Avoca Dell vs Burdett

Avoca Dell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Burdett. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Avoca Dell, most households are couple families. On these figures, Avoca Dell tends to suit 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

Burdett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Burdett

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $252/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Avoca Dell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (81.1 km vs 96.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Avoca Dell is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Burdett has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Burdett

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (36.8% vs 16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Avoca Dell Burdett
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.

Avoca Dell Burdett
Walkability 10 / 0
Avoca Dell — Walkability: 10/100 Burdett — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 40
Avoca Dell — Safety: 43/100 Burdett — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Avoca Dell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Burdett — Low fire risk: 87/100

Demographics

Avoca Dell rents higher ($252/wk vs $150/wk); Avoca Dell has higher household incomes ($105,872 vs $63,336).

Avoca Dell Burdett
Population 166 234
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.1% +36.8%
Median age 35 40
Median household income $105,872/yr
+40% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $252/wk
+40% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avoca Dell Burdett
0-4 6.0% / 4.3%
Avoca Dell — 0-4: 6.0% Burdett — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 18.7% / 19.7%
Avoca Dell — 5-14: 18.7% Burdett — 5-14: 19.7%
15-19 4.8% / 9.0%
Avoca Dell — 15-19: 4.8% Burdett — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 3.0% / 4.7%
Avoca Dell — 20-24: 3.0% Burdett — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 8.4% / 6.8%
Avoca Dell — 25-34: 8.4% Burdett — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 13.3% / 11.5%
Avoca Dell — 35-44: 13.3% Burdett — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 17.5% / 14.1%
Avoca Dell — 45-54: 17.5% Burdett — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 10.2% / 15.4%
Avoca Dell — 55-64: 10.2% Burdett — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 10.8% / 13.7%
Avoca Dell — 65-74: 10.8% Burdett — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 — / 2.6%
Avoca Dell — 75-84: not among its largest Burdett — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 2.1%
Avoca Dell — 85+: not among its largest Burdett — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Avoca Dell Burdett
England 1.8% / 1.3%
Avoca Dell — England: 1.8% Burdett — England: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avoca Dell 70.6% couple families
Avoca Dell — Couple Families: 70.6% Avoca Dell — Lone Person: 29.4% Avoca Dell — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Burdett 39.3% couple families
Burdett — Couple Families: 39.3% Burdett — Lone Person: 35.7% Burdett — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avoca Dell 87.3% houses
Avoca Dell — Houses: 87.3% Avoca Dell — Flats / Apartments: 12.7%
Burdett 95.9% houses
Burdett — Houses: 95.9% Burdett — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Avoca Dell Burdett
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 19.2%
Avoca Dell — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Burdett — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 1.7%
Avoca Dell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Burdett — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.2% / 1.3%
Avoca Dell — Bachelor Degree: 4.2% Burdett — Bachelor Degree: 1.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / —
Avoca Dell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Burdett — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Avoca Dell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Burdett — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avoca Dell 5.5% renting
Avoca Dell — Owned Outright: 29.1% Avoca Dell — Mortgage: 65.5% Avoca Dell — Renting: 5.5%
Burdett 35.3% renting
Burdett — Owned Outright: 36.8% Burdett — Mortgage: 27.9% Burdett — Renting: 35.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Avoca Dell has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 2%).

Avoca Dell Burdett
Rural and farming 82% 80%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 19%
Environmental 16% 2%
Residential 2% 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

Avoca Dell Burdett
New dwellings approved 274
across Murray Bridge
same for both
Approvals change year on year +51%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Avoca Dell Burdett
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 46% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 66% of SA

Liveability

Avoca Dell is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Avoca Dell Burdett
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Burdett carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).

Avoca Dell Burdett
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Avoca Dell Burdett
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

Amenities in the suburb

Avoca Dell Burdett
Parks & reserves 1 4
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Burdett sits further from the CBD (96.9 km vs 81.1 km).

Avoca Dell Burdett
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 81.1 km 96.9 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 67 min 70 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5253
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5253
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.

Avoca Dell Burdett
Car (driver) 80.8% / 73.3%
Avoca Dell — Car (driver): 80.8% Burdett — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 14.1% / 5.3%
Avoca Dell — Worked from Home: 14.1% Burdett — Worked from Home: 5.3%
Walked Only 5.1% / 12.0%
Avoca Dell — Walked Only: 5.1% Burdett — Walked Only: 12.0%
Car (passenger) — / 9.3%
Avoca Dell — Car (passenger): not among its largest Burdett — Car (passenger): 9.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Avoca Dell Burdett
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Avoca Dell Burdett
Connectivity score 46/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
50 premises
 0%
72 premises

Climate

Avoca Dell Burdett
Annual rainfall 337 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Avoca Dell Burdett
Average residential rate $2,478/yr
same for both
Council Murray Bridge
same for both

Federal electorate

Avoca Dell Burdett
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Avoca Dell Burdett
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avoca Dell

Family

Burdett

Family Rural

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