Cape Jaffa vs Wangolina
Wangolina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 61 in Cape Jaffa. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cape Jaffa tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wangolina suits families with children.
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
Wangolina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Wangolina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 27%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wangolina
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Wangolina
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (213 min vs 223 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (309.2 km vs 319.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Cape Jaffa has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 22%)
- Wangolina carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 91/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cape Jaffa
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.2% vs 7.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cape Jaffa and Wangolina 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
Cape Jaffa rents higher ($280/wk vs $0/wk); Cape Jaffa skews older (61 vs 46).
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 66 | 69 +5% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +22.2% | +7.8% |
| Median age | 61 | 46 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $73,632/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (19.7%).
Property market
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $775,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $260,000 | — |
Zoning mix
Wangolina has more rural and farming land (98% vs 78%); Cape Jaffa has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 2%).
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 78% | 98% |
| Environmental | 15% | 2% |
| Residential | 4% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Kingston (SA) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 26% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 52% of SA | Higher than 9% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 10% of SA | Higher than 9% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of SA | Higher than 4% of SA |
Liveability
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wangolina carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Cape Jaffa carries more crime risk (91 vs 24).
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | High 91/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 88/100 | High 92/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Cape Jaffa sits further from the CBD (319.8 km vs 309.2 km).
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 319.8 km +3% vs other | 309.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 223 min | 213 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5275 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 5275 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 (68.0%).
Setting
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 2.1 km | 8.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 17 premises | 0% 16 premises |
Climate
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,515/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kingston (SA) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cape Jaffa | Wangolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Wangolina
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.