Coffin Bay vs Wangary

Wangary is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Coffin Bay. 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. Houses cost more in Coffin Bay: a median of $640,000, against $388,000 in Wangary, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Coffin Bay tends to suit older residents, while Wangary suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Coffin Bay

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Wangary has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Wangary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($387,500 vs $640,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wangary

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $273/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wangary

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (451 min vs 485 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (685.6 km vs 709.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coffin Bay

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 70/100)
  • But Wangary is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Coffin Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.7% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coffin Bay Wangary
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.

Coffin Bay Wangary
Walkability 0 / 20
Coffin Bay — Walkability: 0/100 Wangary — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 57 / 30
Coffin Bay — Safety: 57/100 Wangary — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 55 / 26
Coffin Bay — Low fire risk: 55/100 Wangary — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Coffin Bay has more residents (664 vs 203); Coffin Bay rents higher ($273/wk vs $200/wk).

Coffin Bay Wangary
Population 664
+69% vs other
 203
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.7% +1.5%
Median age 57 54
Median household income $65,208/yr
+18% vs other
 $53,456/yr
Median weekly rent $273/wk
+27% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coffin Bay Wangary
0-4 4.5% / 2.5%
Coffin Bay — 0-4: 4.5% Wangary — 0-4: 2.5%
5-14 8.3% / 7.9%
Coffin Bay — 5-14: 8.3% Wangary — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 2.3% / 5.4%
Coffin Bay — 15-19: 2.3% Wangary — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 2.9% / 4.4%
Coffin Bay — 20-24: 2.9% Wangary — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 7.8% / 8.9%
Coffin Bay — 25-34: 7.8% Wangary — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 10.1% / 12.8%
Coffin Bay — 35-44: 10.1% Wangary — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 11.4% / 14.3%
Coffin Bay — 45-54: 11.4% Wangary — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 19.1% / 26.6%
Coffin Bay — 55-64: 19.1% Wangary — 55-64: 26.6%
65-74 22.1% / 15.3%
Coffin Bay — 65-74: 22.1% Wangary — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 11.1% / 4.4%
Coffin Bay — 75-84: 11.1% Wangary — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 1.1% / —
Coffin Bay — 85+: 1.1% Wangary — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coffin Bay 56.7% lone person
Coffin Bay — Lone Person: 56.7% Coffin Bay — Couple Families: 25.0% Coffin Bay — One Parent Families: 12.2% Coffin Bay — Group Household: 6.1%
Wangary 59.4% lone person
Wangary — Lone Person: 59.4% Wangary — Couple Families: 23.4% Wangary — One Parent Families: 17.2% Wangary — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coffin Bay 20.1% renting
Coffin Bay — Owned Outright: 49.5% Coffin Bay — Mortgage: 30.4% Coffin Bay — Renting: 20.1%
Wangary 18.6% renting
Wangary — Owned Outright: 43.0% Wangary — Mortgage: 38.4% Wangary — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Coffin Bay Wangary
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 17.2%
Coffin Bay — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Wangary — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 5.9%
Coffin Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Wangary — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 3.4%
Coffin Bay — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Wangary — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / —
Coffin Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Wangary — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / —
Coffin Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Wangary — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Coffin Bay Wangary
England 4.7% / 4.4%
Coffin Bay — England: 4.7% Wangary — England: 4.4%
Philippines — / 3.0%
Coffin Bay — Philippines: not among its largest Wangary — Philippines: 3.0%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.5%
Coffin Bay — New Zealand: 0.9% Wangary — New Zealand: 1.5%
Netherlands — / 1.5%
Coffin Bay — Netherlands: not among its largest Wangary — Netherlands: 1.5%
Thailand 0.9% / —
Coffin Bay — Thailand: 0.9% Wangary — Thailand: not among its largest
India 0.8% / —
Coffin Bay — India: 0.8% Wangary — India: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Coffin Bay — Germany: 0.8% Wangary — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coffin Bay 94.9% houses
Coffin Bay — Houses: 94.9% Coffin Bay — Flats / Apartments: 3.7% Coffin Bay — Townhouses: 1.4%
Wangary 102.2% houses
Wangary — Houses: 102.2% Wangary — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Wangary — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Coffin Bay Wangary
Median house price $640,000 $387,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $287,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 81 days
from 10 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Wangary has more rural and farming land (92% vs 9%); Coffin Bay has more land zoned for conservation (90% vs 8%).

Coffin Bay Wangary
Rural and farming 9% 92%
Environmental 90% 8%
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

Coffin Bay Wangary
New dwellings approved 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Coffin Bay Wangary
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 4% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of SA Higher than 66% of SA

Liveability

Wangary is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Coffin Bay Wangary
Grade D —
Score 30/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Wangary carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 45); Wangary carries more crime risk (70 vs 43).

Coffin Bay Wangary
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 High
74/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 High
70/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion High
93/100
 Low
20/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coffin Bay Wangary
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coffin Bay

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

Schools in Wangary

  • Lake Wangary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coffin Bay Wangary
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 6 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Coffin Bay sits further from the CBD (709.8 km vs 685.6 km).

Coffin Bay Wangary
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Adelaide 709.8 km
+3% vs other
 685.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 485 min 451 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
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.

Coffin Bay Wangary
Car (driver) 82.8% / 73.8%
Coffin Bay — Car (driver): 82.8% Wangary — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 11.9%
Coffin Bay — Worked from Home: 6.6% Wangary — Worked from Home: 11.9%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 7.1%
Coffin Bay — Car (passenger): 5.3% Wangary — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Walked Only 5.3% / 7.1%
Coffin Bay — Walked Only: 5.3% Wangary — Walked Only: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.8%).

Setting

Coffin Bay Wangary
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.0 km 3.2 km

NBN connectivity

Coffin Bay Wangary
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
533 premises
 0%
117 premises

Council rates

Coffin Bay Wangary
Average residential rate $1,789/yr
same for both
Council Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Coffin Bay Wangary
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Coffin Bay

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Wangary

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