Brinkworth vs Yacka

Brinkworth is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 56 in Yacka. 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 Yacka, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Yacka tends to suit 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

Yacka

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 43/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)
  • But Brinkworth has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)

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

Yacka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • 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 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 22/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (120 min vs 137 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (154.4 km vs 172.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yacka

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 43/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
  • But Brinkworth is more walkable (37/100 vs 22/100)

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

Investors

Yacka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.0% vs -14.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brinkworth Yacka
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.

Brinkworth Yacka
Walkability 37 / 22
Brinkworth — Walkability: 37/100 Yacka — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 57 / 78
Brinkworth — Safety: 57/100 Yacka — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 89 / 63
Brinkworth — Low fire risk: 89/100 Yacka — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Brinkworth has more residents (243 vs 147); Brinkworth rents higher ($178/wk vs $150/wk).

Brinkworth Yacka
Population 243
+40% vs other
 147
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.7% +5.0%
Median age 50 56
Median household income $60,112/yr
+9% vs other
 $54,600/yr
Median weekly rent $178/wk
+16% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brinkworth Yacka
0-4 3.7% / —
Brinkworth — 0-4: 3.7% Yacka — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 10.7% / 11.6%
Brinkworth — 5-14: 10.7% Yacka — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 5.3% / 2.0%
Brinkworth — 15-19: 5.3% Yacka — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 4.9% / 6.1%
Brinkworth — 20-24: 4.9% Yacka — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 9.5% / 6.8%
Brinkworth — 25-34: 9.5% Yacka — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 10.7% / 8.2%
Brinkworth — 35-44: 10.7% Yacka — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 15.6% / 11.6%
Brinkworth — 45-54: 15.6% Yacka — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 18.9% / 25.9%
Brinkworth — 55-64: 18.9% Yacka — 55-64: 25.9%
65-74 16.0% / 15.6%
Brinkworth — 65-74: 16.0% Yacka — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 5.3% / 12.9%
Brinkworth — 75-84: 5.3% Yacka — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ 1.2% / 2.0%
Brinkworth — 85+: 1.2% Yacka — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

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.

Brinkworth Yacka
England 2.9% / 2.0%
Brinkworth — England: 2.9% Yacka — England: 2.0%
Germany 1.2% / —
Brinkworth — Germany: 1.2% Yacka — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brinkworth 55.9% lone person
Brinkworth — Lone Person: 55.9% Brinkworth — Couple Families: 39.0% Brinkworth — One Parent Families: 5.1%
Yacka 48.6% lone person
Yacka — Lone Person: 48.6% Yacka — Couple Families: 43.2% Yacka — One Parent Families: 8.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brinkworth 83.3% houses
Brinkworth — Houses: 83.3% Brinkworth — Townhouses: 13.0% Brinkworth — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Yacka 100.0% houses
Yacka — Houses: 100.0% Yacka — Townhouses: 0.0% Yacka — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Brinkworth Yacka
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 19.0%
Brinkworth — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Yacka — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 7.5%
Brinkworth — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Yacka — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.5%
Brinkworth — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Yacka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 2.7%
Brinkworth — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Yacka — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / —
Brinkworth — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Yacka — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brinkworth 11.3% renting
Brinkworth — Owned Outright: 57.7% Brinkworth — Mortgage: 30.9% Brinkworth — Renting: 11.3%
Yacka 11.3% renting
Yacka — Owned Outright: 66.0% Yacka — Mortgage: 22.6% Yacka — Renting: 11.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Brinkworth Yacka
Median house price $262,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Brinkworth Yacka
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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 Yacka
New dwellings approved 15
across Wakefield
 11
across Northern Areas
Approvals change year on year +0% -100%

Ranking within SA

Brinkworth Yacka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 30% of SA

Liveability

Brinkworth is more walkable (37 vs 22).

Brinkworth Yacka
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Yacka carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 11); Brinkworth carries more crime risk (43 vs 22).

Brinkworth Yacka
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Low
22/100
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 Yacka
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 Yacka

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

Amenities in the suburb

Brinkworth Yacka
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Yacka sits further from the CBD (172.9 km vs 154.4 km).

Brinkworth Yacka
Walkability score 37/100 22/100
Distance to Adelaide 154.4 km 172.9 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 120 min 137 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5464
 0.0%
postcode 5470
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 5464
 —

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.

Brinkworth Yacka
Car (driver) 71.4% / 64.9%
Brinkworth — Car (driver): 71.4% Yacka — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 16.2% / 26.3%
Brinkworth — Worked from Home: 16.2% Yacka — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Walked Only 9.5% / 8.8%
Brinkworth — Walked Only: 9.5% Yacka — Walked Only: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / —
Brinkworth — Car (passenger): 2.9% Yacka — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Brinkworth Yacka
Elevation 183 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.6 km 44.0 km

NBN connectivity

Brinkworth Yacka
Connectivity score 29/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
129 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Brinkworth Yacka
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Brinkworth Yacka
Average residential rate $1,640/yr $1,809/yr
Council Wakefield Northern Areas

Federal electorate

Brinkworth Yacka
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brinkworth Yacka
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brinkworth

Parks Quiet Rural

Yacka

Retirees Rural

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