Bordertown vs Cannawigara

Bordertown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Cannawigara. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cannawigara, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bordertown tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Cannawigara suits 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

Bordertown

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 63/100)
  • But Cannawigara is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 50%)

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

Cannawigara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bordertown is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)
  • Cannawigara sits closer to the CBD (264.2 km vs 270.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bordertown

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Bordertown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.8% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bordertown Cannawigara
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.

Bordertown Cannawigara
Walkability 79 / 0
Bordertown — Walkability: 79/100 Cannawigara — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 37
Bordertown — Safety: 49/100 Cannawigara — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Bordertown — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cannawigara — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Bordertown has more residents (3,095 vs 147); Bordertown rents higher ($220/wk vs $115/wk).

Bordertown Cannawigara
Population 3,095
+95% vs other
 147
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.8% -1.3%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $74,828/yr $119,548/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+48% vs other
 $115/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bordertown Cannawigara
0-4 5.6% / —
Bordertown — 0-4: 5.6% Cannawigara — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.4% / 13.6%
Bordertown — 5-14: 11.4% Cannawigara — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 4.7% / 9.5%
Bordertown — 15-19: 4.7% Cannawigara — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 6.4% / 7.5%
Bordertown — 20-24: 6.4% Cannawigara — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 14.1% / 6.8%
Bordertown — 25-34: 14.1% Cannawigara — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 12.7% / 13.6%
Bordertown — 35-44: 12.7% Cannawigara — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 11.6% / 24.5%
Bordertown — 45-54: 11.6% Cannawigara — 45-54: 24.5%
55-64 11.4% / 14.3%
Bordertown — 55-64: 11.4% Cannawigara — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 10.2% / 8.2%
Bordertown — 65-74: 10.2% Cannawigara — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 8.0% / 3.4%
Bordertown — 75-84: 8.0% Cannawigara — 75-84: 3.4%
85+ 3.5% / —
Bordertown — 85+: 3.5% Cannawigara — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bordertown 37.4% couple families
Bordertown — Couple Families: 37.4% Bordertown — Lone Person: 41.5% Bordertown — One Parent Families: 12.6% Bordertown — Group Household: 6.7% Bordertown — Other Families: 1.7%
Cannawigara 74.1% couple families
Cannawigara — Couple Families: 74.1% Cannawigara — Lone Person: 25.9% Cannawigara — One Parent Families: 0.0% Cannawigara — Group Household: 0.0% Cannawigara — 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.

Bordertown 27.0% renting
Bordertown — Owned Outright: 35.4% Bordertown — Mortgage: 37.6% Bordertown — Renting: 27.0%
Cannawigara 25.5% renting
Cannawigara — Owned Outright: 48.9% Cannawigara — Mortgage: 25.5% Cannawigara — Renting: 25.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bordertown Cannawigara
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 18.4%
Bordertown — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Cannawigara — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 12.9%
Bordertown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Cannawigara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 6.8%
Bordertown — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Cannawigara — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / —
Bordertown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Cannawigara — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Bordertown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Cannawigara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

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.

Bordertown Cannawigara
Philippines 3.2% / —
Bordertown — Philippines: 3.2% Cannawigara — Philippines: not among its largest
Malaysia 3.0% / —
Bordertown — Malaysia: 3.0% Cannawigara — Malaysia: not among its largest
Indonesia — / 2.7%
Bordertown — Indonesia: not among its largest Cannawigara — Indonesia: 2.7%
Afghanistan 2.2% / —
Bordertown — Afghanistan: 2.2% Cannawigara — Afghanistan: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Bordertown — New Zealand: 1.4% Cannawigara — New Zealand: not among its largest
China 1.3% / —
Bordertown — China: 1.3% Cannawigara — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bordertown 92.2% houses
Bordertown — Houses: 92.2% Bordertown — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Bordertown — Townhouses: 6.2%
Cannawigara 88.2% houses
Cannawigara — Houses: 88.2% Cannawigara — Flats / Apartments: 11.8% Cannawigara — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bordertown Cannawigara
Median house price $335,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $48,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 42 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bordertown Cannawigara
Rural and farming 94% 100%
Residential 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Industrial 1% 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

Bordertown Cannawigara
New dwellings approved 12
across Tatiara
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
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.

Bordertown Cannawigara
Houses 5.4%
$420/wk on $406K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Bordertown Cannawigara
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 41% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of SA —

Liveability

Bordertown is more walkable (79 vs 0).

Bordertown Cannawigara
Grade B —
Score 51/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cannawigara carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Cannawigara carries more crime risk (63 vs 51).

Bordertown Cannawigara
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Low
35/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bordertown Cannawigara
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bordertown

  • Bordertown High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bordertown Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Cannawigara

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bordertown Cannawigara
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 2 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 10 0

Mobility

Bordertown sits further from the CBD (270.9 km vs 264.2 km).

Bordertown Cannawigara
Walkability score 79/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 270.9 km
+2% vs other
 264.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 182 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5268
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 58
postcode 5268
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.

Bordertown Cannawigara
Car (driver) 78.7% / 59.8%
Bordertown — Car (driver): 78.7% Cannawigara — Car (driver): 59.8%
Worked from Home 5.1% / 35.9%
Bordertown — Worked from Home: 5.1% Cannawigara — Worked from Home: 35.9%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / —
Bordertown — Car (passenger): 10.3% Cannawigara — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.4% / 4.3%
Bordertown — Walked Only: 4.4% Cannawigara — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bicycle 1.2% / —
Bordertown — Bicycle: 1.2% Cannawigara — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.7%).

Setting

Bordertown Cannawigara
Elevation 89 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bordertown Cannawigara
Connectivity score 45/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
1,614 premises
 0%
74 premises

Climate

Bordertown Cannawigara
Annual rainfall 425 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bordertown Cannawigara
Average residential rate $1,656/yr
same for both
Council Tatiara
same for both

Federal electorate

Bordertown Cannawigara
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bordertown Cannawigara
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bordertown

Acreage Affordable River

Cannawigara

Rural

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