Coulta vs Edillilie

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

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

  • Coulta has more parks and reserves (15 vs 4)
  • Edillilie is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Edillilie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 17%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Edillilie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (426 min vs 449 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (648.7 km vs 676.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Edillilie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Coulta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.2% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Coulta and Edillilie 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 Edillilie
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 Edillilie
Walkability 0 / 10
Coulta — Walkability: 0/100 Edillilie — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 77 / 86
Coulta — Safety: 77/100 Edillilie — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 33 / 30
Coulta — Low fire risk: 33/100 Edillilie — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Coulta has more residents (213 vs 129); Edillilie has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $72,124).

Coulta Edillilie
Population 213
+39% vs other
 129
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.2% -5.1%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $72,124/yr $87,724/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coulta Edillilie
0-4 10.3% / 3.1%
Coulta — 0-4: 10.3% Edillilie — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 15.5% / 10.9%
Coulta — 5-14: 15.5% Edillilie — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.6% / 9.3%
Coulta — 15-19: 5.6% Edillilie — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Coulta — 20-24: not among its largest Edillilie — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 11.7% / 11.6%
Coulta — 25-34: 11.7% Edillilie — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 13.1% / 8.5%
Coulta — 35-44: 13.1% Edillilie — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 17.8% / 21.7%
Coulta — 45-54: 17.8% Edillilie — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 19.2% / 12.4%
Coulta — 55-64: 19.2% Edillilie — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 10.8% / 10.1%
Coulta — 65-74: 10.8% Edillilie — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 — / 6.2%
Coulta — 75-84: not among its largest Edillilie — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / —
Coulta — 85+: not among its largest Edillilie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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%
Edillilie 74.2% couple families
Edillilie — Couple Families: 74.2% Edillilie — Lone Person: 25.8% Edillilie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Edillilie — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
Edillilie 12.5% renting
Edillilie — Owned Outright: 43.8% Edillilie — Mortgage: 43.8% Edillilie — Renting: 12.5%
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%
Edillilie 100.0% houses
Edillilie — Houses: 100.0% Edillilie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Coulta Edillilie
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 19.4%
Coulta — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Edillilie — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.8%
Coulta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Edillilie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 6.2%
Coulta — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Edillilie — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Coulta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Edillilie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Coulta — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Edillilie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

Zoning mix

Coulta Edillilie
Rural and farming 96% 100%
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 Edillilie
New dwellings approved 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Coulta Edillilie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 40% of SA

Liveability

Edillilie is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Coulta Edillilie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Coulta Edillilie
Bushfire Moderate
67/100
 High
70/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Low
14/100
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 Edillilie
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

Coulta Edillilie
Parks & reserves 15 4
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Coulta sits further from the CBD (676.8 km vs 648.7 km).

Coulta Edillilie
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 676.8 km
+4% vs other
 648.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 449 min 426 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
 0.0%
postcode 5630
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
 —

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 Edillilie
Car (driver) 60.9% / 61.8%
Coulta — Car (driver): 60.9% Edillilie — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 20.7% / 26.3%
Coulta — Worked from Home: 20.7% Edillilie — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 10.9% / 6.6%
Coulta — Car (passenger): 10.9% Edillilie — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only 7.6% / 5.3%
Coulta — Walked Only: 7.6% Edillilie — Walked Only: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).

Setting

Coulta Edillilie
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.5 km 24.5 km

NBN connectivity

Coulta Edillilie
Connectivity score 19/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
55 premises
 0%
57 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Coulta

Family Rural Young Families

Edillilie

Rural

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