Curramulka vs Port Vincent

Curramulka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 65 in Port Vincent. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Curramulka, about half of households are people living alone. In Port Vincent, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Port Vincent: a median of $552,000, against $286,000 in Curramulka, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Curramulka tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Port Vincent suits people living alone and 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

Curramulka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 24%)

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

First-home buyers

Curramulka

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($285,500 vs $552,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Curramulka

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Curramulka

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 143 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Curramulka is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Port Vincent has more residents already 65 and over (53% vs 20%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Curramulka Port Vincent
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.

Curramulka Port Vincent
Walkability 13 / 0
Curramulka — Walkability: 13/100 Port Vincent — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 88 / 81
Curramulka — Safety: 88/100 Port Vincent — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 70 / 100
Curramulka — Low fire risk: 70/100 Port Vincent — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Port Vincent has more residents (534 vs 304); Port Vincent skews older (65 vs 48).

Curramulka Port Vincent
Population 304 534
+76% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% +3.9%
Median age 48 65
Median household income $63,648/yr
+24% vs other
 $48,568/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $250/wk
+25% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Curramulka Port Vincent
0-4 3.9% / 1.5%
Curramulka — 0-4: 3.9% Port Vincent — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 14.5% / 4.3%
Curramulka — 5-14: 14.5% Port Vincent — 5-14: 4.3%
15-19 3.9% / 2.1%
Curramulka — 15-19: 3.9% Port Vincent — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 3.0% / 2.1%
Curramulka — 20-24: 3.0% Port Vincent — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 8.6% / 5.2%
Curramulka — 25-34: 8.6% Port Vincent — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 11.8% / 4.3%
Curramulka — 35-44: 11.8% Port Vincent — 35-44: 4.3%
45-54 12.2% / 7.9%
Curramulka — 45-54: 12.2% Port Vincent — 45-54: 7.9%
55-64 19.4% / 19.9%
Curramulka — 55-64: 19.4% Port Vincent — 55-64: 19.9%
65-74 10.5% / 31.1%
Curramulka — 65-74: 10.5% Port Vincent — 65-74: 31.1%
75-84 7.6% / 14.8%
Curramulka — 75-84: 7.6% Port Vincent — 75-84: 14.8%
85+ 2.3% / 7.1%
Curramulka — 85+: 2.3% Port Vincent — 85+: 7.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Curramulka 49.4% lone person
Curramulka — Lone Person: 49.4% Curramulka — Couple Families: 42.2% Curramulka — One Parent Families: 8.4% Curramulka — Other Families: 0.0% Curramulka — Group Household: 0.0%
Port Vincent 70.5% lone person
Port Vincent — Lone Person: 70.5% Port Vincent — Couple Families: 16.5% Port Vincent — One Parent Families: 7.2% Port Vincent — Other Families: 2.9% Port Vincent — Group Household: 2.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Curramulka 11.6% renting
Curramulka — Owned Outright: 66.1% Curramulka — Mortgage: 22.3% Curramulka — Renting: 11.6%
Port Vincent 19.6% renting
Port Vincent — Owned Outright: 61.5% Port Vincent — Mortgage: 18.8% Port Vincent — Renting: 19.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Curramulka Port Vincent
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 22.1%
Curramulka — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Port Vincent — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 6.9%
Curramulka — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Port Vincent — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.6% / 6.0%
Curramulka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.6% Port Vincent — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.5%
Curramulka — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Port Vincent — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.7%
Curramulka — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Port Vincent — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Curramulka Port Vincent
England 4.3% / 8.1%
Curramulka — England: 4.3% Port Vincent — England: 8.1%
Thailand 1.0% / —
Curramulka — Thailand: 1.0% Port Vincent — Thailand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.9%
Curramulka — Scotland: not among its largest Port Vincent — Scotland: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Curramulka — New Zealand: not among its largest Port Vincent — New Zealand: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Curramulka — Germany: not among its largest Port Vincent — Germany: 0.7%
Nepal — / 0.7%
Curramulka — Nepal: not among its largest Port Vincent — Nepal: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Curramulka 96.8% houses
Curramulka — Houses: 96.8% Curramulka — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Curramulka — Townhouses: 0.0%
Port Vincent 92.2% houses
Port Vincent — Houses: 92.2% Port Vincent — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Port Vincent — Townhouses: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Curramulka Port Vincent
Median house price $285,500 $552,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $210,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 50 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Curramulka Port Vincent
Rural and farming 100% 92%
Environmental 0% 3%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Curramulka Port Vincent
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Curramulka Port Vincent
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 31% of SA Higher than 14% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 18% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 55% of SA

Liveability

Curramulka is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Curramulka Port Vincent
Grade — C
Score — 46/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Curramulka carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).

Curramulka Port Vincent
Bushfire Low
30/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
19/100
Flood — Low
37/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
62/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Curramulka Port Vincent
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Curramulka

  • Curramulka Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Port Vincent

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Curramulka Port Vincent
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Curramulka Port Vincent
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 191.3 km 191.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5580
 0.0%
postcode 5581
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 5580
 53
postcode 5581

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.

Curramulka Port Vincent
Car (driver) 60.3% / 69.0%
Curramulka — Car (driver): 60.3% Port Vincent — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 26.7% / 15.8%
Curramulka — Worked from Home: 26.7% Port Vincent — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Walked Only 12.9% / 10.8%
Curramulka — Walked Only: 12.9% Port Vincent — Walked Only: 10.8%
Bicycle — / 2.5%
Curramulka — Bicycle: not among its largest Port Vincent — Bicycle: 2.5%
Car (passenger) — / 1.9%
Curramulka — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Vincent — Car (passenger): 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.0%).

Setting

Curramulka Port Vincent
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.7 km 2.6 km

NBN connectivity

Curramulka Port Vincent
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
167 premises
 0%
536 premises

Climate

Curramulka Port Vincent
Annual rainfall 459 mm 374 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C 25.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C 7.7°C

Council rates

Curramulka Port Vincent
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Curramulka Port Vincent
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Curramulka Port Vincent
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Curramulka

Rural

Port Vincent

Affordable Coastal Retirees Rural

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