Brooker vs Yeelanna

Brooker is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 41 in Yeelanna. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brooker, most households are couple families. In Yeelanna, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Brooker tends to suit families with children and couples, while Yeelanna suits people living alone.

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

Brooker

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 48%)
  • But Yeelanna has more separate houses rather than flats (116% vs 100%)

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

Renters

Yeelanna

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($113/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 11%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Brooker

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (617.5 km vs 654.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (420 min vs 427 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Brooker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.4% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brooker Yeelanna
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.

Brooker Yeelanna
Walkability 0 / 0
Brooker — Walkability: 0/100 Yeelanna — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 43 / 47
Brooker — Safety: 43/100 Yeelanna — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 37 / 77
Brooker — Low fire risk: 37/100 Yeelanna — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Brooker rents higher ($250/wk vs $113/wk); Yeelanna skews older (41 vs 33).

Brooker Yeelanna
Population 90
+6% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.4% -1.2%
Median age 33 41
Median household income $113,724/yr
+14% vs other
 $97,500/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+55% vs other
 $113/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brooker Yeelanna
0-4 24.4% / 3.5%
Brooker — 0-4: 24.4% Yeelanna — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 17.8% / 30.6%
Brooker — 5-14: 17.8% Yeelanna — 5-14: 30.6%
15-19 5.6% / 3.5%
Brooker — 15-19: 5.6% Yeelanna — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 — / —
Brooker — 20-24: not among its largest Yeelanna — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 17.8% / 8.2%
Brooker — 25-34: 17.8% Yeelanna — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 22.2% / 14.1%
Brooker — 35-44: 22.2% Yeelanna — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 10.0% / 12.9%
Brooker — 45-54: 10.0% Yeelanna — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 11.1% / 22.4%
Brooker — 55-64: 11.1% Yeelanna — 55-64: 22.4%
65-74 — / —
Brooker — 65-74: not among its largest Yeelanna — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 — / 5.9%
Brooker — 75-84: not among its largest Yeelanna — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / —
Brooker — 85+: not among its largest Yeelanna — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brooker 41.2% lone person
Brooker — Lone Person: 41.2% Brooker — Couple Families: 58.8% Brooker — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Yeelanna 52.4% lone person
Yeelanna — Lone Person: 52.4% Yeelanna — Couple Families: 33.3% Yeelanna — One Parent Families: 14.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brooker 0.0% renting
Brooker — Owned Outright: 81.0% Brooker — Mortgage: 19.0% Brooker — Renting: 0.0%
Yeelanna 17.4% renting
Yeelanna — Owned Outright: 65.2% Yeelanna — Mortgage: 17.4% Yeelanna — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brooker 100.0% houses
Brooker — Houses: 100.0%
Yeelanna 116.0% houses
Yeelanna — Houses: 116.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Brooker Yeelanna
Bachelor Degree 10.0% / 5.9%
Brooker — Bachelor Degree: 10.0% Yeelanna — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 7.1%
Brooker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Yeelanna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 4.7%
Brooker — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Yeelanna — Certificate III & IV: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / —
Brooker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% Yeelanna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / —
Brooker — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Yeelanna — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.0%).

Zoning mix

Brooker Yeelanna
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

Brooker Yeelanna
New dwellings approved 13
across Tumby Bay
 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
Approvals change year on year -50% +29%

Ranking within SA

Brooker Yeelanna
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 38% of SA

Liveability

Brooker Yeelanna
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Brooker carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 23).

Brooker Yeelanna
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
53/100
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

Brooker Yeelanna
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

Brooker Yeelanna
Parks & reserves 4 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Yeelanna sits further from the CBD (654.3 km vs 617.5 km).

Brooker Yeelanna
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 617.5 km 654.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 420 min 427 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
 0.0%
postcode 5632
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
 55
postcode 5632

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.

Brooker Yeelanna
Car (driver) 58.7% / 54.2%
Brooker — Car (driver): 58.7% Yeelanna — Car (driver): 54.2%
Worked from Home 32.6% / 45.8%
Brooker — Worked from Home: 32.6% Yeelanna — Worked from Home: 45.8%
Walked Only 8.7% / —
Brooker — Walked Only: 8.7% Yeelanna — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.7%).

Setting

Brooker Yeelanna
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 41.5 km 37.9 km

NBN connectivity

Brooker Yeelanna
Connectivity score 22/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
35 premises

Council rates

Brooker Yeelanna
Average residential rate $1,976/yr $1,789/yr
Council Tumby Bay Lower Eyre Peninsula

Federal electorate

Brooker Yeelanna
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brooker Yeelanna
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brooker

Family Rural Young Families

Yeelanna

Family Rural

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