Carpenter Rocks vs Pelican Point
Carpenter Rocks is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 63 in Pelican Point. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Pelican Point 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
Carpenter Rocks
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 14%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Carpenter Rocks
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 22%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/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
- Carpenter Rocks sits closer to the CBD (443.3 km vs 447.4 km)
- Pelican Point is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pelican Point
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 26%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Carpenter Rocks and Pelican Point 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
Pelican Point rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk); Carpenter Rocks has higher household incomes ($80,132 vs $47,424).
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87 +7% vs other | 81 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.1% | — |
| Median age | 51 | 63 |
| Median household income | $80,132/yr +41% vs other | $47,424/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk | $200/wk +100% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).
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 (21.0%).
Property market
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $535,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 65 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Carpenter Rocks has more rural and farming land (90% vs 58%).
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 58% |
| Residential | 1% | 17% |
| Environmental | 8% | 14% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 11% |
| 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
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Grant same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of SA | Higher than 13% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 65% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 19% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 70% of SA |
Liveability
Pelican Point is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Carpenter Rocks carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0).
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 70/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 71/100 | High 76/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Pelican Point sits further from the CBD (447.4 km vs 443.3 km).
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 443.3 km | 447.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 307 min | 308 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5291 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 5291 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 (88.0%).
Setting
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.4 km 3.9 km to a named beach | 613 m 3.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 80 premises | 0% 108 premises |
Climate
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 724 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,458/yr same for both | |
| Council | Grant same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carpenter Rocks | Pelican Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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