Cassini vs Wisanger

Comparing Cassini and Wisanger, SA: Wisanger rents higher ($240/wk vs $100/wk); Cassini carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 41); and Cassini sits further from the CBD (206.5 km vs 192.4 km).

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

Cassini

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 3)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Cassini

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cassini

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $240/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wisanger

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (192.4 km vs 206.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (208 min vs 220 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cassini

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Wisanger

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs -9.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cassini Wisanger
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.

Cassini Wisanger
Walkability 0 / 0
Cassini — Walkability: 0/100 Wisanger — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 45 / 41
Cassini — Safety: 45/100 Wisanger — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 22 / 59
Cassini — Low fire risk: 22/100 Wisanger — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Wisanger rents higher ($240/wk vs $100/wk); Wisanger has more residents (140 vs 73).

Cassini Wisanger
Population 73 140
+92% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.9% +12.9%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $80,184/yr
+17% vs other
 $66,612/yr
Median weekly rent $100/wk $240/wk
+140% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cassini Wisanger
0-4 4.1% / 5.0%
Cassini — 0-4: 4.1% Wisanger — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 21.9% / 19.3%
Cassini — 5-14: 21.9% Wisanger — 5-14: 19.3%
15-19 — / —
Cassini — 15-19: not among its largest Wisanger — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / 3.6%
Cassini — 20-24: not among its largest Wisanger — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 6.8% / 10.0%
Cassini — 25-34: 6.8% Wisanger — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 17.8% / 11.4%
Cassini — 35-44: 17.8% Wisanger — 35-44: 11.4%
45-54 12.3% / 8.6%
Cassini — 45-54: 12.3% Wisanger — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 9.6% / 16.4%
Cassini — 55-64: 9.6% Wisanger — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 20.5% / 14.3%
Cassini — 65-74: 20.5% Wisanger — 65-74: 14.3%
75-84 4.1% / 3.6%
Cassini — 75-84: 4.1% Wisanger — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ — / —
Cassini — 85+: not among its largest Wisanger — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cassini 54.5% couple families
Cassini — Couple Families: 54.5% Cassini — Lone Person: 45.5%
Wisanger 48.4% couple families
Wisanger — Couple Families: 48.4% Wisanger — Lone Person: 51.6%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cassini 0.0% renting
Cassini — Owned Outright: 56.2% Cassini — Mortgage: 43.8% Cassini — Renting: 0.0%
Wisanger 19.6% renting
Wisanger — Owned Outright: 34.8% Wisanger — Mortgage: 45.7% Wisanger — Renting: 19.6%
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.

Cassini Wisanger
England 6.8% / —
Cassini — England: 6.8% Wisanger — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 3.6%
Cassini — New Zealand: not among its largest Wisanger — New Zealand: 3.6%
South Africa — / 2.9%
Cassini — South Africa: not among its largest Wisanger — South Africa: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

Qualifications

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

Cassini Wisanger
Certificate III & IV 21.9% / 21.4%
Cassini — Certificate III & IV: 21.9% Wisanger — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 11.4%
Cassini — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Wisanger — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 2.1%
Cassini — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Wisanger — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / —
Cassini — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Wisanger — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cassini 100.0% houses
Cassini — Houses: 100.0% Cassini — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wisanger 88.5% houses
Wisanger — Houses: 88.5% Wisanger — Flats / Apartments: 11.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Zoning mix

Cassini Wisanger
Rural and farming 87% 89%
Environmental 13% 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

Cassini Wisanger
New dwellings approved 48
across Kangaroo Island
same for both
Approvals change year on year -12%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Cassini Wisanger
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 34% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 45% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 43% of SA

Liveability

Cassini Wisanger
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Cassini carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 41).

Cassini Wisanger
Bushfire High
78/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood — Low
38/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
48/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cassini Wisanger
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

Cassini Wisanger
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 15 3
Waterways 10 13

Mobility

Cassini sits further from the CBD (206.5 km vs 192.4 km).

Cassini Wisanger
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 206.5 km
+7% vs other
 192.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 220 min 208 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5223
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 5223
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.

Cassini Wisanger
Car (driver) 86.7% / 56.7%
Cassini — Car (driver): 86.7% Wisanger — Car (driver): 56.7%
Worked from Home 13.3% / 16.7%
Cassini — Worked from Home: 13.3% Wisanger — Worked from Home: 16.7%
Walked Only — / 16.7%
Cassini — Walked Only: not among its largest Wisanger — Walked Only: 16.7%
Car (passenger) — / 10.0%
Cassini — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wisanger — Car (passenger): 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.7%).

Setting

Cassini Wisanger
Elevation 195 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.0 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cassini Wisanger
Connectivity score 16/100 28/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Cassini Wisanger
Annual rainfall 412 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cassini Wisanger
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Kangaroo Island
same for both

Federal electorate

Cassini Wisanger
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cassini Wisanger
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cassini

Family Rural

Wisanger

Family River Rural

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