Arcoona vs Woomera
Arcoona is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Woomera. In both, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Arcoona, most homes are flats or apartments. In Woomera, the large majority of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Arcoona tends to suit young adults and 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
Woomera
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 40/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (89% vs 33%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Arcoona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $103/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Woomera
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 344 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (492.3 km vs 508.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Arcoona has more units and townhouses to downsize into (67% vs 11%)
- Woomera carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Arcoona
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (720.0% vs -9.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Arcoona and Woomera 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
Woomera rents higher ($103/wk vs $50/wk); Woomera has more residents (132 vs 82).
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82 | 132 +61% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +720.0% | -9.6% |
| Median age | 34 | 43 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr | $95,108/yr +33% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $50/wk | $103/wk +106% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 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 (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.3%).
Zoning mix
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 4 across Unincorporated SA same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 44% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 48% of SA | Higher than 2% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 90% of SA | Higher than 89% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 22% of SA | Higher than 1% of SA |
Liveability
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Arcoona carries more crime risk (40 vs 14).
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Low 14/100 |
| 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
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Arcoona
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Woomera
- Woomera Area School Government · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 15 | 1 |
Mobility
Arcoona sits further from the CBD (508.2 km vs 492.3 km).
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 508.2 km +3% vs other | 492.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 344 min | 325 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.6% postcode 5720 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 5 postcode 5720 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 (56.4%).
Setting
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 147 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 137 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 6 premises |
Climate
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 173 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.5°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Arcoona | Woomera | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.