Ebenezer vs Truro

Ebenezer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Truro. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

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

Ebenezer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ebenezer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 14%)

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

  • Ebenezer sits closer to the CBD (86.1 km vs 94.1 km)
  • Truro is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Ebenezer carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 34/100)
  • Truro is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Ebenezer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.8% vs -4.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ebenezer 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.

Ebenezer Truro
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.

Ebenezer Truro
Walkability 0 / 32
Ebenezer — Walkability: 0/100 Truro — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 82 / 66
Ebenezer — Safety: 82/100 Truro — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 88 / 40
Ebenezer — Low fire risk: 88/100 Truro — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Truro has more residents (523 vs 183); Ebenezer has higher household incomes ($108,316 vs $86,216).

Ebenezer Truro
Population 183 523
+186% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.8% -4.6%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $108,316/yr
+20% vs other
 $86,216/yr
Median weekly rent $244/wk $257/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer Truro
0-4 5.5% / 4.6%
Ebenezer — 0-4: 5.5% Truro — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 14.8% / 12.2%
Ebenezer — 5-14: 14.8% Truro — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 10.9% / 8.4%
Ebenezer — 15-19: 10.9% Truro — 15-19: 8.4%
20-24 4.4% / 4.4%
Ebenezer — 20-24: 4.4% Truro — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 12.6% / 10.5%
Ebenezer — 25-34: 12.6% Truro — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 12.0% / 14.3%
Ebenezer — 35-44: 12.0% Truro — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 10.4% / 14.9%
Ebenezer — 45-54: 10.4% Truro — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 13.1% / 14.0%
Ebenezer — 55-64: 13.1% Truro — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 9.3% / 13.0%
Ebenezer — 65-74: 9.3% Truro — 65-74: 13.0%
75-84 3.8% / 3.8%
Ebenezer — 75-84: 3.8% Truro — 75-84: 3.8%
85+ 2.2% / 0.8%
Ebenezer — 85+: 2.2% Truro — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer 59.5% couple families
Ebenezer — Couple Families: 59.5% Ebenezer — One Parent Families: 21.6% Ebenezer — Lone Person: 18.9% Ebenezer — Group Household: 0.0%
Truro 55.6% couple families
Truro — Couple Families: 55.6% Truro — One Parent Families: 19.8% Truro — Lone Person: 22.2% Truro — Group Household: 2.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer 25.4% renting
Ebenezer — Owned Outright: 39.0% Ebenezer — Mortgage: 35.6% Ebenezer — Renting: 25.4%
Truro 13.8% renting
Truro — Owned Outright: 35.9% Truro — Mortgage: 50.3% Truro — Renting: 13.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ebenezer 100.0% houses
Ebenezer — Houses: 100.0% Ebenezer — Townhouses: 0.0%
Truro 98.9% houses
Truro — Houses: 98.9% Truro — Townhouses: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Ebenezer Truro
Certificate III & IV 23.0% / 21.6%
Ebenezer — Certificate III & IV: 23.0% Truro — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 6.5%
Ebenezer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Truro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.5% / 4.6%
Ebenezer — Bachelor Degree: 5.5% Truro — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Ebenezer — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Truro — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Ebenezer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Truro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Property market

Ebenezer Truro
Median house price — $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

Ebenezer Truro
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Ebenezer Truro
New dwellings approved 278
across Light
 131
across Mid Murray
Approvals change year on year +43% -42%

Ranking within SA

Ebenezer Truro
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 50% of SA

Liveability

Truro is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Ebenezer Truro
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Truro carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 12); Truro carries more crime risk (34 vs 18).

Ebenezer Truro
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
18/100
 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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Ebenezer 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 Ebenezer

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

Ebenezer Truro
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Truro sits further from the CBD (94.1 km vs 86.1 km).

Ebenezer Truro
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Adelaide 86.1 km 94.1 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5355
 0.0%
postcode 5356
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 5355
 74
postcode 5356

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.

Ebenezer Truro
Car (driver) 66.7% / 84.9%
Ebenezer — Car (driver): 66.7% Truro — Car (driver): 84.9%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 7.9%
Ebenezer — Worked from Home: 20.8% Truro — Worked from Home: 7.9%
Walked Only 9.4% / 4.0%
Ebenezer — Walked Only: 9.4% Truro — Walked Only: 4.0%
Car (passenger) 3.1% / 3.2%
Ebenezer — Car (passenger): 3.1% Truro — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.9%).

Setting

Ebenezer Truro
Elevation 273 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 347 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ebenezer Truro
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
70 premises
 0%
203 premises

Climate

Ebenezer Truro
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Ebenezer Truro
Average residential rate $2,297/yr $2,037/yr
Council Light Mid Murray

Federal electorate

Ebenezer Truro
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ebenezer Truro
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ebenezer

Rural

Truro

Affordable Quiet Rural

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