Beetaloo Valley vs Warnertown

Warnertown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 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. On these figures, Beetaloo Valley tends to suit people living alone 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

Beetaloo Valley

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 60/100)

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 18%)

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 $240/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Warnertown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (140 min vs 160 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (214.7 km vs 221.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Beetaloo Valley carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 60/100)
  • Warnertown is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Warnertown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.1% vs -2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Beetaloo Valley and Warnertown 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 Warnertown
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 Warnertown
Walkability 0 / 10
Beetaloo Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Warnertown — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 57 / 40
Beetaloo Valley — Safety: 57/100 Warnertown — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 27 / 29
Beetaloo Valley — Low fire risk: 27/100 Warnertown — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Warnertown has more residents (208 vs 75); Warnertown rents higher ($240/wk vs $150/wk).

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
Population 75 208
+177% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.6% +10.1%
Median age 56 47
Median household income $97,500/yr
+31% vs other
 $67,184/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $240/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
0-4 4.0% / 4.8%
Beetaloo Valley — 0-4: 4.0% Warnertown — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 5.3% / 12.0%
Beetaloo Valley — 5-14: 5.3% Warnertown — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 4.0% / 6.2%
Beetaloo Valley — 15-19: 4.0% Warnertown — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 5.8%
Beetaloo Valley — 20-24: not among its largest Warnertown — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 16.0% / 9.1%
Beetaloo Valley — 25-34: 16.0% Warnertown — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 5.3% / 12.5%
Beetaloo Valley — 35-44: 5.3% Warnertown — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 16.0% / 13.5%
Beetaloo Valley — 45-54: 16.0% Warnertown — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 25.3% / 18.3%
Beetaloo Valley — 55-64: 25.3% Warnertown — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 21.3% / 9.1%
Beetaloo Valley — 65-74: 21.3% Warnertown — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 — / 8.7%
Beetaloo Valley — 75-84: not among its largest Warnertown — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 1.9%
Beetaloo Valley — 85+: not among its largest Warnertown — 85+: 1.9%

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

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 Warnertown
England 6.7% / 2.4%
Beetaloo Valley — England: 6.7% Warnertown — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 5.3% / —
Beetaloo Valley — New Zealand: 5.3% Warnertown — New Zealand: not among its largest

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

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 — Other Families: 0.0% Beetaloo Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Warnertown 39.2% couple families
Warnertown — Couple Families: 39.2% Warnertown — Lone Person: 29.4% Warnertown — One Parent Families: 17.6% Warnertown — Other Families: 7.8% Warnertown — Group Household: 5.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beetaloo Valley 100.0% houses
Beetaloo Valley — Houses: 100.0%
Warnertown 100.0% houses
Warnertown — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
Certificate III & IV 30.7% / 15.9%
Beetaloo Valley — Certificate III & IV: 30.7% Warnertown — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 17.3% / 5.8%
Beetaloo Valley — Bachelor Degree: 17.3% Warnertown — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 5.3%
Beetaloo Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Warnertown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 9.3% / 1.4%
Beetaloo Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 9.3% Warnertown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / —
Beetaloo Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Warnertown — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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%
Warnertown 10.6% renting
Warnertown — Owned Outright: 43.9% Warnertown — Mortgage: 45.5% Warnertown — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Warnertown has more rural and farming land (100% vs 67%).

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
Rural and farming 67% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 27% 0%
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 Warnertown
New dwellings approved 11
across Northern Areas
 53
across Port Pirie
Approvals change year on year -100% +75%

Ranking within SA

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 35% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Warnertown is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Warnertown carries more crime risk (60 vs 43).

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
71/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
60/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
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

Amenities in the suburb

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
Parks & reserves 5 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Beetaloo Valley sits further from the CBD (221.9 km vs 214.7 km).

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 221.9 km
+3% vs other
 214.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 160 min 140 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5523
 0.2%
postcode 5540
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 5523
 58
postcode 5540

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 Warnertown
Car (driver) 81.1% / 86.4%
Beetaloo Valley — Car (driver): 81.1% Warnertown — Car (driver): 86.4%
Worked from Home 18.9% / 7.6%
Beetaloo Valley — Worked from Home: 18.9% Warnertown — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) — / 6.1%
Beetaloo Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Warnertown — Car (passenger): 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).

Setting

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
Elevation 392 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.1 km 12.2 km

NBN connectivity

Beetaloo Valley Warnertown
Connectivity score 18/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Beetaloo Valley

River Rural

Warnertown

Rural

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