Brinkley vs Wellington

Brinkley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 58 in Wellington. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brinkley, about half of households are people living alone. In Wellington, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wellington tends to suit people living alone 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

Brinkley

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 31%)
  • carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 78/100)

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

Brinkley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 17%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Brinkley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 84 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (86.2 km vs 108.4 km)
  • But Wellington is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wellington

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 15%)
  • But Brinkley carries lower crime risk (66/100 vs 78/100)

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

Investors

Brinkley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.6% vs -10.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brinkley Wellington
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.

Brinkley Wellington
Walkability 0 / 16
Brinkley — Walkability: 0/100 Wellington — Walkability: 16/100
Safety 34 / 22
Brinkley — Safety: 34/100 Wellington — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brinkley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wellington — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wellington has more residents (184 vs 107); Brinkley has higher household incomes ($68,900 vs $50,492).

Brinkley Wellington
Population 107 184
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.6% -10.2%
Median age 45 58
Median household income $68,900/yr
+27% vs other
 $50,492/yr
Median weekly rent $205/wk
+2% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brinkley Wellington
0-4 4.7% / 2.7%
Brinkley — 0-4: 4.7% Wellington — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 7.5% / 8.7%
Brinkley — 5-14: 7.5% Wellington — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 — / 3.3%
Brinkley — 15-19: not among its largest Wellington — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 9.3% / 4.3%
Brinkley — 20-24: 9.3% Wellington — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 14.0% / 6.0%
Brinkley — 25-34: 14.0% Wellington — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 11.2% / 3.8%
Brinkley — 35-44: 11.2% Wellington — 35-44: 3.8%
45-54 15.0% / 12.5%
Brinkley — 45-54: 15.0% Wellington — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 18.7% / 31.5%
Brinkley — 55-64: 18.7% Wellington — 55-64: 31.5%
65-74 8.4% / 18.5%
Brinkley — 65-74: 8.4% Wellington — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 3.7% / 10.9%
Brinkley — 75-84: 3.7% Wellington — 75-84: 10.9%
85+ 2.8% / 3.3%
Brinkley — 85+: 2.8% Wellington — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brinkley 53.6% lone person
Brinkley — Lone Person: 53.6% Brinkley — Couple Families: 32.1% Brinkley — One Parent Families: 14.3% Brinkley — Group Household: 0.0%
Wellington 62.2% lone person
Wellington — Lone Person: 62.2% Wellington — Couple Families: 13.3% Wellington — One Parent Families: 17.8% Wellington — Group Household: 6.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brinkley 27.0% renting
Brinkley — Owned Outright: 48.6% Brinkley — Mortgage: 24.3% Brinkley — Renting: 27.0%
Wellington 16.7% renting
Wellington — Owned Outright: 60.3% Wellington — Mortgage: 23.1% Wellington — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brinkley 100.0% houses
Brinkley — Houses: 100.0% Brinkley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wellington 92.7% houses
Wellington — Houses: 92.7% Wellington — Flats / Apartments: 7.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Brinkley Wellington
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 18.5%
Brinkley — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Wellington — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 6.0%
Brinkley — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Wellington — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.9%
Brinkley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Wellington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / —
Brinkley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Wellington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Property market

Brinkley Wellington
Median house price — $510,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $180,000

Zoning mix

Brinkley has more rural and farming land (100% vs 84%); Wellington has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 0%).

Brinkley Wellington
Rural and farming 100% 84%
Environmental 0% 15%
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

Brinkley Wellington
New dwellings approved 274
across Murray Bridge
same for both
Approvals change year on year +51%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Brinkley Wellington
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 16% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 65% of SA

Liveability

Wellington is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Brinkley Wellington
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wellington carries more crime risk (78 vs 66).

Brinkley Wellington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
66/100
 High
78/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Brinkley Wellington
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

Brinkley Wellington
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Wellington sits further from the CBD (108.4 km vs 86.2 km).

Brinkley Wellington
Walkability score 0/100 16/100
Distance to Adelaide 86.2 km 108.4 km
+26% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5253
 0.4%
postcode 5259
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5253
 82
postcode 5259

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.

Brinkley Wellington
Car (driver) 61.8% / 63.6%
Brinkley — Car (driver): 61.8% Wellington — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 27.9% / 16.7%
Brinkley — Worked from Home: 27.9% Wellington — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only 10.3% / 10.6%
Brinkley — Walked Only: 10.3% Wellington — Walked Only: 10.6%
Car (passenger) — / 9.1%
Brinkley — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wellington — Car (passenger): 9.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

Brinkley Wellington
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.5 km 46.1 km

NBN connectivity

Brinkley Wellington
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 0%
124 premises

Climate

Brinkley Wellington
Annual rainfall 337 mm 345 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C —

Council rates

Brinkley Wellington
Average residential rate $2,478/yr
same for both
Council Murray Bridge
same for both

Federal electorate

Brinkley Wellington
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brinkley Wellington
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brinkley

Rural

Wellington

Quiet Retirees Rural

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