Biggs Flat vs Echunga
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Biggs Flat tends to suit families with children 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
Echunga
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- 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
Echunga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 42%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Echunga
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Biggs Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (36 min vs 42 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (33.6 km vs 36 km)
- But Echunga is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Echunga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Echunga
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.9% vs 1.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Biggs Flat and Echunga 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
Echunga has more residents (1,219 vs 84); Echunga has higher household incomes ($108,680 vs $84,500).
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84 | 1,219 +1351% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.2% | +9.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 41 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $108,680/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +9% vs other | $320/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $1,127,250 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,700,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 60 days from 8 sales |
Zoning mix
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 657 across Mount Barker same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -7% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 7% of SA |
| Income | Higher than 61% of SA | Higher than 86% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of SA | Higher than 70% of SA |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 97% of SA |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of SA | Higher than 56% of SA |
Liveability
Echunga is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 58/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Biggs Flat carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 65).
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 | Moderate 65/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | — | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Biggs Flat
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Echunga
- Echunga Primary and Preschool Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Echunga sits further from the CBD (36 km vs 33.6 km).
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 33.6 km | 36 km +7% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 36 min | 42 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.8% postcode 5153 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 5153 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 (79.3%).
Setting
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 340 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 397 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 24.5 km | 27.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 33 premises | 0% 464 premises |
Climate
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 730 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 1.12 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,485/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Barker same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Biggs Flat | Echunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
More comparisons
Other comparisons with Biggs Flat
Other comparisons with Echunga
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.