Eden Valley vs Cambrai

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Eden Valley: a median of $670,000, against $550,000 in Cambrai, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cambrai tends to suit 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

  • Eden Valley carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 64/100)
  • Cambrai has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Cambrai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $670,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cambrai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($223/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Eden Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (82.8 km vs 106 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (84 min vs 105 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Eden Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Eden Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.7% vs -8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Eden Valley Cambrai
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.

Eden Valley Cambrai
Walkability 0 / 0
Eden Valley — Walkability: 0/100 Cambrai — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 36
Eden Valley — Safety: 90/100 Cambrai — Safety: 36/100
Low fire risk 31 / 43
Eden Valley — Low fire risk: 31/100 Cambrai — Low fire risk: 43/100

Demographics

Eden Valley has more residents (390 vs 266); Eden Valley has higher household incomes ($68,068 vs $48,308).

Eden Valley Cambrai
Population 390
+32% vs other
 266
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.7% -8.0%
Median age 50 52
Median household income $68,068/yr
+29% vs other
 $48,308/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+14% vs other
 $223/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Eden Valley Cambrai
0-4 2.8% / 2.6%
Eden Valley — 0-4: 2.8% Cambrai — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 9.5% / 12.8%
Eden Valley — 5-14: 9.5% Cambrai — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 6.2% / 3.0%
Eden Valley — 15-19: 6.2% Cambrai — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 5.6% / 6.8%
Eden Valley — 20-24: 5.6% Cambrai — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 4.6% / 7.9%
Eden Valley — 25-34: 4.6% Cambrai — 25-34: 7.9%
35-44 11.8% / 7.5%
Eden Valley — 35-44: 11.8% Cambrai — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 15.6% / 15.8%
Eden Valley — 45-54: 15.6% Cambrai — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 16.4% / 20.7%
Eden Valley — 55-64: 16.4% Cambrai — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 20.0% / 14.7%
Eden Valley — 65-74: 20.0% Cambrai — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 5.9% / 10.2%
Eden Valley — 75-84: 5.9% Cambrai — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 1.1%
Eden Valley — 85+: not among its largest Cambrai — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Eden Valley 47.6% lone person
Eden Valley — Lone Person: 47.6% Eden Valley — Couple Families: 43.8% Eden Valley — One Parent Families: 8.6% Eden Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Cambrai 45.8% lone person
Cambrai — Lone Person: 45.8% Cambrai — Couple Families: 22.9% Cambrai — One Parent Families: 21.7% Cambrai — Group Household: 9.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Eden Valley 8.4% renting
Eden Valley — Owned Outright: 50.3% Eden Valley — Mortgage: 41.3% Eden Valley — Renting: 8.4%
Cambrai 11.5% renting
Cambrai — Owned Outright: 45.1% Cambrai — Mortgage: 43.4% Cambrai — Renting: 11.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Eden Valley Cambrai
England 9.7% / 6.4%
Eden Valley — England: 9.7% Cambrai — England: 6.4%
Germany 0.8% / 2.6%
Eden Valley — Germany: 0.8% Cambrai — Germany: 2.6%
Scotland 1.0% / —
Eden Valley — Scotland: 1.0% Cambrai — Scotland: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.8% / —
Eden Valley — New Zealand: 0.8% Cambrai — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.7%).

Qualifications

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

Eden Valley Cambrai
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 21.1%
Eden Valley — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Cambrai — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 7.1%
Eden Valley — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Cambrai — Bachelor Degree: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.1%
Eden Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Cambrai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / —
Eden Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Cambrai — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Eden Valley 92.6% houses
Eden Valley — Houses: 92.6% Eden Valley — Flats / Apartments: 7.4%
Cambrai 100.0% houses
Cambrai — Houses: 100.0% Cambrai — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Eden Valley Cambrai
Median house price $670,000 $550,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 42 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Eden Valley Cambrai
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

Eden Valley Cambrai
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
 131
across Mid Murray
Approvals change year on year -48% -42%

Ranking within SA

Eden Valley Cambrai
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of SA Higher than 14% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 41% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 49% of SA

Liveability

Eden Valley Cambrai
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Cambrai carries more crime risk (64 vs 10); Eden Valley carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 57).

Eden Valley Cambrai
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
57/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Moderate
64/100
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
same for both

Schools

Eden Valley Cambrai
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Eden Valley

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

Schools in Cambrai

  • Cambrai Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Eden Valley Cambrai
Parks & reserves 2 5
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Cambrai sits further from the CBD (106 km vs 82.8 km).

Eden Valley Cambrai
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 82.8 km 106 km
+28% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 84 min 105 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5235
 0.3%
postcode 5353
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 5235
 67
postcode 5353

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.

Eden Valley Cambrai
Car (driver) 72.5% / 76.3%
Eden Valley — Car (driver): 72.5% Cambrai — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 18.3%
Eden Valley — Worked from Home: 22.5% Cambrai — Worked from Home: 18.3%
Walked Only 2.5% / 5.4%
Eden Valley — Walked Only: 2.5% Cambrai — Walked Only: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / —
Eden Valley — Car (passenger): 2.5% Cambrai — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.3%).

Setting

Eden Valley Cambrai
Elevation 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Eden Valley Cambrai
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
170 premises
 0%
154 premises

Climate

Eden Valley Cambrai
Annual rainfall 460 mm 337 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.7°C

Council rates

Eden Valley Cambrai
Average residential rate $2,247/yr $2,037/yr
Council Barossa Mid Murray

Federal electorate

Eden Valley Cambrai
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Eden Valley Cambrai
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Eden Valley

Retirees Rural

Cambrai

Retirees Rural

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