Beaufort vs Nantawarra
Nantawarra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 38 in Beaufort. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beaufort, most households are people living alone. In Nantawarra, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Beaufort tends to suit families with children, while Nantawarra 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
Nantawarra
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 75/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 41%)
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
Nantawarra
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $185/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Beaufort
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (112.5 km vs 120.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nantawarra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 75/100)
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Beaufort
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.5% vs 4.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beaufort and Nantawarra 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
Nantawarra has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $55,224); Beaufort rents higher ($185/wk vs $150/wk).
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 81 +17% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.5% | +4.7% |
| Median age | 38 | 32 |
| Median household income | $55,224/yr | $84,500/yr +53% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk +19% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
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 (25.4%).
Zoning mix
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Wakefield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 20% of SA | Higher than 62% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of SA | Higher than 46% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of SA | Higher than 36% of SA |
Liveability
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Beaufort carries more crime risk (75 vs 24); Nantawarra carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 32).
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | High 75/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 49/100 | — |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 4 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Nantawarra sits further from the CBD (120.1 km vs 112.5 km).
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 112.5 km | 120.1 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 78 min | 82 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 5550 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 5550 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 (87.1%).
Setting
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 11.4 km | 17.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Climate
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,640/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wakefield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beaufort | Nantawarra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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