Crystal Brook vs Narridy
Narridy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Crystal Brook. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Crystal Brook tends to suit 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
Crystal Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Narridy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Narridy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $189/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Crystal Brook
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 141 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (200.4 km vs 212.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Crystal Brook
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (3 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Crystal Brook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.5% vs -28.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Crystal Brook and Narridy drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Crystal Brook has more residents (1,537 vs 59); Narridy has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $52,572).
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,537 +96% vs other | 59 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.5% | -28.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 45 |
| Median household income | $52,572/yr | $71,500/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $189/wk +13% vs other | $165/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Property market
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $332,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $120,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 54 days from 9 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| 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
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Port Pirie | 11 across Northern Areas |
| Approvals change year on year | +75% | -100% |
Ranking within SA
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of SA | Higher than 43% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of SA | Higher than 36% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of SA | Higher than 42% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 36% of SA |
Liveability
Crystal Brook is more walkable (56 vs 0).
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 51/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | — |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Crystal Brook
- Crystal Brook Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Narridy
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 3 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 6 | 4 |
Mobility
Narridy sits further from the CBD (212.6 km vs 200.4 km).
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 56/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 200.4 km | 212.6 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 132 min | 141 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5523 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 5523 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).
Setting
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 171 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.8 km | 33.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 825 premises | 0% 21 premises |
Climate
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 472 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,855/yr | $1,809/yr |
| Council | Port Pirie | Northern Areas |
Federal electorate
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Crystal Brook | Narridy | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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