Brinkworth vs Condowie
Condowie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 50 in Brinkworth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brinkworth, most households are people living alone. In Condowie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Brinkworth tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Condowie suits families with children and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Brinkworth has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- Condowie has more separate houses rather than flats (129% vs 83%)
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
Condowie
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 11%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 15%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $178/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Brinkworth
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (154.4 km vs 160 km)
- But Condowie has a shorter drive in (108 min vs 120 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Brinkworth
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 7%)
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 70/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Condowie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.6% vs -14.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brinkworth and Condowie 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
Brinkworth has more residents (243 vs 61); Brinkworth skews older (50 vs 35).
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 243 +75% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.7% | -1.6% |
| Median age | 50 | 35 |
| Median household income | $60,112/yr | $85,540/yr +42% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $178/wk +16% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (4.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $262,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Wakefield same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of SA | Higher than 63% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of SA | Higher than 55% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 46% of SA | Higher than 44% of SA |
Liveability
Brinkworth is more walkable (37 vs 0).
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Brinkworth carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Condowie carries more crime risk (70 vs 43).
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 11/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | High 70/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Brinkworth
- Brinkworth Primary and Early Childhood Centre Government · Primary
Schools in Condowie
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Condowie sits further from the CBD (160 km vs 154.4 km).
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 37/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 154.4 km | 160 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 120 min | 108 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5464 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 5464 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 (71.4%).
Setting
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.6 km | 40.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 129 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 472 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,640/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wakefield same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brinkworth | Condowie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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