Appila vs Laura
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Appila, about half of households are couple families. In Laura, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Appila tends to suit couples, while Laura 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Appila is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 45%)
- Laura has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Appila
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (7% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Appila
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($123/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Laura
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (43/100 vs 14/100)
- has a shorter drive in (150 min vs 167 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (224.5 km vs 245.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Laura
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- is more walkable (43/100 vs 14/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Laura
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.3% vs 9.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Appila and Laura drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Laura has more residents (765 vs 91); Laura rents higher ($200/wk vs $123/wk).
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 91 | 765 +741% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.6% | +16.3% |
| Median age | 50 | 48 |
| Median household income | $66,300/yr +18% vs other | $54,184/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $123/wk | $200/wk +63% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $370,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $100,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 93 days from 5 sales |
Zoning mix
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| 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
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 13 across Mount Remarkable | 11 across Northern Areas |
| Approvals change year on year | +200% | -100% |
Ranking within SA
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of SA | Higher than 19% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 78% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 33% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
Liveability
Laura is more walkable (43 vs 14).
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 33/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Laura carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 34).
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 34/100 | High 70/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 same for both | |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Appila
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Laura
- Laura Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Appila sits further from the CBD (245.3 km vs 224.5 km).
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 43/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 245.3 km +8% vs other | 224.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 167 min | 150 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 5480 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.6%).
Setting
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 374 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 252 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 35.9 km | 24.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 35 premises | 0% 386 premises |
Climate
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 330 mm | 472 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.8°C | — |
Council rates
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,600/yr | $1,809/yr |
| Council | Mount Remarkable | Northern Areas |
Federal electorate
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Appila | Laura | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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