Echunga vs Flaxley

Echunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Flaxley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Echunga is closer to the city centre: 36 km, against 41.9 km. On these figures, Echunga tends to suit families with children.

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

Echunga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Echunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Echunga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Echunga

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (36 km vs 41.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Echunga

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 33/100)

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

Investors

Echunga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.9% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Echunga Flaxley
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.

Echunga Flaxley
Walkability 17 / 0
Echunga — Walkability: 17/100 Flaxley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 67
Echunga — Safety: 85/100 Flaxley — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 35 / 100
Echunga — Low fire risk: 35/100 Flaxley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Echunga has more residents (1,219 vs 177); Echunga has higher household incomes ($108,680 vs $81,224).

Echunga Flaxley
Population 1,219
+85% vs other
 177
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.9% +2.3%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $108,680/yr
+25% vs other
 $81,224/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk $350/wk
+9% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Echunga Flaxley
0-4 7.1% / 2.8%
Echunga — 0-4: 7.1% Flaxley — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 11.1% / 10.2%
Echunga — 5-14: 11.1% Flaxley — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 6.5% / 7.3%
Echunga — 15-19: 6.5% Flaxley — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 5.4% / 5.6%
Echunga — 20-24: 5.4% Flaxley — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 10.3% / 5.6%
Echunga — 25-34: 10.3% Flaxley — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 13.9% / 14.1%
Echunga — 35-44: 13.9% Flaxley — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 15.3% / 18.6%
Echunga — 45-54: 15.3% Flaxley — 45-54: 18.6%
55-64 14.0% / 15.8%
Echunga — 55-64: 14.0% Flaxley — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 12.0% / 14.7%
Echunga — 65-74: 12.0% Flaxley — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 3.8% / 1.7%
Echunga — 75-84: 3.8% Flaxley — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 1.1% / 2.8%
Echunga — 85+: 1.1% Flaxley — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Echunga 55.6% couple families
Echunga — Couple Families: 55.6% Echunga — Lone Person: 23.6% Echunga — One Parent Families: 13.9% Echunga — Group Household: 5.6% Echunga — Other Families: 1.4%
Flaxley 55.0% couple families
Flaxley — Couple Families: 55.0% Flaxley — Lone Person: 30.0% Flaxley — One Parent Families: 15.0% Flaxley — Group Household: 0.0% Flaxley — 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.

Echunga 11.4% renting
Echunga — Owned Outright: 37.0% Echunga — Mortgage: 51.6% Echunga — Renting: 11.4%
Flaxley 13.5% renting
Flaxley — Owned Outright: 48.1% Flaxley — Mortgage: 38.5% Flaxley — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Echunga Flaxley
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 18.1%
Echunga — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Flaxley — Bachelor Degree: 18.1%
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 13.6%
Echunga — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Flaxley — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 4.5%
Echunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Flaxley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 4.0%
Echunga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Flaxley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 3.4%
Echunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Flaxley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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.

Echunga Flaxley
England 5.1% / 7.9%
Echunga — England: 5.1% Flaxley — England: 7.9%
New Zealand 0.7% / 2.3%
Echunga — New Zealand: 0.7% Flaxley — New Zealand: 2.3%
Germany 0.3% / 2.3%
Echunga — Germany: 0.3% Flaxley — Germany: 2.3%
Ireland 0.7% / 1.7%
Echunga — Ireland: 0.7% Flaxley — Ireland: 1.7%
Thailand — / 2.3%
Echunga — Thailand: not among its largest Flaxley — Thailand: 2.3%
China 0.5% / —
Echunga — China: 0.5% Flaxley — China: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Echunga — Canada: 0.4% Flaxley — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Echunga 97.9% houses
Echunga — Houses: 97.9% Echunga — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Flaxley 100.0% houses
Flaxley — Houses: 100.0% Flaxley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Echunga Flaxley
Median house price $1,127,250 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,700,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 8 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Echunga Flaxley
Rural and farming 98% 100%
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

Echunga Flaxley
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Echunga Flaxley
House price Higher than 7% of SA —
Income Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
Affordability Higher than 97% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 92% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 53% of SA

Liveability

Echunga is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Echunga Flaxley
Grade B —
Score 58/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Echunga carries more bushfire risk (65 vs 0); Flaxley carries more crime risk (33 vs 15).

Echunga Flaxley
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Low
16/100
 —
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Echunga Flaxley
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Echunga

  • Echunga Primary and Preschool Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Flaxley

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Echunga Flaxley
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Flaxley sits further from the CBD (41.9 km vs 36 km).

Echunga Flaxley
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 36 km 41.9 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 41 min
Electric vehicle share 1.8%
postcode 5153
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 5153
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.

Echunga Flaxley
Car (driver) 73.8% / 67.6%
Echunga — Car (driver): 73.8% Flaxley — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 32.4%
Echunga — Worked from Home: 16.0% Flaxley — Worked from Home: 32.4%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / —
Echunga — Car (passenger): 4.2% Flaxley — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.9% / —
Echunga — Walked Only: 3.9% Flaxley — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
Echunga — Bus: 0.9% Flaxley — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Echunga Flaxley
Elevation 397 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 394 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.0 km 29.8 km

NBN connectivity

Echunga Flaxley
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
464 premises
 0%
65 premises

Climate

Echunga Flaxley
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Echunga Flaxley
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³ —
PM10 17.8 µg/m³ 19.5 µg/m³
NO₂ 1.12 pphm 0.34 pphm

Council rates

Echunga Flaxley
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

Echunga Flaxley
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Echunga Flaxley
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Echunga

Acreage Outer Quiet

Flaxley

Outer

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