Cambrai vs Sedan

Sedan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 52 in Cambrai. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cambrai, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cambrai 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Sedan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Sedan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $223/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cambrai sits closer to the CBD (106 km vs 134.4 km)
  • Sedan has a shorter drive in (94 min vs 105 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cambrai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Sedan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.5% vs -8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cambrai Sedan
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.

Cambrai Sedan
Walkability 0 / 0
Cambrai — Walkability: 0/100 Sedan — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 36 / 43
Cambrai — Safety: 36/100 Sedan — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 43 / 44
Cambrai — Low fire risk: 43/100 Sedan — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Cambrai skews older (52 vs 40); Cambrai has more residents (266 vs 212).

Cambrai Sedan
Population 266
+20% vs other
 212
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.0% +0.5%
Median age 52 40
Median household income $48,308/yr $54,704/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $223/wk
+10% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cambrai Sedan
0-4 2.6% / 7.5%
Cambrai — 0-4: 2.6% Sedan — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 12.8% / 10.8%
Cambrai — 5-14: 12.8% Sedan — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 3.0% / 7.5%
Cambrai — 15-19: 3.0% Sedan — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 6.8% / 2.8%
Cambrai — 20-24: 6.8% Sedan — 20-24: 2.8%
25-34 7.9% / 15.1%
Cambrai — 25-34: 7.9% Sedan — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 7.5% / 10.8%
Cambrai — 35-44: 7.5% Sedan — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 15.8% / 12.7%
Cambrai — 45-54: 15.8% Sedan — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 20.7% / 15.6%
Cambrai — 55-64: 20.7% Sedan — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 14.7% / 13.7%
Cambrai — 65-74: 14.7% Sedan — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 10.2% / 2.8%
Cambrai — 75-84: 10.2% Sedan — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ 1.1% / —
Cambrai — 85+: 1.1% Sedan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cambrai 45.8% lone person
Cambrai — Lone Person: 45.8% Cambrai — Couple Families: 22.9% Cambrai — One Parent Families: 21.7% Cambrai — Group Household: 9.6%
Sedan 40.4% lone person
Sedan — Lone Person: 40.4% Sedan — Couple Families: 42.1% Sedan — One Parent Families: 7.0% Sedan — Group Household: 10.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cambrai 11.5% renting
Cambrai — Owned Outright: 45.1% Cambrai — Mortgage: 43.4% Cambrai — Renting: 11.5%
Sedan 13.3% renting
Sedan — Owned Outright: 33.3% Sedan — Mortgage: 53.3% Sedan — Renting: 13.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Cambrai Sedan
England 6.4% / 4.2%
Cambrai — England: 6.4% Sedan — England: 4.2%
Germany 2.6% / —
Cambrai — Germany: 2.6% Sedan — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Cambrai — New Zealand: not among its largest Sedan — New Zealand: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Qualifications

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

Cambrai Sedan
Certificate III & IV 21.1% / 19.3%
Cambrai — Certificate III & IV: 21.1% Sedan — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 3.8%
Cambrai — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Sedan — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 1.4%
Cambrai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Sedan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cambrai 100.0% houses
Cambrai — Houses: 100.0% Cambrai — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Sedan 92.0% houses
Sedan — Houses: 92.0% Sedan — Flats / Apartments: 8.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cambrai Sedan
Median house price $550,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cambrai Sedan
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Cambrai Sedan
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cambrai Sedan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 41% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 39% of SA

Liveability

Cambrai Sedan
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

Cambrai Sedan
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
57/100
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

Cambrai Sedan
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Cambrai

  • Cambrai Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Sedan

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

Amenities in the suburb

Cambrai Sedan
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 5 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 6 1

Mobility

Sedan sits further from the CBD (134.4 km vs 106 km).

Cambrai Sedan
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 106 km 134.4 km
+27% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 105 min 94 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5353
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5353
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.

Cambrai Sedan
Car (driver) 76.3% / 75.3%
Cambrai — Car (driver): 76.3% Sedan — Car (driver): 75.3%
Worked from Home 18.3% / 13.6%
Cambrai — Worked from Home: 18.3% Sedan — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Walked Only 5.4% / 4.9%
Cambrai — Walked Only: 5.4% Sedan — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Cambrai — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sedan — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Cambrai Sedan
Elevation 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 90 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cambrai Sedan
Connectivity score 29/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
154 premises
 0%
77 premises

Climate

Cambrai Sedan
Annual rainfall 337 mm 460 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C —

Council rates

Cambrai Sedan
Average residential rate $2,037/yr
same for both
Council Mid Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Cambrai Sedan
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cambrai Sedan
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cambrai

Retirees Rural

Sedan

Rural

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