Avon vs Wild Horse Plains

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Avon, most households are couple families. On these figures, Avon tends to suit 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

Wild Horse Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Wild Horse Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wild Horse Plains

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wild Horse Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (57 min vs 78 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (77.8 km vs 87.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wild Horse Plains

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Avon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -11.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Avon Wild Horse Plains
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.

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Avon — Walkability: 0/100 Wild Horse Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 38 / 58
Avon — Safety: 38/100 Wild Horse Plains — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Avon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wild Horse Plains — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Avon rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk); Wild Horse Plains has more residents (96 vs 64).

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Population 64 96
+50% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -11.1%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $55,224/yr $61,724/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+50% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avon Wild Horse Plains
0-4 7.8% / 9.4%
Avon — 0-4: 7.8% Wild Horse Plains — 0-4: 9.4%
5-14 21.9% / 11.5%
Avon — 5-14: 21.9% Wild Horse Plains — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 14.1% / 6.2%
Avon — 15-19: 14.1% Wild Horse Plains — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / —
Avon — 20-24: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 4.7% / 13.5%
Avon — 25-34: 4.7% Wild Horse Plains — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 18.8% / 16.7%
Avon — 35-44: 18.8% Wild Horse Plains — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 10.9% / 18.8%
Avon — 45-54: 10.9% Wild Horse Plains — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 7.8% / 14.6%
Avon — 55-64: 7.8% Wild Horse Plains — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 4.7% / 12.5%
Avon — 65-74: 4.7% Wild Horse Plains — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 — / —
Avon — 75-84: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 3.1%
Avon — 85+: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Philippines — / 11.5%
Avon — Philippines: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — Philippines: 11.5%
England 6.2% / 5.2%
Avon — England: 6.2% Wild Horse Plains — England: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avon 61.5% couple families
Avon — Couple Families: 61.5% Avon — Lone Person: 38.5% Avon — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Wild Horse Plains 35.5% couple families
Wild Horse Plains — Couple Families: 35.5% Wild Horse Plains — Lone Person: 41.9% Wild Horse Plains — One Parent Families: 22.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avon 100.0% houses
Avon — Houses: 100.0%
Wild Horse Plains 100.0% houses
Wild Horse Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 15.6%
Avon — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Wild Horse Plains — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 3.1%
Avon — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Wild Horse Plains — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.2%
Avon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avon 0.0% renting
Avon — Owned Outright: 58.3% Avon — Mortgage: 41.7% Avon — Renting: 0.0%
Wild Horse Plains 10.0% renting
Wild Horse Plains — Owned Outright: 26.7% Wild Horse Plains — Mortgage: 63.3% Wild Horse Plains — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Wild Horse Plains has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 0%); Avon has more rural and farming land (99% vs 70%).

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Rural and farming 99% 70%
Environmental 0% 30%
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

Avon Wild Horse Plains
New dwellings approved 15
across Wakefield
 106
across Adelaide Plains
Approvals change year on year +0% -21%

Ranking within SA

Avon Wild Horse Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 48% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 46% of SA

Liveability

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wild Horse Plains carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Avon carries more crime risk (62 vs 42).

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Avon Wild Horse Plains
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

Mobility

Avon sits further from the CBD (87.5 km vs 77.8 km).

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 87.5 km
+11% vs other
 77.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 78 min 57 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5501
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.

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Car (driver) 65.4% / 92.1%
Avon — Car (driver): 65.4% Wild Horse Plains — Car (driver): 92.1%
Worked from Home 34.6% / —
Avon — Worked from Home: 34.6% Wild Horse Plains — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 7.9%
Avon — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — Car (passenger): 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.1%).

Setting

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.3 km 4.1 km

NBN connectivity

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Connectivity score 27/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Annual rainfall 295 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Average residential rate $1,640/yr $2,698/yr
Council Wakefield Adelaide Plains

Federal electorate

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Avon Wild Horse Plains
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avon

Family Rural

Wild Horse Plains

Rural Young Families

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