Cadgee vs Wild Dog Valley
Cadgee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 48 in Wild Dog Valley. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cadgee, about half of households are people living alone. In Wild Dog Valley, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cadgee tends to suit people living alone, while Wild Dog Valley 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
Wild Dog Valley
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 56/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 50%)
- But Cadgee has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wild Dog Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 20%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cadgee
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $205/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 11%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cadgee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (319.9 km vs 330.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (221 min vs 227 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wild Dog Valley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cadgee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (17.8% vs -15.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cadgee and Wild Dog Valley 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
Wild Dog Valley has more residents (153 vs 53); Wild Dog Valley rents higher ($205/wk vs $100/wk).
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 153 +189% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.8% | -15.0% |
| Median age | 44 | 48 |
| Median household income | $92,612/yr | $98,748/yr +7% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $205/wk +105% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Naracoorte Lucindale same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 71% of SA | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of SA | Higher than 3% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 7% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of SA | Higher than 36% of SA |
Liveability
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Cadgee carries more crime risk (56 vs 12).
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 24/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Low 12/100 |
| 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
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 3 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Wild Dog Valley sits further from the CBD (330.1 km vs 319.9 km).
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 319.9 km | 330.1 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 221 min | 227 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5271 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 5271 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 (65.2%).
Setting
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 74 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 13 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 527 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,794/yr same for both | |
| Council | Naracoorte Lucindale same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cadgee | Wild Dog Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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