Cummins vs Yeelanna
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cummins, about half of households are couple families. In Yeelanna, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cummins tends to suit couples and older residents, while Yeelanna suits people living alone and families with children.
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
Cummins
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 53/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 48%)
- But Yeelanna has more separate houses rather than flats (116% vs 95%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Yeelanna
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 16%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Yeelanna
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($113/wk vs $180/wk)
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)
- sits closer to the CBD (641.3 km vs 654.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (419 min vs 427 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Cummins
ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (56/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 6%)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
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
Cummins and Yeelanna 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
Cummins has more residents (981 vs 85); Cummins rents higher ($180/wk vs $113/wk).
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 981 +91% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.3% | -1.2% |
| Median age | 42 | 41 |
| Median household income | $79,352/yr | $97,500/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk +37% vs other | $113/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
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 (16.2%).
Property market
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 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
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 54% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of SA | Higher than 9% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of SA | Higher than 38% of SA |
Liveability
Cummins is more walkable (56 vs 0).
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 51/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Yeelanna carries more crime risk (53 vs 37).
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Moderate 53/100 |
| 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
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Cummins
- Cummins Area School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Yeelanna
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Yeelanna sits further from the CBD (654.3 km vs 641.3 km).
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 56/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 641.3 km | 654.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 419 min | 427 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5631 | 0.0% postcode 5632 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 72 postcode 5631 | 55 postcode 5632 |
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 (70.9%).
Setting
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 70 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 34.5 km | 37.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 492 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Council rates
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,789/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cummins | Yeelanna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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