Auldana vs Skye

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Auldana: a median of $2.02 million, against $1.43 million in Skye, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Skye tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Auldana

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Skye

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,430,000 vs $2,025,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Skye

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($455/wk vs $685/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Auldana

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 21/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Auldana

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 21/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 37/100)

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

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

Auldana Skye
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.

Auldana Skye
Walkability 50 / 21
Auldana — Walkability: 50/100 Skye — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 78 / 63
Auldana — Safety: 78/100 Skye — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 17 / 12
Auldana — Low fire risk: 17/100 Skye — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Auldana has more residents (629 vs 293); Auldana rents higher ($685/wk vs $455/wk).

Auldana Skye
Population 629
+53% vs other
 293
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +3.5%
Median age 48 50
Median household income $134,784/yr $134,888/yr
Median weekly rent $685/wk
+34% vs other
 $455/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Auldana Skye
0-4 2.5% / 3.1%
Auldana — 0-4: 2.5% Skye — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 13.5% / 9.9%
Auldana — 5-14: 13.5% Skye — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 7.6% / 7.2%
Auldana — 15-19: 7.6% Skye — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 4.6% / 7.5%
Auldana — 20-24: 4.6% Skye — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 7.2% / 5.1%
Auldana — 25-34: 7.2% Skye — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 9.5% / 9.9%
Auldana — 35-44: 9.5% Skye — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 15.3% / 14.3%
Auldana — 45-54: 15.3% Skye — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 16.4% / 18.1%
Auldana — 55-64: 16.4% Skye — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 13.4% / 13.0%
Auldana — 65-74: 13.4% Skye — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 7.5% / 10.9%
Auldana — 75-84: 7.5% Skye — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 2.4% / 1.4%
Auldana — 85+: 2.4% Skye — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Auldana 61.3% couple families
Auldana — Couple Families: 61.3% Auldana — Lone Person: 18.7% Auldana — One Parent Families: 18.0% Auldana — Other Families: 2.0%
Skye 66.1% couple families
Skye — Couple Families: 66.1% Skye — Lone Person: 33.9% Skye — One Parent Families: 0.0% Skye — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Auldana 4.5% renting
Auldana — Owned Outright: 56.6% Auldana — Mortgage: 38.9% Auldana — Renting: 4.5%
Skye 2.9% renting
Skye — Owned Outright: 60.8% Skye — Mortgage: 36.3% Skye — Renting: 2.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Auldana Skye
Bachelor Degree 24.5% / 27.3%
Auldana — Bachelor Degree: 24.5% Skye — Bachelor Degree: 27.3%
Postgraduate Degree 8.4% / 10.9%
Auldana — Postgraduate Degree: 8.4% Skye — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9%
Certificate III & IV 7.6% / 9.6%
Auldana — Certificate III & IV: 7.6% Skye — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 7.5%
Auldana — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Skye — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.7%
Auldana — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Skye — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.3%).

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.

Auldana Skye
China 11.9% / 3.4%
Auldana — China: 11.9% Skye — China: 3.4%
Italy 5.2% / 3.8%
Auldana — Italy: 5.2% Skye — Italy: 3.8%
England 4.1% / 3.1%
Auldana — England: 4.1% Skye — England: 3.1%
Malaysia 4.0% / 1.0%
Auldana — Malaysia: 4.0% Skye — Malaysia: 1.0%
India 1.4% / 1.4%
Auldana — India: 1.4% Skye — India: 1.4%
Indonesia — / 1.7%
Auldana — Indonesia: not among its largest Skye — Indonesia: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Auldana 100.0% houses
Auldana — Houses: 100.0% Auldana — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Skye 97.3% houses
Skye — Houses: 97.3% Skye — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Auldana Skye
Median house price $2,025,000 $1,430,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Skye has more land zoned for conservation (99% vs 7%).

Auldana Skye
Environmental 7% 99%
Residential 89% 1%
Commercial 4% 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

Auldana Skye
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Auldana Skye
House price Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 89% of SA
Income Higher than 96% of SA
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Affordability Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 93% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 73% of SA

Liveability

Auldana is more walkable (50 vs 21).

Auldana Skye
Grade B —
Score 57/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Skye carries more crime risk (37 vs 22).

Auldana Skye
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
88/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
37/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Auldana Skye
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
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 1.5 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.2% 4.4%

Amenities in the suburb

Auldana Skye
Parks & reserves 6 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Auldana Skye
Walkability score 50/100 21/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.1 km 9.8 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 17 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5072
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5072
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.

Auldana Skye
Car (driver) 77.5% / 75.2%
Auldana — Car (driver): 77.5% Skye — Car (driver): 75.2%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 15.5%
Auldana — Worked from Home: 15.7% Skye — Worked from Home: 15.5%
Bus 2.1% / 6.2%
Auldana — Bus: 2.1% Skye — Bus: 6.2%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.1%
Auldana — Car (passenger): 4.6% Skye — Car (passenger): 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Auldana Skye
Elevation 208 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.1 km 17.4 km

NBN connectivity

Auldana Skye
Connectivity score 75/100 43/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
243 premises
 0%
130 premises

Climate

Auldana Skye
Annual rainfall 969 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Auldana Skye
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Auldana Skye
Average residential rate $2,410/yr
same for both
Council Burnside
same for both

Federal electorate

Auldana Skye
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Auldana Skye
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Auldana

Inner Large Blocks Luxury Multicultural Parks Professionals Quiet River

Skye

Acreage Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Retirees

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