Ardrossan vs Cunningham

Cunningham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 61 in Ardrossan. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ardrossan, most households are people living alone. In Cunningham, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Ardrossan tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Cunningham suits families with children and couples.

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

Cunningham

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 30%)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 51/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 84%)

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

First-home buyers

Cunningham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Ardrossan has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $275/wk)
  • Cunningham leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Ardrossan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (106 min vs 120 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (151.6 km vs 163.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ardrossan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 6%)
  • But Cunningham carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ardrossan Cunningham
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.

Ardrossan Cunningham
Walkability 53 / 0
Ardrossan — Walkability: 53/100 Cunningham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 79
Ardrossan — Safety: 49/100 Cunningham — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Ardrossan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cunningham — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Ardrossan has more residents (1,269 vs 78); Cunningham has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $43,888).

Ardrossan Cunningham
Population 1,269
+94% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.7% +13.0%
Median age 61 35
Median household income $43,888/yr $100,724/yr
+130% vs other
Median weekly rent $228/wk $275/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ardrossan Cunningham
0-4 4.2% / 6.4%
Ardrossan — 0-4: 4.2% Cunningham — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 6.7% / 17.9%
Ardrossan — 5-14: 6.7% Cunningham — 5-14: 17.9%
15-19 2.8% / 5.1%
Ardrossan — 15-19: 2.8% Cunningham — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 2.7% / 6.4%
Ardrossan — 20-24: 2.7% Cunningham — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 7.1% / 12.8%
Ardrossan — 25-34: 7.1% Cunningham — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 7.5% / 9.0%
Ardrossan — 35-44: 7.5% Cunningham — 35-44: 9.0%
45-54 7.7% / 7.7%
Ardrossan — 45-54: 7.7% Cunningham — 45-54: 7.7%
55-64 17.0% / 11.5%
Ardrossan — 55-64: 17.0% Cunningham — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 23.9% / 6.4%
Ardrossan — 65-74: 23.9% Cunningham — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 13.6% / —
Ardrossan — 75-84: 13.6% Cunningham — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 6.2% / —
Ardrossan — 85+: 6.2% Cunningham — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ardrossan 22.3% couple families
Ardrossan — Couple Families: 22.3% Ardrossan — Lone Person: 65.7% Ardrossan — One Parent Families: 8.2% Ardrossan — Group Household: 3.8%
Cunningham 76.9% couple families
Cunningham — Couple Families: 76.9% Cunningham — Lone Person: 23.1% Cunningham — One Parent Families: 0.0% Cunningham — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ardrossan 25.9% renting
Ardrossan — Owned Outright: 53.5% Ardrossan — Mortgage: 20.6% Ardrossan — Renting: 25.9%
Cunningham 18.8% renting
Cunningham — Owned Outright: 62.5% Cunningham — Mortgage: 18.8% Cunningham — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Ardrossan Cunningham
England 5.3% / 3.8%
Ardrossan — England: 5.3% Cunningham — England: 3.8%
Scotland 1.2% / —
Ardrossan — Scotland: 1.2% Cunningham — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.9% / —
Ardrossan — Philippines: 0.9% Cunningham — Philippines: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.6% / —
Ardrossan — New Zealand: 0.6% Cunningham — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Ardrossan — Netherlands: 0.5% Cunningham — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Ardrossan Cunningham
Certificate III & IV 17.2% / 17.9%
Ardrossan — Certificate III & IV: 17.2% Cunningham — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 9.0%
Ardrossan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Cunningham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 6.4%
Ardrossan — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Cunningham — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Ardrossan — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Cunningham — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Ardrossan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Cunningham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ardrossan 83.5% houses
Ardrossan — Houses: 83.5% Ardrossan — Flats / Apartments: 10.0% Ardrossan — Townhouses: 6.5%
Cunningham 100.0% houses
Cunningham — Houses: 100.0% Cunningham — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Cunningham — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ardrossan Cunningham
Median house price $540,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $212,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 17 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cunningham has more rural and farming land (100% vs 48%); Ardrossan has more industrially zoned land (30% vs 0%).

Ardrossan Cunningham
Rural and farming 48% 100%
Industrial 30% 0%
Environmental 12% 0%
Residential 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 0%
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

Ardrossan Cunningham
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Ardrossan Cunningham
Houses 4.6%
$490/wk on $550K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Ardrossan Cunningham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of SA —

Liveability

Ardrossan is more walkable (53 vs 0).

Ardrossan Cunningham
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Cunningham carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Ardrossan carries more crime risk (51 vs 21).

Ardrossan Cunningham
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Low
21/100
Flood Low
11/100
 —
Coastal erosion Moderate
66/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Ardrossan Cunningham
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ardrossan

  • Ardrossan Area School Government · Combined at peers

Schools in Cunningham

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ardrossan Cunningham
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Cunningham sits further from the CBD (163.1 km vs 151.6 km).

Ardrossan Cunningham
Walkability score 53/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 151.6 km 163.1 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 106 min 120 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5571
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 5571
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.

Ardrossan Cunningham
Car (driver) 81.4% / 71.9%
Ardrossan — Car (driver): 81.4% Cunningham — Car (driver): 71.9%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 28.1%
Ardrossan — Worked from Home: 7.2% Cunningham — Worked from Home: 28.1%
Walked Only 6.3% / —
Ardrossan — Walked Only: 6.3% Cunningham — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.1% / —
Ardrossan — Car (passenger): 5.1% Cunningham — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Ardrossan Cunningham
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 302 m 8.3 km

NBN connectivity

Ardrossan Cunningham
Connectivity score 64/100 25/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
816 premises
 0%
19 premises

Climate

Ardrossan Cunningham
Annual rainfall 295 mm 459 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C 29.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C 7.6°C

Council rates

Ardrossan Cunningham
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Ardrossan Cunningham
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ardrossan Cunningham
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ardrossan

Affordable Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

Cunningham

Family Rural

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