Echunga vs Jupiter Creek

Echunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Jupiter Creek. 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 a larger, more established community of 1,219 people with notably lower crime risk at 15 compared to Jupiter Creek's 32, making it feel safer day-to-day. Jupiter Creek offers higher median household income at $119,860 versus Echunga's $108,680, and sits in a slightly higher socio-economic decile, though it's a much smaller locality of 231 people. Both are rural South Australian suburbs; Echunga has a walkability score of 17 while Jupiter Creek scores 0, so neither offers urban convenience, but Echunga is slightly closer to the CBD at 36 km. If you value community size, safety, and some local walkability, Echunga may suit you better; if income levels and socio-economic standing matter most, Jupiter Creek edges ahead despite its isolation and higher bushfire risk.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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 32/100)
  • 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

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

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

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 39.9 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 32/100)

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 -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Echunga and Jupiter Creek 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 Jupiter Creek
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 Jupiter Creek
Walkability 17 / 0
Echunga — Walkability: 17/100 Jupiter Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 68
Echunga — Safety: 85/100 Jupiter Creek — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 35 / 29
Echunga — Low fire risk: 35/100 Jupiter Creek — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Echunga has more residents (1,219 vs 231); Jupiter Creek skews older (48 vs 41).

Echunga Jupiter Creek
Population 1,219
+81% vs other
 231
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.9% -3.8%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $108,680/yr $119,860/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $345/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Echunga Jupiter Creek
0-4 7.1% / 3.9%
Echunga — 0-4: 7.1% Jupiter Creek — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 11.1% / 11.3%
Echunga — 5-14: 11.1% Jupiter Creek — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 6.5% / 7.4%
Echunga — 15-19: 6.5% Jupiter Creek — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.4% / 6.9%
Echunga — 20-24: 5.4% Jupiter Creek — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 10.3% / 6.9%
Echunga — 25-34: 10.3% Jupiter Creek — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 13.9% / 11.7%
Echunga — 35-44: 13.9% Jupiter Creek — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 15.3% / 16.9%
Echunga — 45-54: 15.3% Jupiter Creek — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 14.0% / 17.3%
Echunga — 55-64: 14.0% Jupiter Creek — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 12.0% / 12.6%
Echunga — 65-74: 12.0% Jupiter Creek — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 3.8% / 6.1%
Echunga — 75-84: 3.8% Jupiter Creek — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.1% / —
Echunga — 85+: 1.1% Jupiter Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).

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%
Jupiter Creek 60.9% couple families
Jupiter Creek — Couple Families: 60.9% Jupiter Creek — Lone Person: 30.4% Jupiter Creek — One Parent Families: 8.7% Jupiter Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Jupiter Creek — 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%
Jupiter Creek 12.7% renting
Jupiter Creek — Owned Outright: 46.8% Jupiter Creek — Mortgage: 40.5% Jupiter Creek — Renting: 12.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Echunga Jupiter Creek
Bachelor Degree 15.9% / 17.7%
Echunga — Bachelor Degree: 15.9% Jupiter Creek — Bachelor Degree: 17.7%
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 10.0%
Echunga — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Jupiter Creek — Certificate III & IV: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.8%
Echunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Jupiter Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 6.5%
Echunga — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Jupiter Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.3%
Echunga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Jupiter Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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 Jupiter Creek
England 5.1% / 7.4%
Echunga — England: 5.1% Jupiter Creek — England: 7.4%
Germany 0.3% / 1.7%
Echunga — Germany: 0.3% Jupiter Creek — Germany: 1.7%
South Africa 0.2% / 1.7%
Echunga — South Africa: 0.2% Jupiter Creek — South Africa: 1.7%
Scotland — / 1.3%
Echunga — Scotland: not among its largest Jupiter Creek — Scotland: 1.3%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Echunga — Ireland: 0.7% Jupiter Creek — Ireland: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Echunga — New Zealand: 0.7% Jupiter Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest
China 0.5% / —
Echunga — China: 0.5% Jupiter Creek — China: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Echunga — Canada: 0.4% Jupiter Creek — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Echunga Jupiter Creek
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

Jupiter Creek has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%); Echunga has more rural and farming land (98% vs 79%).

Echunga Jupiter Creek
Rural and farming 98% 79%
Environmental 0% 21%
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 Jupiter Creek
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Echunga Jupiter Creek
House price Higher than 7% of SA —
Income Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 50% 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 48% of SA

Liveability

Echunga is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Echunga Jupiter Creek
Grade B —
Score 58/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Jupiter Creek carries more crime risk (32 vs 15).

Echunga Jupiter Creek
Bushfire Moderate
65/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
32/100
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 Jupiter Creek
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 Jupiter Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Jupiter Creek sits further from the CBD (39.9 km vs 36 km).

Echunga Jupiter Creek
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 36 km 39.9 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 43 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 Jupiter Creek
Car (driver) 73.8% / 66.1%
Echunga — Car (driver): 73.8% Jupiter Creek — Car (driver): 66.1%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 30.4%
Echunga — Worked from Home: 16.0% Jupiter Creek — Worked from Home: 30.4%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.6%
Echunga — Car (passenger): 4.2% Jupiter Creek — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Walked Only 3.9% / —
Echunga — Walked Only: 3.9% Jupiter Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 0.9% / —
Echunga — Bus: 0.9% Jupiter Creek — Bus: not among its largest

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

Setting

Echunga Jupiter Creek
Elevation 397 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 325 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.0 km 23.4 km

NBN connectivity

Echunga Jupiter Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
464 premises
 0%
85 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Echunga

Acreage Outer Quiet

Jupiter Creek

Outer

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