Coulta vs Cummins

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Coulta tends to suit families with children, while Cummins suits 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

Coulta

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 37/100)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Coulta has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $180/wk)
  • Cummins has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cummins

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (419 min vs 449 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (641.3 km vs 676.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cummins

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 11%)
  • But Coulta carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Coulta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Coulta Cummins
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.

Coulta Cummins
Walkability 0 / 56
Coulta — Walkability: 0/100 Cummins — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 77 / 63
Coulta — Safety: 77/100 Cummins — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 33 / 79
Coulta — Low fire risk: 33/100 Cummins — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Cummins has more residents (981 vs 213); Cummins rents higher ($180/wk vs $150/wk).

Coulta Cummins
Population 213 981
+361% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% +2.3%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $72,124/yr $79,352/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $180/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coulta Cummins
0-4 10.3% / 5.6%
Coulta — 0-4: 10.3% Cummins — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 15.5% / 16.1%
Coulta — 5-14: 15.5% Cummins — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 5.6% / 6.2%
Coulta — 15-19: 5.6% Cummins — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / 4.5%
Coulta — 20-24: not among its largest Cummins — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.7% / 9.7%
Coulta — 25-34: 11.7% Cummins — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 13.1% / 11.7%
Coulta — 35-44: 13.1% Cummins — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 17.8% / 13.3%
Coulta — 45-54: 17.8% Cummins — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 19.2% / 10.4%
Coulta — 55-64: 19.2% Cummins — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 10.8% / 10.6%
Coulta — 65-74: 10.8% Cummins — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 — / 7.3%
Coulta — 75-84: not among its largest Cummins — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / 4.4%
Coulta — 85+: not among its largest Cummins — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coulta 48.1% couple families
Coulta — Couple Families: 48.1% Coulta — Lone Person: 32.7% Coulta — One Parent Families: 11.5% Coulta — Group Household: 7.7% Coulta — Other Families: 0.0%
Cummins 45.4% couple families
Cummins — Couple Families: 45.4% Cummins — Lone Person: 37.1% Cummins — One Parent Families: 10.4% Cummins — Group Household: 6.0% Cummins — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coulta 5.7% renting
Coulta — Owned Outright: 52.9% Coulta — Mortgage: 41.4% Coulta — Renting: 5.7%
Cummins 24.0% renting
Cummins — Owned Outright: 46.9% Cummins — Mortgage: 29.1% Cummins — Renting: 24.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coulta 94.5% houses
Coulta — Houses: 94.5% Coulta — Flats / Apartments: 5.5% Coulta — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cummins 95.2% houses
Cummins — Houses: 95.2% Cummins — Flats / Apartments: 1.6% Cummins — Townhouses: 3.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Coulta Cummins
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 16.2%
Coulta — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Cummins — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 7.3%
Coulta — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Cummins — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.6%
Coulta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Cummins — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 0.7%
Coulta — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Cummins — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Coulta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Cummins — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Property market

Coulta Cummins
Median house price — $355,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Coulta Cummins
Rural and farming 96% 99%
Environmental 4% 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

Coulta Cummins
New dwellings approved 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Coulta Cummins
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 64% of SA

Liveability

Cummins is more walkable (56 vs 0).

Coulta Cummins
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Coulta carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 21); Cummins carries more crime risk (37 vs 23).

Coulta Cummins
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
37/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Coulta Cummins
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Coulta

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

Schools in Cummins

  • Cummins Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Coulta Cummins
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 15 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Coulta sits further from the CBD (676.8 km vs 641.3 km).

Coulta Cummins
Walkability score 0/100 56/100
Distance to Adelaide 676.8 km
+5% vs other
 641.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 449 min 419 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
 0.0%
postcode 5631
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
 72
postcode 5631

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.

Coulta Cummins
Car (driver) 60.9% / 70.9%
Coulta — Car (driver): 60.9% Cummins — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 20.7% / 13.9%
Coulta — Worked from Home: 20.7% Cummins — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Walked Only 7.6% / 12.3%
Coulta — Walked Only: 7.6% Cummins — Walked Only: 12.3%
Car (passenger) 10.9% / 1.8%
Coulta — Car (passenger): 10.9% Cummins — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Coulta — Bicycle: not among its largest Cummins — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Coulta Cummins
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.5 km 34.5 km

NBN connectivity

Coulta Cummins
Connectivity score 19/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
492 premises

Council rates

Coulta Cummins
Average residential rate $1,789/yr
same for both
Council Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Coulta Cummins
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Coulta Cummins
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Coulta

Family Rural Young Families

Cummins

Affordable Quiet Rural

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