Cunliffe vs Agery
Agery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 49 in Cunliffe. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Cunliffe tends to suit people living alone, while Agery suits 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
Agery
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 62%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
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
- Cunliffe has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $273/wk)
- Agery has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cunliffe
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (107 min vs 117 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (152.4 km vs 165.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Agery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-6.2% vs -12.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cunliffe and Agery 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
Agery has more residents (90 vs 50); Agery rents higher ($273/wk vs $175/wk).
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 90 +80% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.3% | -6.2% |
| Median age | 49 | 33 |
| Median household income | $84,448/yr | $92,612/yr +10% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $273/wk +56% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (18.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 232 across Copper Coast | 97 across Yorke Peninsula |
| Approvals change year on year | +142% | -18% |
Ranking within SA
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of SA | Higher than 71% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of SA | Higher than 57% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of SA | Higher than 13% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of SA | Higher than 50% of SA |
Liveability
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Agery carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 0).
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Low 37/100 |
| 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
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Agery sits further from the CBD (165.5 km vs 152.4 km).
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 152.4 km | 165.5 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 107 min | 117 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5554 | 0.1% postcode 5558 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 5554 | 75 postcode 5558 |
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 (58.3%).
Setting
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 76 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 112 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.2 km | 15.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 459 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,817/yr | $1,494/yr |
| Council | Copper Coast | Yorke Peninsula |
Federal electorate
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cunliffe | Agery | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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