Ceduna vs Denial Bay

Ceduna is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Denial Bay. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Denial Bay, about half of households are people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Ceduna has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • Denial Bay carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 98/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ceduna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ceduna

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 19%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $265/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ceduna

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (57/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (506 min vs 516 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (777 km vs 789.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ceduna is more walkable (57/100 vs 10/100)
  • Denial Bay carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 98/100)

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

Investors

Denial Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.8% vs 5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ceduna Denial Bay
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.

Ceduna Denial Bay
Walkability 57 / 10
Ceduna — Walkability: 57/100 Denial Bay — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 2 / 56
Ceduna — Safety: 2/100 Denial Bay — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ceduna — Low fire risk: 100/100 Denial Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ceduna has more residents (1,955 vs 153); Ceduna has higher household incomes ($71,552 vs $53,248).

Ceduna Denial Bay
Population 1,955
+92% vs other
 153
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +16.8%
Median age 37 46
Median household income $71,552/yr
+26% vs other
 $53,248/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $265/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ceduna Denial Bay
0-4 7.5% / 5.2%
Ceduna — 0-4: 7.5% Denial Bay — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 14.1% / 19.6%
Ceduna — 5-14: 14.1% Denial Bay — 5-14: 19.6%
15-19 5.4% / 2.6%
Ceduna — 15-19: 5.4% Denial Bay — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 5.6% / 2.0%
Ceduna — 20-24: 5.6% Denial Bay — 20-24: 2.0%
25-34 14.6% / 9.2%
Ceduna — 25-34: 14.6% Denial Bay — 25-34: 9.2%
35-44 10.7% / 11.1%
Ceduna — 35-44: 10.7% Denial Bay — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.6% / 5.9%
Ceduna — 45-54: 12.6% Denial Bay — 45-54: 5.9%
55-64 11.2% / 18.3%
Ceduna — 55-64: 11.2% Denial Bay — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 9.9% / 17.6%
Ceduna — 65-74: 9.9% Denial Bay — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 6.7% / 7.8%
Ceduna — 75-84: 6.7% Denial Bay — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 2.2% / —
Ceduna — 85+: 2.2% Denial Bay — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ceduna 41.5% lone person
Ceduna — Lone Person: 41.5% Ceduna — Couple Families: 35.3% Ceduna — One Parent Families: 18.0% Ceduna — Group Household: 4.2% Ceduna — Other Families: 1.1%
Denial Bay 48.8% lone person
Denial Bay — Lone Person: 48.8% Denial Bay — Couple Families: 37.2% Denial Bay — One Parent Families: 14.0% Denial Bay — Group Household: 0.0% Denial Bay — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ceduna 44.5% renting
Ceduna — Owned Outright: 30.8% Ceduna — Mortgage: 24.7% Ceduna — Renting: 44.5%
Denial Bay 19.0% renting
Denial Bay — Owned Outright: 46.6% Denial Bay — Mortgage: 34.5% Denial Bay — Renting: 19.0%
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.

Ceduna Denial Bay
New Zealand 1.0% / 3.3%
Ceduna — New Zealand: 1.0% Denial Bay — New Zealand: 3.3%
India 2.3% / —
Ceduna — India: 2.3% Denial Bay — India: not among its largest
England 1.9% / —
Ceduna — England: 1.9% Denial Bay — England: not among its largest
Greece 0.4% / —
Ceduna — Greece: 0.4% Denial Bay — Greece: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.3% / —
Ceduna — Malaysia: 0.3% Denial Bay — Malaysia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Ceduna Denial Bay
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 17.0%
Ceduna — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Denial Bay — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 10.5%
Ceduna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Denial Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.4% / 4.6%
Ceduna — Bachelor Degree: 6.4% Denial Bay — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / —
Ceduna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Denial Bay — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Ceduna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Denial Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ceduna 89.6% houses
Ceduna — Houses: 89.6% Ceduna — Flats / Apartments: 5.3% Ceduna — Townhouses: 5.1%
Denial Bay 100.0% houses
Denial Bay — Houses: 100.0% Denial Bay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Denial Bay — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ceduna Denial Bay
Median house price $317,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $139,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 52 days
from 27 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Denial Bay has more land zoned for conservation (41% vs 2%); Ceduna has more rural and farming land (95% vs 59%).

Ceduna Denial Bay
Rural and farming 95% 59%
Environmental 2% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Ceduna Denial Bay
New dwellings approved 12
across Ceduna
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ceduna Denial Bay
Houses 5.5%
$475/wk on $450K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Ceduna Denial Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 6% of SA Higher than 5% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of SA —

Liveability

Ceduna is more walkable (57 vs 10).

Ceduna Denial Bay
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Ceduna carries more crime risk (98 vs 44).

Ceduna Denial Bay
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
28/100
 Moderate
50/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Ceduna Denial Bay
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ceduna

  • Ceduna Area School Government · Combined at peers
  • Crossways Lutheran School Ceduna Independent · Combined

Schools in Denial Bay

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

Amenities in the suburb

Ceduna Denial Bay
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 5 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 7 0
EV chargers 2 0

Mobility

Denial Bay sits further from the CBD (789.3 km vs 777 km).

Ceduna Denial Bay
Walkability score 57/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 777 km 789.3 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 506 min 516 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5690
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5690
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.

Ceduna Denial Bay
Car (driver) 77.0% / 87.9%
Ceduna — Car (driver): 77.0% Denial Bay — Car (driver): 87.9%
Worked from Home 5.3% / 6.9%
Ceduna — Worked from Home: 5.3% Denial Bay — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 5.2%
Ceduna — Car (passenger): 6.1% Denial Bay — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 10.4% / —
Ceduna — Walked Only: 10.4% Denial Bay — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Ceduna — Bus: 0.7% Denial Bay — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.9%).

Setting

Ceduna Denial Bay
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 227 m 262 m

NBN connectivity

Ceduna Denial Bay
Connectivity score 43/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
1,101 premises
 0%
85 premises

Climate

Ceduna Denial Bay
Annual rainfall 262 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Ceduna Denial Bay
Average residential rate $2,297/yr
same for both
Council Ceduna
same for both

Federal electorate

Ceduna Denial Bay
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ceduna Denial Bay
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ceduna

Affordable Coastal Rural

Denial Bay

Coastal Family Quiet Retirees Rural
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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