Christies Beach vs Noarlunga Centre

In Christies Beach, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Noarlunga Centre, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Christies Beach: a median of $820,000, against $715,000 in Noarlunga Centre, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Noarlunga Centre tends to suit 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

Christies Beach

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Noarlunga Centre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($715,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Noarlunga Centre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($293/wk vs $325/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Noarlunga Centre

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (55% vs 23%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)
  • But Christies Beach carries lower crime risk (89/100 vs 100/100)

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

Investors

Christies Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
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.

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Walkability 84 / 86
Christies Beach — Walkability: 84/100 Noarlunga Centre — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 11 / 0
Christies Beach — Safety: 11/100 Noarlunga Centre — Safety: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Christies Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100 Noarlunga Centre — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Christies Beach has more residents (5,962 vs 203); Christies Beach rents higher ($325/wk vs $293/wk).

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Population 5,962
+97% vs other
 203
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% +0.0%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $62,088/yr
+5% vs other
 $59,020/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
+10% vs other
 $293/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
0-4 5.9% / 2.5%
Christies Beach — 0-4: 5.9% Noarlunga Centre — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 10.1% / 4.4%
Christies Beach — 5-14: 10.1% Noarlunga Centre — 5-14: 4.4%
15-19 5.1% / 6.4%
Christies Beach — 15-19: 5.1% Noarlunga Centre — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.6% / 9.4%
Christies Beach — 20-24: 6.6% Noarlunga Centre — 20-24: 9.4%
25-34 16.0% / 15.8%
Christies Beach — 25-34: 16.0% Noarlunga Centre — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 12.7% / 20.2%
Christies Beach — 35-44: 12.7% Noarlunga Centre — 35-44: 20.2%
45-54 12.4% / 12.8%
Christies Beach — 45-54: 12.4% Noarlunga Centre — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.2% / 11.8%
Christies Beach — 55-64: 12.2% Noarlunga Centre — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 10.0% / 12.3%
Christies Beach — 65-74: 10.0% Noarlunga Centre — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 6.0% / 4.9%
Christies Beach — 75-84: 6.0% Noarlunga Centre — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 3.1% / 7.4%
Christies Beach — 85+: 3.1% Noarlunga Centre — 85+: 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Christies Beach 43.6% lone person
Christies Beach — Lone Person: 43.6% Christies Beach — Couple Families: 25.2% Christies Beach — One Parent Families: 23.2% Christies Beach — Group Household: 6.1% Christies Beach — Other Families: 1.8%
Noarlunga Centre 55.9% lone person
Noarlunga Centre — Lone Person: 55.9% Noarlunga Centre — Couple Families: 20.6% Noarlunga Centre — One Parent Families: 14.7% Noarlunga Centre — Group Household: 8.8% Noarlunga Centre — 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.

Christies Beach 44.4% renting
Christies Beach — Owned Outright: 26.5% Christies Beach — Mortgage: 29.2% Christies Beach — Renting: 44.4%
Noarlunga Centre 53.6% renting
Noarlunga Centre — Owned Outright: 14.3% Noarlunga Centre — Mortgage: 32.1% Noarlunga Centre — Renting: 53.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 16.7%
Christies Beach — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Noarlunga Centre — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 8.9%
Christies Beach — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Noarlunga Centre — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 10.3%
Christies Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Noarlunga Centre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 2.5%
Christies Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Noarlunga Centre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / —
Christies Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Noarlunga Centre — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
England 10.7% / 9.9%
Christies Beach — England: 10.7% Noarlunga Centre — England: 9.9%
Germany 0.6% / 3.0%
Christies Beach — Germany: 0.6% Noarlunga Centre — Germany: 3.0%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.5%
Christies Beach — New Zealand: 1.6% Noarlunga Centre — New Zealand: 1.5%
Fiji — / 2.5%
Christies Beach — Fiji: not among its largest Noarlunga Centre — Fiji: 2.5%
Philippines 0.8% / 1.5%
Christies Beach — Philippines: 0.8% Noarlunga Centre — Philippines: 1.5%
Vietnam — / 2.0%
Christies Beach — Vietnam: not among its largest Noarlunga Centre — Vietnam: 2.0%
Scotland 1.8% / —
Christies Beach — Scotland: 1.8% Noarlunga Centre — Scotland: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Christies Beach — South Africa: 0.7% Noarlunga Centre — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Christies Beach 77.2% houses
Christies Beach — Houses: 77.2% Christies Beach — Townhouses: 19.1% Christies Beach — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Noarlunga Centre 44.9% houses
Noarlunga Centre — Houses: 44.9% Noarlunga Centre — Townhouses: 23.6% Noarlunga Centre — Flats / Apartments: 31.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Median house price $820,000 $715,000
Median unit price $591,000 —
Median land price $985,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 102 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Noarlunga Centre has more commercially zoned land (90% vs 14%).

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Commercial 14% 90%
Residential 80% 10%
Environmental 5% 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

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
New dwellings approved 1,367
across Onkaparinga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +58%
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.

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Houses 4.0%
$650/wk on $840K
 —
Units 4.6%
$550/wk on $624K
 —

Ranking within SA

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
House price Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
Income Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 27% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of SA Higher than 77% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 55% of SA —

Liveability

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Noarlunga Centre carries more crime risk (100 vs 89).

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
100/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
25/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Christies Beach

  • Christies Beach Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St John The Apostle Parish School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Noarlunga Centre

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

Amenities in the suburb

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Supermarkets 3
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 11 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 5 1
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 4 2
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 4
Fuel stations 3 2

Mobility

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Walkability score 84/100 86/100
Distance to Adelaide 29.5 km
+1% vs other
 29.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 32 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 80.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 178.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5165
 1.0%
postcode 5168
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 5165
 69
postcode 5168

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.

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Car (driver) 75.9% / 82.9%
Christies Beach — Car (driver): 75.9% Noarlunga Centre — Car (driver): 82.9%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 11.8%
Christies Beach — Worked from Home: 10.0% Noarlunga Centre — Worked from Home: 11.8%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 5.3%
Christies Beach — Car (passenger): 5.2% Noarlunga Centre — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Train 4.3% / —
Christies Beach — Train: 4.3% Noarlunga Centre — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 2.5% / —
Christies Beach — Walked Only: 2.5% Noarlunga Centre — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.9%).

Setting

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 764 m 2.4 km

NBN connectivity

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Connectivity score 64/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 35%
3,312 premises
 10%
495 premises

Climate

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Average residential rate $2,008/yr
same for both
Council Onkaparinga
same for both

Federal electorate

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Division Kingston
same for both
Member Amanda Rishworth
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Christies Beach Noarlunga Centre
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Christies Beach

Coastal Outer

Noarlunga Centre

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Outer Townhouses Transport Hub

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