Blackfellows Caves vs Pelican Point
Blackfellows Caves is the younger of the two, with a median age of 59 against 63 in Pelican Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Pelican Point tends to suit share households and 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
Blackfellows Caves
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (31% vs 14%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pelican Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 33%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pelican Point
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $225/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pelican Point
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (447.4 km vs 449.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pelican Point
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 33%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Blackfellows Caves and Pelican 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.
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
Pelican Point has higher household incomes ($47,424 vs $38,948); Blackfellows Caves rents higher ($225/wk vs $200/wk).
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 72 | 81 +12% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.9% | — |
| Median age | 59 | 63 |
| Median household income | $38,948/yr | $47,424/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk +11% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $535,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 65 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Blackfellows Caves has more rural and farming land (88% vs 58%).
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 58% |
| Residential | 3% | 17% |
| Environmental | 8% | 14% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 11% |
| 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
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Grant same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 6% of SA | Higher than 13% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 14% of SA | Higher than 65% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 18% of SA | Higher than 19% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of SA | Higher than 70% of SA |
Liveability
Pelican Point is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 69/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 51/100 | High 76/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican 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
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Blackfellows Caves sits further from the CBD (449.7 km vs 447.4 km).
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 449.7 km | 447.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 310 min | 308 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5291 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 5291 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.2 km | 613 m 3.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 0% 108 premises |
Climate
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 724 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,458/yr same for both | |
| Council | Grant same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Blackfellows Caves | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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