Balaklava vs Erith
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balaklava, about half of households are people living alone. In Erith, most households are couple families. On these figures, Balaklava tends to suit people living alone, while Erith suits 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
Erith
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 48%)
- carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 42/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 87%)
- But Balaklava has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Erith
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Erith
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 21%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $227/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Balaklava is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
- Erith sits closer to the CBD (90.2 km vs 95.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Balaklava
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (51/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 22%)
- But Erith carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 42/100)
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
Balaklava and Erith 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
Balaklava has more residents (2,083 vs 51); Balaklava rents higher ($227/wk vs $100/wk).
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,083 +98% vs other | 51 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.7% | +2.0% |
| Median age | 46 | 44 |
| Median household income | $56,576/yr | $121,316/yr +114% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $227/wk +56% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Property market
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $450,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $340,000 | — |
| Median land price | $650,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 54 days from 19 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 100% |
| Industrial | 5% | 0% |
| Residential | 3% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 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
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Wakefield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.4% $490/wk on $469K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of SA | Higher than 93% of SA |
| Schools | Higher than 16% of SA | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of SA | Higher than 11% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 22% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 77% of SA | Higher than 53% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 98% of SA | — |
Liveability
Balaklava is more walkable (51 vs 0).
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 37/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Balaklava carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Balaklava carries more crime risk (42 vs 32).
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 42/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 3 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Balaklava
- Balaklava High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Balaklava Primary School Government · Primary at peers
- Horizon Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
Schools in Erith
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Balaklava sits further from the CBD (95.5 km vs 90.2 km).
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 51/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 95.5 km +6% vs other | 90.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 75 min | 73 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5461 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 5461 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 (79.6%).
Setting
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 71 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 59 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.8 km | 18.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 60/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 28% 1,156 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,640/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wakefield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Balaklava | Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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