Butler vs Lipson

Butler is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 55 in Lipson. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Butler, most households are couple families. In Lipson, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Butler tends to suit families with children and couples, while Lipson suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Butler is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 48%)
  • Lipson carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Lipson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Butler

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Butler

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (584.7 km vs 594.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lipson

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 46/100)

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

Investors

Butler

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.1% vs 1.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Butler Lipson
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.

Butler Lipson
Walkability 0 / 0
Butler — Walkability: 0/100 Lipson — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 73
Butler — Safety: 54/100 Lipson — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 36 / 79
Butler — Low fire risk: 36/100 Lipson — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Lipson has more residents (211 vs 69); Lipson rents higher ($220/wk vs $120/wk).

Butler Lipson
Population 69 211
+206% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.1% +1.4%
Median age 37 55
Median household income $68,224/yr
+7% vs other
 $63,336/yr
Median weekly rent $120/wk $220/wk
+83% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Butler Lipson
0-4 5.8% / 4.7%
Butler — 0-4: 5.8% Lipson — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 17.4% / 14.2%
Butler — 5-14: 17.4% Lipson — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 4.3% / 2.8%
Butler — 15-19: 4.3% Lipson — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 — / 1.9%
Butler — 20-24: not among its largest Lipson — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 17.4% / 8.1%
Butler — 25-34: 17.4% Lipson — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 13.0% / 10.9%
Butler — 35-44: 13.0% Lipson — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 13.0% / 11.4%
Butler — 45-54: 13.0% Lipson — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 24.6% / 28.0%
Butler — 55-64: 24.6% Lipson — 55-64: 28.0%
65-74 — / 18.0%
Butler — 65-74: not among its largest Lipson — 65-74: 18.0%
75-84 4.3% / 4.7%
Butler — 75-84: 4.3% Lipson — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / 1.4%
Butler — 85+: not among its largest Lipson — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Butler 66.7% couple families
Butler — Couple Families: 66.7% Butler — Lone Person: 33.3% Butler — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lipson 37.5% couple families
Lipson — Couple Families: 37.5% Lipson — Lone Person: 52.5% Lipson — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Butler 0.0% renting
Butler — Owned Outright: 68.4% Butler — Mortgage: 31.6% Butler — Renting: 0.0%
Lipson 6.8% renting
Lipson — Owned Outright: 62.2% Lipson — Mortgage: 31.1% Lipson — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Butler 100.0% houses
Butler — Houses: 100.0% Butler — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Lipson 98.7% houses
Lipson — Houses: 98.7% Lipson — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Butler Lipson
Certificate III & IV 8.7% / 15.2%
Butler — Certificate III & IV: 8.7% Lipson — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.6% / 8.5%
Butler — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6% Lipson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.8% / 5.2%
Butler — Bachelor Degree: 5.8% Lipson — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Butler — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lipson — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Property market

Butler Lipson
Median house price — $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Butler Lipson
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Butler Lipson
New dwellings approved 13
across Tumby Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Butler Lipson
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 37% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 3% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 27% of SA

Liveability

Butler Lipson
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Butler carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 21); Butler carries more crime risk (46 vs 27).

Butler Lipson
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
27/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Butler Lipson
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

Butler Lipson
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Lipson sits further from the CBD (594.1 km vs 584.7 km).

Butler Lipson
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 584.7 km 594.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 391 min 387 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5605
 0.1%
postcode 5607
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 5605
 59
postcode 5607

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.

Butler Lipson
Car (driver) 69.0% / 66.7%
Butler — Car (driver): 69.0% Lipson — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 20.7% / 19.2%
Butler — Worked from Home: 20.7% Lipson — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only 10.3% / 7.7%
Butler — Walked Only: 10.3% Lipson — Walked Only: 7.7%
Car (passenger) — / 6.4%
Butler — Car (passenger): not among its largest Lipson — Car (passenger): 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Butler Lipson
Elevation 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 5.3 km

NBN connectivity

Butler Lipson
Connectivity score 25/100 16/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
41 premises

Council rates

Butler Lipson
Average residential rate $1,976/yr
same for both
Council Tumby Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Butler Lipson
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Butler Lipson
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Butler

Family Rural

Lipson

River Rural

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