Aldinga Beach vs Aldinga

Aldinga Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 49 in Aldinga. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Aldinga, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Aldinga: a median of $954,000, against $847,000 in Aldinga Beach, though rent is higher in Aldinga Beach. On these figures, Aldinga tends to suit 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

Aldinga Beach

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (11 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (49/100 vs 88/100)

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

First-home buyers

Aldinga Beach

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper houses ($847,000 vs $954,500)
  • But Aldinga has cheaper units ($475,000 vs $615,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Aldinga Beach has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 16%)
  • Aldinga has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Aldinga

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 12/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 47 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (43.6 km vs 47.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Aldinga

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 12/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (35% vs 9%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
  • But Aldinga Beach has more GPs (4 vs 1)

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

Investors

Aldinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.3% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
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.

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Walkability 12 / 60
Aldinga Beach — Walkability: 12/100 Aldinga — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 51 / 12
Aldinga Beach — Safety: 51/100 Aldinga — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Aldinga Beach — Low fire risk: 70/100 Aldinga — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 37 / 69
Aldinga Beach — Low flood risk: 37/100 Aldinga — Low flood risk: 69/100

Demographics

Aldinga Beach has more residents (10,667 vs 764); Aldinga skews older (49 vs 39).

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Population 10,667
+93% vs other
 764
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +33.3%
Median age 39 49
Median household income $67,444/yr
+15% vs other
 $57,304/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+20% vs other
 $255/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
0-4 5.7% / 3.9%
Aldinga Beach — 0-4: 5.7% Aldinga — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 15.1% / 13.5%
Aldinga Beach — 5-14: 15.1% Aldinga — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 6.4% / 5.6%
Aldinga Beach — 15-19: 6.4% Aldinga — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.3% / 2.1%
Aldinga Beach — 20-24: 5.3% Aldinga — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 11.2% / 7.1%
Aldinga Beach — 25-34: 11.2% Aldinga — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 13.6% / 11.1%
Aldinga Beach — 35-44: 13.6% Aldinga — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.5% / 16.2%
Aldinga Beach — 45-54: 12.5% Aldinga — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 11.9% / 15.6%
Aldinga Beach — 55-64: 11.9% Aldinga — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 10.4% / 17.5%
Aldinga Beach — 65-74: 10.4% Aldinga — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 5.9% / 6.9%
Aldinga Beach — 75-84: 5.9% Aldinga — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.0% / 0.4%
Aldinga Beach — 85+: 2.0% Aldinga — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aldinga Beach 34.5% lone person
Aldinga Beach — Lone Person: 34.5% Aldinga Beach — Couple Families: 38.6% Aldinga Beach — One Parent Families: 22.2% Aldinga Beach — Group Household: 3.7% Aldinga Beach — Other Families: 1.0%
Aldinga 52.9% lone person
Aldinga — Lone Person: 52.9% Aldinga — Couple Families: 29.8% Aldinga — One Parent Families: 15.1% Aldinga — Group Household: 2.1% Aldinga — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aldinga Beach 28.7% renting
Aldinga Beach — Owned Outright: 27.2% Aldinga Beach — Mortgage: 44.2% Aldinga Beach — Renting: 28.7%
Aldinga 15.5% renting
Aldinga — Owned Outright: 47.2% Aldinga — Mortgage: 37.2% Aldinga — Renting: 15.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 13.2%
Aldinga Beach — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Aldinga — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 14.1%
Aldinga Beach — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Aldinga — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.9%
Aldinga Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Aldinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 5.6%
Aldinga Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Aldinga — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.0%
Aldinga Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Aldinga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
England 10.7% / 11.4%
Aldinga Beach — England: 10.7% Aldinga — England: 11.4%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.9%
Aldinga Beach — New Zealand: 1.3% Aldinga — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.8%
Aldinga Beach — Scotland: 1.2% Aldinga — Scotland: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.9%
Aldinga Beach — Netherlands: 0.6% Aldinga — Netherlands: 0.9%
Germany 0.5% / 1.0%
Aldinga Beach — Germany: 0.5% Aldinga — Germany: 1.0%
Singapore — / 0.9%
Aldinga Beach — Singapore: not among its largest Aldinga — Singapore: 0.9%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Aldinga Beach — South Africa: 0.7% Aldinga — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aldinga Beach 90.9% houses
Aldinga Beach — Houses: 90.9% Aldinga Beach — Townhouses: 7.7% Aldinga Beach — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Aldinga 65.2% houses
Aldinga — Houses: 65.2% Aldinga — Townhouses: 16.6% Aldinga — Flats / Apartments: 18.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Median house price $847,000 $954,500
Median unit price $615,000 $475,000
Median land price $753,750 $780,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 120 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Aldinga has more rural and farming land (82% vs 30%); Aldinga Beach has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 0%).

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Rural and farming 30% 82%
Residential 36% 10%
Environmental 30% 0%
Parks and recreation 0% 5%
Industrial 2% 0%
Commercial 2%
same for both
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

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
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.

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Houses 4.0%
$640/wk on $840K
 —
Units 3.7%
$460/wk on $639K
 —

Ranking within SA

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
House price Higher than 20% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Income Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Affordability Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 33% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 69% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 7% of SA —

Liveability

Aldinga is more walkable (60 vs 12); Aldinga scores higher overall (48 vs 28).

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Grade D C
Score 28/100 48/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Aldinga Beach carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0); Aldinga Beach carries more flood risk (63 vs 31).

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 High
88/100
Flood Moderate
63/100
 Low
31/100
Coastal erosion High
77/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Aldinga Beach

  • Aldinga Beach Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Southern Vales Christian College - Aldinga Campus Independent · Combined

Schools in Aldinga

  • Cardijn College - Galilee Campus Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 11 3
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Aldinga Beach sits further from the CBD (47.9 km vs 43.6 km).

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Walkability score 12/100 60/100
Distance to Adelaide 47.9 km
+9% vs other
 43.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 47 min 42 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 126.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 38.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5173
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5173
same for both

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.

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Car (driver) 78.7% / 67.7%
Aldinga Beach — Car (driver): 78.7% Aldinga — Car (driver): 67.7%
Worked from Home 11.1% / 14.5%
Aldinga Beach — Worked from Home: 11.1% Aldinga — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Train 2.3% / 6.4%
Aldinga Beach — Train: 2.3% Aldinga — Train: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.5%
Aldinga Beach — Car (passenger): 4.5% Aldinga — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 1.8% / 6.0%
Aldinga Beach — Walked Only: 1.8% Aldinga — Walked Only: 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.2 km 2.4 km

NBN connectivity

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Connectivity score 98/100 86/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 95%
5,588 premises
 80%
362 premises

Climate

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aldinga Beach Aldinga
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aldinga Beach

Coastal Large Blocks Outer

Aldinga

Coastal Outer Quiet

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