Birdwood vs Cromer

Birdwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Cromer. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Birdwood, most households are couple families. In Cromer, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Birdwood tends to suit families with children, while Cromer suits people living alone.

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

  • Birdwood has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • Cromer carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 33/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Birdwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (57 min vs 65 min)
  • But Cromer sits closer to the CBD (52.5 km vs 54.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cromer

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 33/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
  • But Birdwood is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Cromer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.0% vs 6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Birdwood Cromer
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.

Birdwood Cromer
Walkability 46 / 0
Birdwood — Walkability: 46/100 Cromer — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 84
Birdwood — Safety: 67/100 Cromer — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 24 / 100
Birdwood — Low fire risk: 24/100 Cromer — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Birdwood has more residents (1,376 vs 215); Cromer skews older (49 vs 43).

Birdwood Cromer
Population 1,376
+84% vs other
 215
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +15.0%
Median age 43 49
Median household income $91,208/yr
+7% vs other
 $84,500/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk $335/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Birdwood Cromer
0-4 5.0% / 3.3%
Birdwood — 0-4: 5.0% Cromer — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 14.5% / 10.7%
Birdwood — 5-14: 14.5% Cromer — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.0% / 10.2%
Birdwood — 15-19: 5.0% Cromer — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 6.9% / 3.7%
Birdwood — 20-24: 6.9% Cromer — 20-24: 3.7%
25-34 9.7% / 4.2%
Birdwood — 25-34: 9.7% Cromer — 25-34: 4.2%
35-44 10.5% / 7.4%
Birdwood — 35-44: 10.5% Cromer — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 14.9% / 24.7%
Birdwood — 45-54: 14.9% Cromer — 45-54: 24.7%
55-64 16.4% / 14.4%
Birdwood — 55-64: 16.4% Cromer — 55-64: 14.4%
65-74 10.7% / 14.9%
Birdwood — 65-74: 10.7% Cromer — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 5.0% / 9.3%
Birdwood — 75-84: 5.0% Cromer — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 1.0% / —
Birdwood — 85+: 1.0% Cromer — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Birdwood 55.1% couple families
Birdwood — Couple Families: 55.1% Birdwood — Lone Person: 28.7% Birdwood — One Parent Families: 12.8% Birdwood — Group Household: 2.2% Birdwood — Other Families: 1.2%
Cromer 54.5% couple families
Cromer — Couple Families: 54.5% Cromer — Lone Person: 38.6% Cromer — One Parent Families: 6.8% Cromer — Group Household: 0.0% Cromer — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Birdwood 11.2% renting
Birdwood — Owned Outright: 40.9% Birdwood — Mortgage: 47.9% Birdwood — Renting: 11.2%
Cromer 9.6% renting
Cromer — Owned Outright: 39.7% Cromer — Mortgage: 50.7% Cromer — Renting: 9.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Birdwood Cromer
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 17.7%
Birdwood — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Cromer — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 14.0%
Birdwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Cromer — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 3.7%
Birdwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Cromer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 3.7%
Birdwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Cromer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 2.3%
Birdwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Cromer — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Birdwood Cromer
England 8.8% / 7.4%
Birdwood — England: 8.8% Cromer — England: 7.4%
South Africa 0.5% / 1.4%
Birdwood — South Africa: 0.5% Cromer — South Africa: 1.4%
Scotland — / 1.4%
Birdwood — Scotland: not among its largest Cromer — Scotland: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.9% / —
Birdwood — New Zealand: 0.9% Cromer — New Zealand: not among its largest
Ireland 0.7% / —
Birdwood — Ireland: 0.7% Cromer — Ireland: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Birdwood — Germany: 0.4% Cromer — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Birdwood 97.9% houses
Birdwood — Houses: 97.9% Birdwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Birdwood — Townhouses: 2.5%
Cromer 92.3% houses
Cromer — Houses: 92.3% Cromer — Flats / Apartments: 7.7% Cromer — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Birdwood Cromer
Median house price $747,000 —
Median unit price $760,000 —
Median land price $1,005,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 16 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Birdwood Cromer
Rural and farming 97%
same for both
Environmental 0% 3%
Residential 2% 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

Birdwood Cromer
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
 180
across Barossa
Approvals change year on year +53% -48%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Birdwood Cromer
Houses 6.1%
$800/wk on $682K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Birdwood Cromer
House price Higher than 13% of SA —
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
Affordability Higher than 93% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of SA —

Liveability

Birdwood is more walkable (46 vs 0).

Birdwood Cromer
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Birdwood carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 0); Birdwood carries more crime risk (33 vs 16).

Birdwood Cromer
Bushfire High
76/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
16/100
Flood Low
29/100
 —
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

Birdwood Cromer
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Birdwood

  • Birdwood High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Birdwood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Cromer

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

Amenities in the suburb

Birdwood Cromer
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 10 6

Mobility

Birdwood sits further from the CBD (54.5 km vs 52.5 km).

Birdwood Cromer
Walkability score 46/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 54.5 km
+4% vs other
 52.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 65 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5234
 0.4%
postcode 5235
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 5234
 78
postcode 5235

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.

Birdwood Cromer
Car (driver) 76.2% / 70.7%
Birdwood — Car (driver): 76.2% Cromer — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 15.2%
Birdwood — Worked from Home: 15.3% Cromer — Worked from Home: 15.2%
Walked Only 4.8% / 6.1%
Birdwood — Walked Only: 4.8% Cromer — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 8.1%
Birdwood — Car (passenger): 1.8% Cromer — Car (passenger): 8.1%
Bus 1.8% / —
Birdwood — Bus: 1.8% Cromer — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Birdwood Cromer
Elevation 391 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 444 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.2 km 38.5 km

NBN connectivity

Birdwood Cromer
Connectivity score 54/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
588 premises
 0%
84 premises

Climate

Birdwood Cromer
Annual rainfall 921 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Birdwood Cromer
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Birdwood Cromer
Average residential rate $2,727/yr $2,247/yr
Council Adelaide Hills Barossa

Federal electorate

Birdwood Cromer
Division Mayo Barker
Member Rebekha Sharkie Tony Pasin
Party Centre Alliance Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Birdwood Cromer
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Birdwood

Acreage Outer Quiet

Cromer

Outer

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