Blewitt Springs vs Mclaren Vale

Blewitt Springs is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in McLaren Vale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Blewitt Springs, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blewitt Springs: a median of $1.35 million, against $955,000 in McLaren Vale, though rent is higher in McLaren Vale. On these figures, Blewitt Springs tends to suit couples, while McLaren Vale suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Blewitt Springs

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 53/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 54%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
  • But McLaren Vale has more childcare (6 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

McLaren Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($955,000 vs $1,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Blewitt Springs

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $328/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

McLaren Vale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (41 min vs 46 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (40.1 km vs 44.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

McLaren Vale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (55/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 23%)
  • But Blewitt Springs carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
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.

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Walkability 14 / 55
Blewitt Springs — Walkability: 14/100 Mclaren Vale — Walkability: 55/100
Safety 66 / 47
Blewitt Springs — Safety: 66/100 Mclaren Vale — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 57 / 31
Blewitt Springs — Low fire risk: 57/100 Mclaren Vale — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

McLaren Vale has more residents (4,061 vs 346); McLaren Vale rents higher ($328/wk vs $205/wk).

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Population 346 4,061
+1074% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +5.7%
Median age 49 54
Median household income $106,600/yr
+35% vs other
 $69,212/yr
Median weekly rent $205/wk $328/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
0-4 2.6% / 3.5%
Blewitt Springs — 0-4: 2.6% Mclaren Vale — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 15.0% / 10.0%
Blewitt Springs — 5-14: 15.0% Mclaren Vale — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 6.6% / 4.6%
Blewitt Springs — 15-19: 6.6% Mclaren Vale — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 5.2% / 4.1%
Blewitt Springs — 20-24: 5.2% Mclaren Vale — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 5.8% / 6.9%
Blewitt Springs — 25-34: 5.8% Mclaren Vale — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 10.1% / 9.8%
Blewitt Springs — 35-44: 10.1% Mclaren Vale — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 15.6% / 12.6%
Blewitt Springs — 45-54: 15.6% Mclaren Vale — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 17.1% / 15.6%
Blewitt Springs — 55-64: 17.1% Mclaren Vale — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 15.3% / 15.8%
Blewitt Springs — 65-74: 15.3% Mclaren Vale — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 6.4% / 12.4%
Blewitt Springs — 75-84: 6.4% Mclaren Vale — 75-84: 12.4%
85+ 1.2% / 4.8%
Blewitt Springs — 85+: 1.2% Mclaren Vale — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blewitt Springs 58.1% couple families
Blewitt Springs — Couple Families: 58.1% Blewitt Springs — Lone Person: 29.7% Blewitt Springs — One Parent Families: 8.1% Blewitt Springs — Group Household: 4.1% Blewitt Springs — Other Families: 0.0%
Mclaren Vale 39.9% couple families
Mclaren Vale — Couple Families: 39.9% Mclaren Vale — Lone Person: 43.1% Mclaren Vale — One Parent Families: 14.2% Mclaren Vale — Group Household: 2.0% Mclaren Vale — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blewitt Springs 12.6% renting
Blewitt Springs — Owned Outright: 39.5% Blewitt Springs — Mortgage: 47.9% Blewitt Springs — Renting: 12.6%
Mclaren Vale 16.7% renting
Mclaren Vale — Owned Outright: 48.3% Mclaren Vale — Mortgage: 35.0% Mclaren Vale — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 16.3%
Blewitt Springs — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Mclaren Vale — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 11.1%
Blewitt Springs — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Mclaren Vale — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.2% / 9.4%
Blewitt Springs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2% Mclaren Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 2.6%
Blewitt Springs — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Mclaren Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.3%
Blewitt Springs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Mclaren Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
England 9.5% / 14.9%
Blewitt Springs — England: 9.5% Mclaren Vale — England: 14.9%
Germany 2.0% / 0.9%
Blewitt Springs — Germany: 2.0% Mclaren Vale — Germany: 0.9%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.8%
Blewitt Springs — Scotland: 0.9% Mclaren Vale — Scotland: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.2%
Blewitt Springs — New Zealand: 0.9% Mclaren Vale — New Zealand: 1.2%
Netherlands 1.2% / 0.6%
Blewitt Springs — Netherlands: 1.2% Mclaren Vale — Netherlands: 0.6%
Malaysia 1.2% / —
Blewitt Springs — Malaysia: 1.2% Mclaren Vale — Malaysia: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.1%
Blewitt Springs — Italy: not among its largest Mclaren Vale — Italy: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blewitt Springs 100.0% houses
Blewitt Springs — Houses: 100.0% Blewitt Springs — Townhouses: 0.0% Blewitt Springs — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mclaren Vale 84.8% houses
Mclaren Vale — Houses: 84.8% Mclaren Vale — Townhouses: 10.5% Mclaren Vale — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Median house price $1,350,000 $955,000
Median unit price — $627,500
Median land price — $585,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 167 days
from 3 sales
 29 days
from 44 sales

Zoning mix

Blewitt Springs has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 20%); McLaren Vale has more rural and farming land (70% vs 59%).

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Rural and farming 59% 70%
Environmental 41% 20%
Residential 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
Commercial 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

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
same for both

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.

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Houses — 3.3%
$630/wk on $999K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
House price — Higher than 36% of SA
Income Higher than 84% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 47% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 68% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 25% of SA

Liveability

McLaren Vale is more walkable (55 vs 14).

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Grade — C
Score — 38/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

McLaren Vale carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 43); McLaren Vale carries more crime risk (53 vs 34).

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood — Low
39/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Blewitt Springs

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

Schools in Mclaren Vale

  • McLaren Vale Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 17
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 3

Mobility

Blewitt Springs sits further from the CBD (44.3 km vs 40.1 km).

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Walkability score 14/100 55/100
Distance to Adelaide 44.3 km
+9% vs other
 40.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 41 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5171
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 90
postcode 5171
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.

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Car (driver) 72.9% / 73.7%
Blewitt Springs — Car (driver): 72.9% Mclaren Vale — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 25.2% / 15.6%
Blewitt Springs — Worked from Home: 25.2% Mclaren Vale — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Walked Only 1.9% / 4.5%
Blewitt Springs — Walked Only: 1.9% Mclaren Vale — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.2%
Blewitt Springs — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mclaren Vale — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Train — / 2.6%
Blewitt Springs — Train: not among its largest Mclaren Vale — Train: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.7%).

Setting

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Elevation 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.2 km 6.6 km

NBN connectivity

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Connectivity score 30/100 88/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
145 premises
 83%
2,247 premises

Climate

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Annual rainfall 969 mm 786 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blewitt Springs Mclaren Vale
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blewitt Springs

Outer

Mclaren Vale

Outer Retirees Village Feel

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