Welland vs Torrensville

Torrensville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Welland. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Welland: a median of $1.35 million, against $1.1 million in Torrensville, though rent is higher in Torrensville. Torrensville is closer to the city centre: 4.6 km, against 5.8 km. On these figures, Torrensville tends to suit 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

Torrensville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 96/100)

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

First-home buyers

Torrensville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Welland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($305/wk vs $360/wk)

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

  • Welland has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
  • Torrensville carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 96/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Welland Torrensville
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.

Welland Torrensville
Walkability 94 / 87
Welland — Walkability: 94/100 Torrensville — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 4 / 21
Welland — Safety: 4/100 Torrensville — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Welland — Low fire risk: 100/100 Torrensville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 32 / 56
Welland — Low flood risk: 32/100 Torrensville — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Torrensville has more residents (4,110 vs 881); Torrensville rents higher ($360/wk vs $305/wk).

Welland Torrensville
Population 881 4,110
+367% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.7%
same for both
Median age 42 37
Median household income $76,284/yr $88,868/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $305/wk $360/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Welland Torrensville
0-4 4.2% / 4.2%
Welland — 0-4: 4.2% Torrensville — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.4% / 9.3%
Welland — 5-14: 10.4% Torrensville — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 4.9% / 4.1%
Welland — 15-19: 4.9% Torrensville — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 8.1% / 7.9%
Welland — 20-24: 8.1% Torrensville — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 13.4% / 20.6%
Welland — 25-34: 13.4% Torrensville — 25-34: 20.6%
35-44 11.9% / 14.4%
Welland — 35-44: 11.9% Torrensville — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 13.6% / 12.4%
Welland — 45-54: 13.6% Torrensville — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 13.8% / 12.1%
Welland — 55-64: 13.8% Torrensville — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 11.6% / 7.3%
Welland — 65-74: 11.6% Torrensville — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 6.5% / 4.8%
Welland — 75-84: 6.5% Torrensville — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.3% / 3.0%
Welland — 85+: 2.3% Torrensville — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Welland 37.1% lone person
Welland — Lone Person: 37.1% Welland — Couple Families: 38.3% Welland — One Parent Families: 15.2% Welland — Group Household: 6.1% Welland — Other Families: 3.4%
Torrensville 38.6% lone person
Torrensville — Lone Person: 38.6% Torrensville — Couple Families: 34.3% Torrensville — One Parent Families: 13.7% Torrensville — Group Household: 11.4% Torrensville — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Welland 33.0% renting
Welland — Owned Outright: 37.1% Welland — Mortgage: 29.9% Welland — Renting: 33.0%
Torrensville 38.1% renting
Torrensville — Owned Outright: 32.8% Torrensville — Mortgage: 29.2% Torrensville — Renting: 38.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Welland Torrensville
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 20.3%
Welland — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Torrensville — Bachelor Degree: 20.3%
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 10.8%
Welland — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Torrensville — Certificate III & IV: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 6.9%
Welland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Torrensville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 8.0%
Welland — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Torrensville — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.9%
Welland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Torrensville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Welland Torrensville
Greece 4.9% / 4.4%
Welland — Greece: 4.9% Torrensville — Greece: 4.4%
India 3.2% / 4.5%
Welland — India: 3.2% Torrensville — India: 4.5%
Italy 3.9% / 2.9%
Welland — Italy: 3.9% Torrensville — Italy: 2.9%
England 1.8% / 2.4%
Welland — England: 1.8% Torrensville — England: 2.4%
China — / 1.8%
Welland — China: not among its largest Torrensville — China: 1.8%
Scotland 1.2% / —
Welland — Scotland: 1.2% Torrensville — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Welland 67.3% houses
Welland — Houses: 67.3% Welland — Townhouses: 18.9% Welland — Flats / Apartments: 13.8%
Torrensville 70.8% houses
Torrensville — Houses: 70.8% Torrensville — Townhouses: 20.0% Torrensville — Flats / Apartments: 9.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Welland Torrensville
Median house price $1,350,000 $1,100,000
Median unit price — $723,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 10 sales
 19 days
from 37 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.

Welland Torrensville
3 bed $1.35M / $1.06M
Welland — 3 bed: $1.35M (13 sales) Torrensville — 3 bed: $1.06M (39 sales)

13 vs 39 sales

4 bed $1.43M / $1.47M
Welland — 4 bed: $1.43M (6 sales) Torrensville — 4 bed: $1.47M (10 sales)

6 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Welland has more industrially zoned land (33% vs 11%).

Welland Torrensville
Residential 43% 74%
Industrial 33% 11%
Commercial 16% 8%
Parks and recreation 8% 7%
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

Welland Torrensville
New dwellings approved 1,636
across Charles Sturt
 578
across West Torrens
Approvals change year on year +109% +103%

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.

Welland Torrensville
Houses — 3.2%
$700/wk on $1.15M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Welland Torrensville
House price Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Income Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 100% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 19% of SA
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 20% of SA

Liveability

Torrensville scores higher overall (72 vs 54).

Welland Torrensville
Grade B A
Score 54/100 72/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Welland carries more flood risk (68 vs 44); Welland carries more crime risk (96 vs 79).

Welland Torrensville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
96/100
 High
79/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Welland Torrensville
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 4.7 km
 3
Adelaide University, Adelaide City Campus, 3.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 4.2%

Schools in Welland

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Torrensville

  • Torrensville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Thebarton Senior College Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Welland Torrensville
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 5 3
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 1 3
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Welland Torrensville
Walkability score 94/100 87/100
Distance to Adelaide 5.8 km
+21% vs other
 4.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 10 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 146.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 5007
 1.6%
postcode 5031
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 5007
 45
postcode 5031

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.

Welland Torrensville
Car (driver) 70.2% / 63.3%
Welland — Car (driver): 70.2% Torrensville — Car (driver): 63.3%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 12.1%
Welland — Worked from Home: 10.5% Torrensville — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Car (passenger) 9.7% / 5.7%
Welland — Car (passenger): 9.7% Torrensville — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Bus 3.1% / 10.5%
Welland — Bus: 3.1% Torrensville — Bus: 10.5%
Walked Only 3.7% / 3.3%
Welland — Walked Only: 3.7% Torrensville — Walked Only: 3.3%
Bicycle 1.6% / 4.5%
Welland — Bicycle: 1.6% Torrensville — Bicycle: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Welland Torrensville
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.2 km 5.9 km

NBN connectivity

Welland Torrensville
Connectivity score 85/100 75/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
634 premises
 4%
2,262 premises

Climate

Welland Torrensville
Annual rainfall 457 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Welland Torrensville
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

Welland Torrensville
Average residential rate $1,726/yr $1,532/yr
Council Charles Sturt West Torrens

Federal electorate

Welland Torrensville
Division Adelaide
same for both
Member Steve Georganas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Welland Torrensville
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Welland

Inner Parks

Torrensville

Inner Parks

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