Black Point vs Pine Point

Pine Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 69 in Black Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pine Point, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Black Point tends to suit older residents.

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

Pine Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 75%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Pine Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Black Point leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)
  • Pine Point has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $293/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Pine Point

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 126 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (168.6 km vs 174.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Black Point

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (25% vs 8%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 38%)
  • But Pine Point is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Black Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.3% vs 1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Black Point Pine Point
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.

Black Point Pine Point
Walkability 0 / 8
Black Point — Walkability: 0/100 Pine Point — Walkability: 8/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Black Point — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pine Point — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Black Point has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $45,032); Pine Point has more residents (88 vs 64).

Black Point Pine Point
Population 64 88
+38% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.3% +1.1%
Median age 69 55
Median household income $69,316/yr
+35% vs other
 $45,032/yr
Median weekly rent $293/wk
+20% vs other
 $235/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Black Point Pine Point
0-4 — / —
Black Point — 0-4: not among its largest Pine Point — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 — / 12.5%
Black Point — 5-14: not among its largest Pine Point — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 — / —
Black Point — 15-19: not among its largest Pine Point — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Black Point — 20-24: not among its largest Pine Point — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 8.0%
Black Point — 25-34: not among its largest Pine Point — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 — / 14.8%
Black Point — 35-44: not among its largest Pine Point — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 4.7% / 5.7%
Black Point — 45-54: 4.7% Pine Point — 45-54: 5.7%
55-64 29.7% / 15.9%
Black Point — 55-64: 29.7% Pine Point — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 43.8% / 25.0%
Black Point — 65-74: 43.8% Pine Point — 65-74: 25.0%
75-84 10.9% / 12.5%
Black Point — 75-84: 10.9% Pine Point — 75-84: 12.5%
85+ — / —
Black Point — 85+: not among its largest Pine Point — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Black Point 0.0% renting
Black Point — Owned Outright: 56.0% Black Point — Mortgage: 44.0% Black Point — Renting: 0.0%
Pine Point 10.0% renting
Pine Point — Owned Outright: 73.3% Pine Point — Mortgage: 16.7% Pine Point — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Black Point Pine Point
Certificate III & IV 4.7% / 29.5%
Black Point — Certificate III & IV: 4.7% Pine Point — Certificate III & IV: 29.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 9.1%
Black Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Pine Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / —
Black Point — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Pine Point — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / —
Black Point — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Pine Point — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Black Point 75.0% houses
Black Point — Houses: 75.0% Black Point — Flats / Apartments: 14.3% Black Point — Townhouses: 10.7%
Pine Point 92.5% houses
Pine Point — Houses: 92.5% Pine Point — Flats / Apartments: 7.5% Pine Point — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Black Point Pine Point
Median house price $875,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $400,000 —

Zoning mix

Black Point Pine Point
Rural and farming 83% 91%
Environmental 10% 8%
Residential 7% 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

Black Point Pine Point
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Black Point Pine Point
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 49% of SA

Liveability

Pine Point is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Black Point Pine Point
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Black Point Pine Point
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime — Low
18/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
52/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Black Point Pine Point
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

Black Point Pine Point
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Black Point sits further from the CBD (174.3 km vs 168.6 km).

Black Point Pine Point
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Adelaide 174.3 km
+3% vs other
 168.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 119 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5571
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 5571
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.

Black Point Pine Point
Car (driver) 56.5% / 87.5%
Black Point — Car (driver): 56.5% Pine Point — Car (driver): 87.5%
Worked from Home 43.5% / 12.5%
Black Point — Worked from Home: 43.5% Pine Point — Worked from Home: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Black Point Pine Point
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 85 m 191 m

NBN connectivity

Black Point Pine Point
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
83 premises
 0%
118 premises

Climate

Black Point Pine Point
Annual rainfall 459 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Black Point Pine Point
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Black Point Pine Point
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Black Point Pine Point
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Black Point

Coastal Retirees Rural

Pine Point

Coastal Retirees Rural

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