Balgowan vs Maitland

Maitland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 60 in Balgowan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Balgowan, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Maitland, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Balgowan: a median of $560,000, against $424,000 in Maitland, though rent is higher in Maitland. On these figures, Balgowan tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Maitland suits 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

Maitland

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 18%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Maitland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($424,500 vs $560,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Balgowan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Maitland

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (114 min vs 131 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (162.9 km vs 181.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Maitland

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • But Balgowan has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 29%)

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

Investors

Balgowan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.6% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Balgowan Maitland
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.

Balgowan Maitland
Walkability 10 / 57
Balgowan — Walkability: 10/100 Maitland — Walkability: 57/100
Safety 65 / 63
Balgowan — Safety: 65/100 Maitland — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 100 / 66
Balgowan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Maitland — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Maitland rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Maitland has more residents (1,312 vs 92).

Balgowan Maitland
Population 92 1,312
+1326% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.6% +3.9%
Median age 60 51
Median household income $44,720/yr $59,436/yr
+33% vs other
Median weekly rent — $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balgowan Maitland
0-4 3.3% / 3.7%
Balgowan — 0-4: 3.3% Maitland — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 — / 12.9%
Balgowan — 5-14: not among its largest Maitland — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 — / 4.9%
Balgowan — 15-19: not among its largest Maitland — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.3% / 3.7%
Balgowan — 20-24: 4.3% Maitland — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 5.4% / 9.0%
Balgowan — 25-34: 5.4% Maitland — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 — / 9.5%
Balgowan — 35-44: not among its largest Maitland — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 12.0% / 11.2%
Balgowan — 45-54: 12.0% Maitland — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 29.3% / 16.2%
Balgowan — 55-64: 29.3% Maitland — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 29.3% / 12.3%
Balgowan — 65-74: 29.3% Maitland — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 13.0% / 11.2%
Balgowan — 75-84: 13.0% Maitland — 75-84: 11.2%
85+ — / 5.2%
Balgowan — 85+: not among its largest Maitland — 85+: 5.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balgowan 82.4% lone person
Balgowan — Lone Person: 82.4% Balgowan — Couple Families: 0.0% Balgowan — One Parent Families: 17.6% Balgowan — Group Household: 0.0% Balgowan — Other Families: 0.0%
Maitland 48.3% lone person
Maitland — Lone Person: 48.3% Maitland — Couple Families: 37.1% Maitland — One Parent Families: 12.1% Maitland — Group Household: 1.3% Maitland — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balgowan 0.0% renting
Balgowan — Owned Outright: 78.4% Balgowan — Mortgage: 21.6% Balgowan — Renting: 0.0%
Maitland 18.1% renting
Maitland — Owned Outright: 52.8% Maitland — Mortgage: 29.1% Maitland — Renting: 18.1%
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.

Balgowan Maitland
England 4.3% / 2.4%
Balgowan — England: 4.3% Maitland — England: 2.4%
Malaysia — / 0.4%
Balgowan — Malaysia: not among its largest Maitland — Malaysia: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Balgowan — Scotland: not among its largest Maitland — Scotland: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 0.3%
Balgowan — New Zealand: not among its largest Maitland — New Zealand: 0.3%
Germany — / 0.3%
Balgowan — Germany: not among its largest Maitland — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

Qualifications

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

Balgowan Maitland
Certificate III & IV 27.2% / 16.9%
Balgowan — Certificate III & IV: 27.2% Maitland — Certificate III & IV: 16.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.4% / 6.6%
Balgowan — Bachelor Degree: 5.4% Maitland — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 6.0%
Balgowan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Maitland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Balgowan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Maitland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.4%
Balgowan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Maitland — Postgraduate Degree: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balgowan 85.4% houses
Balgowan — Houses: 85.4% Balgowan — Flats / Apartments: 14.6% Balgowan — Townhouses: 0.0%
Maitland 95.8% houses
Maitland — Houses: 95.8% Maitland — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Maitland — Townhouses: 4.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Balgowan Maitland
Median house price $560,000 $424,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $183,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 5 sales
 80 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Balgowan Maitland
Rural and farming 91% 99%
Environmental 8% 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

Balgowan Maitland
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Balgowan Maitland
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 68% of SA

Liveability

Maitland is more walkable (57 vs 10).

Balgowan Maitland
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Maitland carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 0).

Balgowan Maitland
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
34/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
37/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
38/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Balgowan Maitland
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Balgowan

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

Schools in Maitland

  • Maitland Lutheran School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Central Yorke School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Balgowan Maitland
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Balgowan sits further from the CBD (181.9 km vs 162.9 km).

Balgowan Maitland
Walkability score 10/100 57/100
Distance to Adelaide 181.9 km
+10% vs other
 162.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 131 min 114 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5573
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5573
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.

Balgowan Maitland
Car (driver) 87.1% / 68.6%
Balgowan — Car (driver): 87.1% Maitland — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 15.8%
Balgowan — Worked from Home: 12.9% Maitland — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Walked Only — / 11.0%
Balgowan — Walked Only: not among its largest Maitland — Walked Only: 11.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.6%
Balgowan — Car (passenger): not among its largest Maitland — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.1%).

Setting

Balgowan Maitland
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 189 m 17.2 km

NBN connectivity

Balgowan Maitland
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
194 premises
 0%
661 premises

Climate

Balgowan Maitland
Annual rainfall 459 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Balgowan Maitland
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Balgowan Maitland
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balgowan Maitland
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balgowan

Affordable Coastal Retirees Rural

Maitland

Affordable Retirees Rural

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