Culburra vs Field

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Culburra, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Culburra 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

Field

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 30/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 44%)

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

Renters

Culburra

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Culburra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (123 min vs 130 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (179.8 km vs 184.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Culburra has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 19%)
  • Field carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Culburra Field
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.

Culburra Field
Walkability 0 / 0
Culburra — Walkability: 0/100 Field — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 70 / 81
Culburra — Safety: 70/100 Field — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 57 / 63
Culburra — Low fire risk: 57/100 Field — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Field rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).

Culburra Field
Population 81 83
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +5.1%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $74,724/yr
+2% vs other
 $73,112/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $250/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Culburra Field
0-4 6.2% / 3.6%
Culburra — 0-4: 6.2% Field — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 18.5% / 24.1%
Culburra — 5-14: 18.5% Field — 5-14: 24.1%
15-19 — / 3.6%
Culburra — 15-19: not among its largest Field — 15-19: 3.6%
20-24 4.9% / —
Culburra — 20-24: 4.9% Field — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 16.0% / 3.6%
Culburra — 25-34: 16.0% Field — 25-34: 3.6%
35-44 14.8% / 21.7%
Culburra — 35-44: 14.8% Field — 35-44: 21.7%
45-54 9.9% / 10.8%
Culburra — 45-54: 9.9% Field — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 13.6% / 15.7%
Culburra — 55-64: 13.6% Field — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 9.9% / 13.3%
Culburra — 65-74: 9.9% Field — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 9.9% / 6.0%
Culburra — 75-84: 9.9% Field — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 4.9% / —
Culburra — 85+: 4.9% Field — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Culburra 55.6% lone person
Culburra — Lone Person: 55.6% Culburra — Couple Families: 44.4% Culburra — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Field 40.0% lone person
Field — Lone Person: 40.0% Field — Couple Families: 44.0% Field — One Parent Families: 16.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Culburra 0.0% renting
Culburra — Owned Outright: 67.7% Culburra — Mortgage: 32.3% Culburra — Renting: 0.0%
Field 31.8% renting
Field — Owned Outright: 45.5% Field — Mortgage: 22.7% Field — Renting: 31.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Culburra 87.1% houses
Culburra — Houses: 87.1% Culburra — Flats / Apartments: 12.9%
Field 100.0% houses
Field — Houses: 100.0% Field — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Culburra Field
Certificate III & IV 6.2% / 19.3%
Culburra — Certificate III & IV: 6.2% Field — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 12.0%
Culburra — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Field — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 10.8%
Culburra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Field — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.8%
Culburra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Field — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Zoning mix

Culburra Field
Rural and farming 100% 91%
Environmental 0% 9%
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

Culburra Field
New dwellings approved 28
across Coorong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Culburra Field
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 65% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 48% of SA

Liveability

Culburra Field
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Culburra carries more crime risk (30 vs 19).

Culburra Field
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
19/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Culburra Field
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

Culburra Field
Parks & reserves 1 10

Mobility

Field sits further from the CBD (184.7 km vs 179.8 km).

Culburra Field
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 179.8 km 184.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 130 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5261
 0.7%
postcode 5265
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 5261
 46
postcode 5265

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.

Culburra Field
Worked from Home 47.2% / 43.2%
Culburra — Worked from Home: 47.2% Field — Worked from Home: 43.2%
Car (driver) 35.8% / 43.2%
Culburra — Car (driver): 35.8% Field — Car (driver): 43.2%
Walked Only 17.0% / 13.5%
Culburra — Walked Only: 17.0% Field — Walked Only: 13.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.2%).

Setting

Culburra Field
Elevation 19 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 45.0 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Culburra Field
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
36 premises

Council rates

Culburra Field
Average residential rate $1,465/yr
same for both
Council Coorong
same for both

Federal electorate

Culburra Field
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Culburra Field
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Culburra

Family Rural

Field

Family Rural

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