Dublin vs Thompson Beach
Dublin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Thompson Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Thompson Beach, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Dublin: a median of $732,000, against $530,000 in Thompson Beach, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dublin tends to suit families with children, while Thompson Beach suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Dublin
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (53% vs 30%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Thompson Beach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($180,000 vs $505,000)
- has cheaper houses ($530,000 vs $732,500)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Thompson Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($253/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dublin
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 56 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (64.6 km vs 73.1 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)
- Thompson Beach has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Thompson Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (9.0% vs 0.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dublin and Thompson Beach 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
Dublin has more residents (405 vs 219); Thompson Beach skews older (52 vs 45).
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 405 +46% vs other | 219 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.5% | +9.0% |
| Median age | 45 | 52 |
| Median household income | $51,220/yr | $52,676/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +10% vs other | $253/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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 (6.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $732,500 | $530,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $505,000 | $180,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 24 days from 5 sales | 22 days from 6 sales |
Zoning mix
Dublin has more rural and farming land (53% vs 0%); Dublin has more industrially zoned land (18% vs 0%).
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1% | 73% |
| Rural and farming | 53% | 0% |
| Environmental | 28% | 27% |
| Industrial | 18% | 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 | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 106 across Adelaide Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -21% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of SA same for both | |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 74% of SA | Higher than 9% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of SA | Higher than 52% of SA |
Liveability
Dublin is more walkable (27 vs 0).
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Dublin carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 82/100 | High 77/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 51/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Thompson Beach sits further from the CBD (73.1 km vs 64.6 km).
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 27/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 64.6 km | 73.1 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 48 min | 56 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.0%).
Setting
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 15 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.9 km | 255 m |
NBN connectivity
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 185 premises | 0% 166 premises |
Climate
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 295 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,698/yr same for both | |
| Council | Adelaide Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dublin | Thompson Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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