Wingfield vs Kilburn

Kilburn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 47 in Wingfield. In Wingfield, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. In Kilburn, most households rent. Kilburn is closer to the city centre: 8.8 km, against 14.9 km. On these figures, Wingfield tends to suit people living alone, while Kilburn suits renters and share households.

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

Kilburn

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Wingfield has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Kilburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($415,800 vs $1,375,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kilburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (57% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kilburn

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (8.8 km vs 14.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (16 min vs 22 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kilburn

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 5%)
  • But Wingfield has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Kilburn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.7% vs -7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Wingfield Kilburn
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.

Wingfield Kilburn
Walkability 0 / 82
Wingfield — Walkability: 0/100 Kilburn — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 2 / 9
Wingfield — Safety: 2/100 Kilburn — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wingfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kilburn — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 32 / 33
Wingfield — Low flood risk: 32/100 Kilburn — Low flood risk: 33/100

Demographics

Kilburn has more residents (5,633 vs 440); Wingfield skews older (47 vs 34).

Wingfield Kilburn
Population 440 5,633
+1180% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.9% +3.7%
Median age 47 34
Median household income $54,340/yr $61,308/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+4% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wingfield Kilburn
0-4 3.4% / 6.2%
Wingfield — 0-4: 3.4% Kilburn — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 4.5% / 10.8%
Wingfield — 5-14: 4.5% Kilburn — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 4.5% / 5.0%
Wingfield — 15-19: 4.5% Kilburn — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 6.4% / 8.5%
Wingfield — 20-24: 6.4% Kilburn — 20-24: 8.5%
25-34 15.5% / 20.7%
Wingfield — 25-34: 15.5% Kilburn — 25-34: 20.7%
35-44 10.2% / 14.5%
Wingfield — 35-44: 10.2% Kilburn — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 18.4% / 11.9%
Wingfield — 45-54: 18.4% Kilburn — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 16.4% / 9.7%
Wingfield — 55-64: 16.4% Kilburn — 55-64: 9.7%
65-74 11.6% / 7.0%
Wingfield — 65-74: 11.6% Kilburn — 65-74: 7.0%
75-84 5.2% / 4.2%
Wingfield — 75-84: 5.2% Kilburn — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.0% / 1.4%
Wingfield — 85+: 2.0% Kilburn — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wingfield 47.9% lone person
Wingfield — Lone Person: 47.9% Wingfield — Couple Families: 24.9% Wingfield — One Parent Families: 20.1% Wingfield — Group Household: 5.3% Wingfield — Other Families: 1.8%
Kilburn 36.9% lone person
Kilburn — Lone Person: 36.9% Kilburn — Couple Families: 32.5% Kilburn — One Parent Families: 16.0% Kilburn — Group Household: 12.1% Kilburn — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wingfield 32.8% renting
Wingfield — Owned Outright: 41.7% Wingfield — Mortgage: 25.6% Wingfield — Renting: 32.8%
Kilburn 56.8% renting
Kilburn — Owned Outright: 18.5% Kilburn — Mortgage: 24.7% Kilburn — Renting: 56.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Wingfield Kilburn
Certificate III & IV 13.0% / 8.7%
Wingfield — Certificate III & IV: 13.0% Kilburn — Certificate III & IV: 8.7%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 11.9%
Wingfield — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Kilburn — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 5.7%
Wingfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Kilburn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 5.6%
Wingfield — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Kilburn — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.9%
Wingfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Kilburn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).

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.

Wingfield Kilburn
Vietnam 20.5% / 5.1%
Wingfield — Vietnam: 20.5% Kilburn — Vietnam: 5.1%
Afghanistan — / 10.2%
Wingfield — Afghanistan: not among its largest Kilburn — Afghanistan: 10.2%
India 0.7% / 9.0%
Wingfield — India: 0.7% Kilburn — India: 9.0%
Philippines 4.3% / 1.8%
Wingfield — Philippines: 4.3% Kilburn — Philippines: 1.8%
England 2.5% / 1.5%
Wingfield — England: 2.5% Kilburn — England: 1.5%
China 1.8% / 1.6%
Wingfield — China: 1.8% Kilburn — China: 1.6%
Greece 3.4% / —
Wingfield — Greece: 3.4% Kilburn — Greece: not among its largest
Pakistan — / 2.9%
Wingfield — Pakistan: not among its largest Kilburn — Pakistan: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wingfield 94.9% houses
Wingfield — Houses: 94.9% Wingfield — Townhouses: 4.1% Wingfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Kilburn 45.7% houses
Kilburn — Houses: 45.7% Kilburn — Townhouses: 42.4% Kilburn — Flats / Apartments: 11.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Wingfield Kilburn
Median house price $852,500 $910,500
Median unit price — $474,000
Median land price $1,375,000 $415,800
Typical days to sell (houses) — 18 days
from 26 sales

Zoning mix

Wingfield has more industrially zoned land (86% vs 12%); Wingfield has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Wingfield Kilburn
Industrial 86% 12%
Residential 2% 83%
Environmental 12% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Commercial 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

Wingfield Kilburn
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
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.

Wingfield Kilburn
Houses — 4.4%
$610/wk on $720K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Wingfield Kilburn
House price Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Income Higher than 19% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
Affordability Higher than 71% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 55% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 85% of SA

Liveability

Kilburn is more walkable (82 vs 0).

Wingfield Kilburn
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wingfield Kilburn
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 High
91/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
67/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 45
within 5 km
 35
within 5 km

Schools

Wingfield Kilburn
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 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.0 km
 3
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 6.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.4%

Schools in Wingfield

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

Schools in Kilburn

  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Youth Education Centre - Flexicentre Campus (Kilburn) Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Wingfield Kilburn
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 6
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 2 3

Mobility

Wingfield sits further from the CBD (14.9 km vs 8.8 km).

Wingfield Kilburn
Walkability score 0/100 82/100
Distance to Adelaide 14.9 km
+41% vs other
 8.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 22 min 16 min
Public transport score 59/100
Bus
 87/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 113.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5013
 0.6%
postcode 5084
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 5013
 46
postcode 5084

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.

Wingfield Kilburn
Car (driver) 72.5% / 72.2%
Wingfield — Car (driver): 72.5% Kilburn — Car (driver): 72.2%
Bus 7.2% / 11.1%
Wingfield — Bus: 7.2% Kilburn — Bus: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 9.0% / 6.2%
Wingfield — Car (passenger): 9.0% Kilburn — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Worked from Home 3.0% / 6.4%
Wingfield — Worked from Home: 3.0% Kilburn — Worked from Home: 6.4%
Walked Only 6.6% / 2.3%
Wingfield — Walked Only: 6.6% Kilburn — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.5%).

Setting

Wingfield Kilburn
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.4 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Wingfield Kilburn
Connectivity score 74/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
1,400 premises
 51%
2,854 premises

Climate

Wingfield Kilburn
Annual rainfall 404 mm 457 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C 29.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 8.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Wingfield Kilburn
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³ —
PM10 20.3 µg/m³ —
NO₂ — 0.51 pphm

Council rates

Wingfield Kilburn
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

Wingfield Kilburn
Division Hindmarsh Adelaide
Member Mark Butler Steve Georganas
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wingfield Kilburn
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wingfield

Acreage Middle-Ring Multicultural

Kilburn

Inner Multicultural Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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