Dutton vs Truro
Truro is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 52 in Dutton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dutton, about half of households are people living alone. In Truro, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Dutton: a median of $732,000, against $586,000 in Truro. On these figures, Dutton tends to suit people living alone, while Truro suits couples 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Dutton carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 34/100)
- Truro is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Truro
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($586,000 vs $732,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Truro
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 77 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (94.1 km vs 104.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Dutton carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 34/100)
- Truro is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dutton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.8% vs -4.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dutton and Truro 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
Truro has more residents (523 vs 133); Truro has higher household incomes ($86,216 vs $66,092).
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 133 | 523 +293% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.8% | -4.6% |
| Median age | 52 | 42 |
| Median household income | $66,092/yr | $86,216/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $258/wk | $257/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $732,500 | $586,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 49 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% 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
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Goyder | 131 across Mid Murray |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% | -42% |
Ranking within SA
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 33% of SA | Higher than 64% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 6% of SA | Higher than 75% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of SA | Higher than 50% of SA |
Liveability
Truro is more walkable (32 vs 0).
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 30/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Truro carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Truro carries more crime risk (34 vs 13).
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 60/100 |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dutton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Truro
- Truro Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Dutton sits further from the CBD (104.5 km vs 94.1 km).
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 104.5 km +10% vs other | 94.1 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 77 min | 66 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5356 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 74 postcode 5356 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 (84.9%).
Setting
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 361 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 347 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 56 premises | 0% 203 premises |
Climate
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 420 mm | 460 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.5°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.6°C | — |
Council rates
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,395/yr | $2,037/yr |
| Council | Goyder | Mid Murray |
Federal electorate
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey | Barker |
| Member | Tom Venning | Tony Pasin |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dutton | Truro | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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