 2.8% / 1.4%
Wattle Park — India: 2.8% Auldana — India: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

Qualifications

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

Wattle Park Auldana
Bachelor Degree 25.2% / 24.5%
Wattle Park — Bachelor Degree: 25.2% Auldana — Bachelor Degree: 24.5%
Postgraduate Degree 10.8% / 8.4%
Wattle Park — Postgraduate Degree: 10.8% Auldana — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 8.4%
Wattle Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Auldana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Certificate III & IV 6.3% / 7.6%
Wattle Park — Certificate III & IV: 6.3% Auldana — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 2.2%
Wattle Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Auldana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wattle Park 86.2% houses
Wattle Park — Houses: 86.2% Wattle Park — Townhouses: 8.3% Wattle Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Auldana 100.0% houses
Auldana — Houses: 100.0% Auldana — Townhouses: 0.0% Auldana — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wattle Park Auldana
Median house price $1,770,000 $2,025,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 46 days
from 18 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Wattle Park Auldana
Residential 86% 89%
Environmental 14% 7%
Commercial 0% 4%
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

Wattle Park Auldana
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Wattle Park Auldana
House price Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 90% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Affordability Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 88% of SA

Liveability

Wattle Park scores higher overall (86 vs 57); Wattle Park is more walkable (69 vs 50).

Wattle Park Auldana
Grade A+ B
Score 86/100 57/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Auldana carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 0).

Wattle Park Auldana
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
83/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
22/100
Flood Low
14/100
 —
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

Wattle Park Auldana
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 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.0 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 1.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.8% 3.2%

Amenities in the suburb

Wattle Park Auldana
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 6
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0

Mobility

Wattle Park Auldana
Walkability score 69/100 50/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.7 km 9.1 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 17 min
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5066
 1.8%
postcode 5072
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5066
 59
postcode 5072

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.

Wattle Park Auldana
Car (driver) 71.1% / 77.5%
Wattle Park — Car (driver): 71.1% Auldana — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 17.0% / 15.7%
Wattle Park — Worked from Home: 17.0% Auldana — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.6%
Wattle Park — Car (passenger): 4.3% Auldana — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Bus 4.2% / 2.1%
Wattle Park — Bus: 4.2% Auldana — Bus: 2.1%
Bicycle 2.0% / —
Wattle Park — Bicycle: 2.0% Auldana — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Wattle Park Auldana
Elevation 186 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 208 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.0 km 17.1 km

NBN connectivity

Wattle Park Auldana
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
765 premises
 0%
243 premises

Climate

Wattle Park Auldana
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Wattle Park Auldana
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

Wattle Park Auldana
Average residential rate $2,410/yr
same for both
Council Burnside
same for both

Federal electorate

Wattle Park Auldana
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Wattle Park

Inner Large Blocks Parks Premium Professionals Quiet

Auldana

Inner Large Blocks Luxury Multicultural Parks Professionals Quiet River

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