Dublin vs Lower Light

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lower Light, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lower Light tends to suit couples 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

Lower Light

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Lower Light

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Lower Light

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dublin is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • Lower Light sits closer to the CBD (58.1 km vs 64.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dublin is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • Lower Light has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 14%)

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

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

Dublin Lower Light
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.

Dublin Lower Light
Walkability 27 / 0
Dublin — Walkability: 27/100 Lower Light — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 12
Dublin — Safety: 18/100 Lower Light — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 86 / 90
Dublin — Low fire risk: 86/100 Lower Light — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

Dublin has more residents (405 vs 203); Lower Light has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $51,220).

Dublin Lower Light
Population 405
+50% vs other
 203
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.5% -1.5%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $51,220/yr $80,184/yr
+57% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $300/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dublin Lower Light
0-4 6.4% / 3.9%
Dublin — 0-4: 6.4% Lower Light — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 12.1% / 13.8%
Dublin — 5-14: 12.1% Lower Light — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.7% / 4.4%
Dublin — 15-19: 5.7% Lower Light — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 1.7% / 3.0%
Dublin — 20-24: 1.7% Lower Light — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 9.1% / 10.8%
Dublin — 25-34: 9.1% Lower Light — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 13.8% / 10.8%
Dublin — 35-44: 13.8% Lower Light — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 15.3% / 10.8%
Dublin — 45-54: 15.3% Lower Light — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 20.5% / 15.8%
Dublin — 55-64: 20.5% Lower Light — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 11.1% / 15.8%
Dublin — 65-74: 11.1% Lower Light — 65-74: 15.8%
75-84 2.7% / 6.9%
Dublin — 75-84: 2.7% Lower Light — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 2.0%
Dublin — 85+: not among its largest Lower Light — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dublin 35.3% couple families
Dublin — Couple Families: 35.3% Dublin — Lone Person: 37.3% Dublin — One Parent Families: 17.6% Dublin — Group Household: 5.9% Dublin — Other Families: 3.9%
Lower Light 45.8% couple families
Lower Light — Couple Families: 45.8% Lower Light — Lone Person: 35.4% Lower Light — One Parent Families: 18.8% Lower Light — Group Household: 0.0% Lower Light — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dublin 12.3% renting
Dublin — Owned Outright: 37.7% Dublin — Mortgage: 50.0% Dublin — Renting: 12.3%
Lower Light 18.3% renting
Lower Light — Owned Outright: 58.3% Lower Light — Mortgage: 23.3% Lower Light — Renting: 18.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Dublin Lower Light
England 6.4% / 5.4%
Dublin — England: 6.4% Lower Light — England: 5.4%
Sri Lanka 0.7% / 1.5%
Dublin — Sri Lanka: 0.7% Lower Light — Sri Lanka: 1.5%
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Dublin — New Zealand: 0.7% Lower Light — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

Qualifications

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

Dublin Lower Light
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 16.3%
Dublin — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Lower Light — Certificate III & IV: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.0% / 3.9%
Dublin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0% Lower Light — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.0% / 4.9%
Dublin — Bachelor Degree: 2.0% Lower Light — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Dublin — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Lower Light — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dublin 99.3% houses
Dublin — Houses: 99.3% Dublin — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Lower Light 100.0% houses
Lower Light — Houses: 100.0% Lower Light — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dublin Lower Light
Median house price $732,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $505,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Dublin has more industrially zoned land (18% vs 0%); Lower Light has more rural and farming land (64% vs 53%).

Dublin Lower Light
Rural and farming 53% 64%
Environmental 28% 36%
Industrial 18% 0%
Residential 1% 0%
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

Dublin Lower Light
New dwellings approved 106
across Adelaide Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Dublin Lower Light
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 17% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 41% of SA

Liveability

Dublin is more walkable (27 vs 0).

Dublin Lower Light
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Dublin Lower Light
Bushfire Low
14/100
 Low
10/100
Crime High
82/100
 High
88/100
Flood — High
91/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
44/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Dublin Lower Light
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

Dublin Lower Light
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 3 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Dublin sits further from the CBD (64.6 km vs 58.1 km).

Dublin Lower Light
Walkability score 27/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 64.6 km
+10% vs other
 58.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 48 min 52 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5501
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.

Dublin Lower Light
Car (driver) 86.0% / 58.3%
Dublin — Car (driver): 86.0% Lower Light — Car (driver): 58.3%
Worked from Home 3.1% / 26.4%
Dublin — Worked from Home: 3.1% Lower Light — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Walked Only 5.4% / 11.1%
Dublin — Walked Only: 5.4% Lower Light — Walked Only: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 4.2%
Dublin — Car (passenger): 5.4% Lower Light — Car (passenger): 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.0%).

Setting

Dublin Lower Light
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.9 km 5.2 km

NBN connectivity

Dublin Lower Light
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
185 premises
 0%
83 premises

Climate

Dublin Lower Light
Annual rainfall 295 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C 6.6°C

Council rates

Dublin Lower Light
Average residential rate $2,698/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Dublin Lower Light
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dublin Lower Light
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dublin

Quiet Rural

Lower Light

Outer

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