Beetaloo Valley vs Crystal Brook

Crystal Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Beetaloo Valley. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beetaloo Valley, most households are couple families. In Crystal Brook, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Beetaloo Valley tends to suit couples, while Crystal Brook suits people living alone and families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Beetaloo Valley has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • Crystal Brook has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Beetaloo Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Beetaloo Valley

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $189/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Crystal Brook

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 160 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (200.4 km vs 221.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Crystal Brook

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 43/100)

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

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

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
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.

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Walkability 0 / 56
Beetaloo Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Crystal Brook — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 57 / 73
Beetaloo Valley — Safety: 57/100 Crystal Brook — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 27 / 100
Beetaloo Valley — Low fire risk: 27/100 Crystal Brook — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Crystal Brook has more residents (1,537 vs 75); Beetaloo Valley has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $52,572).

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Population 75 1,537
+1949% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% +1.5%
Median age 56 49
Median household income $97,500/yr
+46% vs other
 $52,572/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $189/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
0-4 4.0% / 5.8%
Beetaloo Valley — 0-4: 4.0% Crystal Brook — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 5.3% / 14.2%
Beetaloo Valley — 5-14: 5.3% Crystal Brook — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 4.0% / 3.8%
Beetaloo Valley — 15-19: 4.0% Crystal Brook — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 — / 3.0%
Beetaloo Valley — 20-24: not among its largest Crystal Brook — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 16.0% / 9.6%
Beetaloo Valley — 25-34: 16.0% Crystal Brook — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 5.3% / 11.0%
Beetaloo Valley — 35-44: 5.3% Crystal Brook — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 16.0% / 10.1%
Beetaloo Valley — 45-54: 16.0% Crystal Brook — 45-54: 10.1%
55-64 25.3% / 13.9%
Beetaloo Valley — 55-64: 25.3% Crystal Brook — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 21.3% / 14.6%
Beetaloo Valley — 65-74: 21.3% Crystal Brook — 65-74: 14.6%
75-84 — / 10.0%
Beetaloo Valley — 75-84: not among its largest Crystal Brook — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / 4.6%
Beetaloo Valley — 85+: not among its largest Crystal Brook — 85+: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beetaloo Valley 60.0% couple families
Beetaloo Valley — Couple Families: 60.0% Beetaloo Valley — Lone Person: 40.0% Beetaloo Valley — One Parent Families: 0.0% Beetaloo Valley — Group Household: 0.0% Beetaloo Valley — Other Families: 0.0%
Crystal Brook 34.6% couple families
Crystal Brook — Couple Families: 34.6% Crystal Brook — Lone Person: 49.0% Crystal Brook — One Parent Families: 13.0% Crystal Brook — Group Household: 1.9% Crystal Brook — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beetaloo Valley 0.0% renting
Beetaloo Valley — Owned Outright: 59.3% Beetaloo Valley — Mortgage: 40.7% Beetaloo Valley — Renting: 0.0%
Crystal Brook 22.3% renting
Crystal Brook — Owned Outright: 46.3% Crystal Brook — Mortgage: 31.3% Crystal Brook — Renting: 22.3%
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.

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
England 6.7% / 3.0%
Beetaloo Valley — England: 6.7% Crystal Brook — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 5.3% / 0.7%
Beetaloo Valley — New Zealand: 5.3% Crystal Brook — New Zealand: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 1.2%
Beetaloo Valley — Netherlands: not among its largest Crystal Brook — Netherlands: 1.2%
Germany — / 0.7%
Beetaloo Valley — Germany: not among its largest Crystal Brook — Germany: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Beetaloo Valley — Philippines: not among its largest Crystal Brook — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Certificate III & IV 30.7% / 17.1%
Beetaloo Valley — Certificate III & IV: 30.7% Crystal Brook — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 17.3% / 7.9%
Beetaloo Valley — Bachelor Degree: 17.3% Crystal Brook — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 6.8%
Beetaloo Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Crystal Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 9.3% / 1.3%
Beetaloo Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 9.3% Crystal Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 1.1%
Beetaloo Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Crystal Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beetaloo Valley 100.0% houses
Beetaloo Valley — Houses: 100.0% Beetaloo Valley — Townhouses: 0.0% Beetaloo Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Crystal Brook 91.2% houses
Crystal Brook — Houses: 91.2% Crystal Brook — Townhouses: 7.2% Crystal Brook — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Median house price — $332,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $120,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 54 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Crystal Brook has more rural and farming land (98% vs 67%).

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Rural and farming 67% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 27% 1%
Environmental 6% 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

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
New dwellings approved 11
across Northern Areas
 53
across Port Pirie
Approvals change year on year -100% +75%

Ranking within SA

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 72% of SA

Liveability

Crystal Brook is more walkable (56 vs 0).

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Beetaloo Valley carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 0); Beetaloo Valley carries more crime risk (43 vs 27).

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Bushfire High
73/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Low
27/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Beetaloo Valley

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

Schools in Crystal Brook

  • Crystal Brook Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Beetaloo Valley sits further from the CBD (221.9 km vs 200.4 km).

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Walkability score 0/100 56/100
Distance to Adelaide 221.9 km
+10% vs other
 200.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 160 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5523
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 5523
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.

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Car (driver) 81.1% / 77.6%
Beetaloo Valley — Car (driver): 81.1% Crystal Brook — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 8.9%
Beetaloo Valley — Worked from Home: 18.9% Crystal Brook — Worked from Home: 8.9%
Walked Only — / 7.1%
Beetaloo Valley — Walked Only: not among its largest Crystal Brook — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Beetaloo Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Crystal Brook — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bus — / 0.6%
Beetaloo Valley — Bus: not among its largest Crystal Brook — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Elevation 392 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.1 km 27.8 km

NBN connectivity

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Connectivity score 18/100 43/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
825 premises

Climate

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Average residential rate $1,809/yr $1,855/yr
Council Northern Areas Port Pirie

Federal electorate

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beetaloo Valley Crystal Brook
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beetaloo Valley

River Rural

Crystal Brook

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

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