Agery vs Arthurton

Agery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 48 in Arthurton. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Agery, most households are couple families. In Arthurton, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Agery tends to suit families with children and couples, while Arthurton suits people living alone.

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

Agery

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 58%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Agery has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 13%)
  • Arthurton has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $273/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Arthurton

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (109 min vs 117 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (156.7 km vs 165.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Arthurton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Arthurton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.1% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Agery Arthurton
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.

Agery Arthurton
Walkability 0 / 16
Agery — Walkability: 0/100 Arthurton — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 63 / 69
Agery — Safety: 63/100 Arthurton — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 75 / 60
Agery — Low fire risk: 75/100 Arthurton — Low fire risk: 60/100

Demographics

Arthurton has more residents (157 vs 90); Agery rents higher ($273/wk vs $170/wk).

Agery Arthurton
Population 90 157
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.2% +6.1%
Median age 33 48
Median household income $92,612/yr
+19% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $273/wk
+38% vs other
 $170/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Agery Arthurton
0-4 11.1% / 3.8%
Agery — 0-4: 11.1% Arthurton — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 18.9% / 12.7%
Agery — 5-14: 18.9% Arthurton — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 4.4% / 4.5%
Agery — 15-19: 4.4% Arthurton — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 7.8% / 5.1%
Agery — 20-24: 7.8% Arthurton — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 14.4% / 10.8%
Agery — 25-34: 14.4% Arthurton — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 15.6% / 11.5%
Agery — 35-44: 15.6% Arthurton — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 10.0% / 10.2%
Agery — 45-54: 10.0% Arthurton — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 10.0% / 21.0%
Agery — 55-64: 10.0% Arthurton — 55-64: 21.0%
65-74 10.0% / 12.7%
Agery — 65-74: 10.0% Arthurton — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 3.3% / 3.8%
Agery — 75-84: 3.3% Arthurton — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ — / —
Agery — 85+: not among its largest Arthurton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

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.

Agery Arthurton
England 4.4% / —
Agery — England: 4.4% Arthurton — England: not among its largest
South Africa — / 3.2%
Agery — South Africa: not among its largest Arthurton — South Africa: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Agery 58.8% couple families
Agery — Couple Families: 58.8% Agery — Lone Person: 23.5% Agery — One Parent Families: 17.6%
Arthurton 47.5% couple families
Arthurton — Couple Families: 47.5% Arthurton — Lone Person: 42.5% Arthurton — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Agery 100.0% houses
Agery — Houses: 100.0% Agery — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Agery — Townhouses: 0.0%
Arthurton 89.1% houses
Arthurton — Houses: 89.1% Arthurton — Flats / Apartments: 6.2% Arthurton — Townhouses: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Agery Arthurton
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 21.0%
Agery — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Arthurton — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.3% / 7.0%
Agery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.3% Arthurton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / 6.4%
Agery — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% Arthurton — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.8%
Agery — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Arthurton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Agery 28.6% renting
Agery — Owned Outright: 57.1% Agery — Mortgage: 14.3% Agery — Renting: 28.6%
Arthurton 12.9% renting
Arthurton — Owned Outright: 54.8% Arthurton — Mortgage: 32.3% Arthurton — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Agery Arthurton
Median house price — $390,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Agery Arthurton
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Agery Arthurton
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Agery Arthurton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 70% of SA

Liveability

Arthurton is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Agery Arthurton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Arthurton carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 25).

Agery Arthurton
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Moderate
40/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
31/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Agery Arthurton
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

Amenities in the suburb

Agery Arthurton
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Agery sits further from the CBD (165.5 km vs 156.7 km).

Agery Arthurton
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Adelaide 165.5 km
+5% vs other
 156.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 109 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5558
 0.0%
postcode 5572
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 5558
 —

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.

Agery Arthurton
Car (driver) 46.5% / 68.3%
Agery — Car (driver): 46.5% Arthurton — Car (driver): 68.3%
Worked from Home 27.9% / 17.5%
Agery — Worked from Home: 27.9% Arthurton — Worked from Home: 17.5%
Walked Only 11.6% / 14.3%
Agery — Walked Only: 11.6% Arthurton — Walked Only: 14.3%
Car (passenger) 14.0% / —
Agery — Car (passenger): 14.0% Arthurton — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.3%).

Setting

Agery Arthurton
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 201 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.7 km 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Agery Arthurton
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
82 premises

Climate

Agery Arthurton
Annual rainfall 459 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Agery Arthurton
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Agery Arthurton
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Agery Arthurton
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Agery

Family Rural Young Families

Arthurton

Quiet Rural

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