Duck Ponds vs Tulka

Duck Ponds is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Tulka. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Duck Ponds, most households are couple families. On these figures, Duck Ponds tends to suit couples.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Tulka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Duck Ponds

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Duck Ponds

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (660.2 km vs 663.3 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

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

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

Duck Ponds Tulka
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.

Duck Ponds Tulka
Walkability 0 / 0
Duck Ponds — Walkability: 0/100 Tulka — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 46
Duck Ponds — Safety: 52/100 Tulka — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 47 / 33
Duck Ponds — Low fire risk: 47/100 Tulka — Low fire risk: 33/100

Demographics

Duck Ponds has more residents (284 vs 126); Tulka rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).

Duck Ponds Tulka
Population 284
+56% vs other
 126
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.7% +0.0%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $66,612/yr $69,836/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $300/wk
+50% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duck Ponds Tulka
0-4 2.8% / 3.2%
Duck Ponds — 0-4: 2.8% Tulka — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 4.9% / 12.7%
Duck Ponds — 5-14: 4.9% Tulka — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 3.2% / 4.0%
Duck Ponds — 15-19: 3.2% Tulka — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 5.6% / 2.4%
Duck Ponds — 20-24: 5.6% Tulka — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 13.4% / 7.1%
Duck Ponds — 25-34: 13.4% Tulka — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 18.7% / 9.5%
Duck Ponds — 35-44: 18.7% Tulka — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 21.1% / 19.8%
Duck Ponds — 45-54: 21.1% Tulka — 45-54: 19.8%
55-64 15.8% / 28.6%
Duck Ponds — 55-64: 15.8% Tulka — 55-64: 28.6%
65-74 9.9% / 7.9%
Duck Ponds — 65-74: 9.9% Tulka — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 6.7% / 2.4%
Duck Ponds — 75-84: 6.7% Tulka — 75-84: 2.4%
85+ — / 4.8%
Duck Ponds — 85+: not among its largest Tulka — 85+: 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

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.

Duck Ponds Tulka
England 1.1% / 2.4%
Duck Ponds — England: 1.1% Tulka — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.4% / —
Duck Ponds — New Zealand: 1.4% Tulka — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Duck Ponds 55.9% couple families
Duck Ponds — Couple Families: 55.9% Duck Ponds — Lone Person: 35.3% Duck Ponds — One Parent Families: 8.8%
Tulka 41.7% couple families
Tulka — Couple Families: 41.7% Tulka — Lone Person: 41.7% Tulka — One Parent Families: 16.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Duck Ponds 102.6% houses
Duck Ponds — Houses: 102.6%
Tulka 100.0% houses
Tulka — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Duck Ponds Tulka
Certificate III & IV 9.2% / 21.4%
Duck Ponds — Certificate III & IV: 9.2% Tulka — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 15.1%
Duck Ponds — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Tulka — Bachelor Degree: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 3.2%
Duck Ponds — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Tulka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.4%
Duck Ponds — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tulka — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Duck Ponds 27.3% renting
Duck Ponds — Owned Outright: 40.9% Duck Ponds — Mortgage: 31.8% Duck Ponds — Renting: 27.3%
Tulka 7.1% renting
Tulka — Owned Outright: 54.8% Tulka — Mortgage: 38.1% Tulka — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Tulka has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 1%); Duck Ponds has more rural and farming land (98% vs 81%).

Duck Ponds Tulka
Rural and farming 98% 81%
Environmental 1% 19%
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

Duck Ponds Tulka
New dwellings approved 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Duck Ponds Tulka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 39% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 53% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 4% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 68% of SA

Liveability

Duck Ponds Tulka
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Tulka carries more bushfire risk (67 vs 53).

Duck Ponds Tulka
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
67/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Duck Ponds Tulka
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

Duck Ponds Tulka
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Tulka sits further from the CBD (663.3 km vs 660.2 km).

Duck Ponds Tulka
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 660.2 km 663.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 439 min 443 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
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.

Duck Ponds Tulka
Car (driver) 61.0% / 100.0%
Duck Ponds — Car (driver): 61.0% Tulka — Car (driver): 100.0%
Walked Only 26.8% / —
Duck Ponds — Walked Only: 26.8% Tulka — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home 12.2% / —
Duck Ponds — Worked from Home: 12.2% Tulka — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Duck Ponds Tulka
Elevation 82 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.2 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Duck Ponds Tulka
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
54 premises

Council rates

Duck Ponds Tulka
Average residential rate $1,789/yr
same for both
Council Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Duck Ponds Tulka
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Duck Ponds Tulka
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Duck Ponds

Multicultural Rural

Tulka

Rural

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