Edillilie vs Cummins

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edillilie, most households are couple families. In Cummins, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Edillilie tends to suit couples, while Cummins suits people living alone and 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

Edillilie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 37/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Edillilie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 16%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Edillilie has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $180/wk)
  • Cummins has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cummins

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 10/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (419 min vs 426 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (641.3 km vs 648.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cummins

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (56/100 vs 10/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • But Edillilie carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 37/100)

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

Investors

Cummins

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.3% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Edillilie Cummins
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.

Edillilie Cummins
Walkability 10 / 56
Edillilie — Walkability: 10/100 Cummins — Walkability: 56/100
Safety 86 / 63
Edillilie — Safety: 86/100 Cummins — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 30 / 79
Edillilie — Low fire risk: 30/100 Cummins — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Cummins has more residents (981 vs 129); Cummins rents higher ($180/wk vs $150/wk).

Edillilie Cummins
Population 129 981
+660% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.1% +2.3%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $87,724/yr
+10% vs other
 $79,352/yr
Median weekly rent $150/wk $180/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Edillilie Cummins
0-4 3.1% / 5.6%
Edillilie — 0-4: 3.1% Cummins — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 10.9% / 16.1%
Edillilie — 5-14: 10.9% Cummins — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 9.3% / 6.2%
Edillilie — 15-19: 9.3% Cummins — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.1% / 4.5%
Edillilie — 20-24: 3.1% Cummins — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.6% / 9.7%
Edillilie — 25-34: 11.6% Cummins — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 8.5% / 11.7%
Edillilie — 35-44: 8.5% Cummins — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 21.7% / 13.3%
Edillilie — 45-54: 21.7% Cummins — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 12.4% / 10.4%
Edillilie — 55-64: 12.4% Cummins — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 10.1% / 10.6%
Edillilie — 65-74: 10.1% Cummins — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 6.2% / 7.3%
Edillilie — 75-84: 6.2% Cummins — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ — / 4.4%
Edillilie — 85+: not among its largest Cummins — 85+: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Edillilie 74.2% couple families
Edillilie — Couple Families: 74.2% Edillilie — Lone Person: 25.8% Edillilie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Edillilie — Group Household: 0.0% Edillilie — Other Families: 0.0%
Cummins 45.4% couple families
Cummins — Couple Families: 45.4% Cummins — Lone Person: 37.1% Cummins — One Parent Families: 10.4% Cummins — Group Household: 6.0% Cummins — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Edillilie 12.5% renting
Edillilie — Owned Outright: 43.8% Edillilie — Mortgage: 43.8% Edillilie — Renting: 12.5%
Cummins 24.0% renting
Cummins — Owned Outright: 46.9% Cummins — Mortgage: 29.1% Cummins — Renting: 24.0%
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.

Edillilie Cummins
England 3.9% / 1.4%
Edillilie — England: 3.9% Cummins — England: 1.4%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Edillilie — Netherlands: not among its largest Cummins — Netherlands: 0.6%
New Zealand — / 0.3%
Edillilie — New Zealand: not among its largest Cummins — New Zealand: 0.3%
South Africa — / 0.3%
Edillilie — South Africa: not among its largest Cummins — South Africa: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Qualifications

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

Edillilie Cummins
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 16.2%
Edillilie — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Cummins — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 7.3%
Edillilie — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Cummins — Bachelor Degree: 7.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.6%
Edillilie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Cummins — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 1.0%
Edillilie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Cummins — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.7%
Edillilie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Cummins — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Edillilie 100.0% houses
Edillilie — Houses: 100.0% Edillilie — Townhouses: 0.0% Edillilie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cummins 95.2% houses
Cummins — Houses: 95.2% Cummins — Townhouses: 3.2% Cummins — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Edillilie Cummins
Median house price — $355,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $200,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 45 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Edillilie Cummins
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

Edillilie Cummins
New dwellings approved 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Edillilie Cummins
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 82% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 64% of SA

Liveability

Cummins is more walkable (56 vs 10).

Edillilie Cummins
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Edillilie carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 21); Cummins carries more crime risk (37 vs 14).

Edillilie Cummins
Bushfire High
70/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
37/100
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

Edillilie Cummins
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Edillilie

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

Schools in Cummins

  • Cummins Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Edillilie Cummins
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Edillilie sits further from the CBD (648.7 km vs 641.3 km).

Edillilie Cummins
Walkability score 10/100 56/100
Distance to Adelaide 648.7 km
+1% vs other
 641.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 426 min 419 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5630
 0.0%
postcode 5631
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 72
postcode 5631

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.

Edillilie Cummins
Car (driver) 61.8% / 70.9%
Edillilie — Car (driver): 61.8% Cummins — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 26.3% / 13.9%
Edillilie — Worked from Home: 26.3% Cummins — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Walked Only 5.3% / 12.3%
Edillilie — Walked Only: 5.3% Cummins — Walked Only: 12.3%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 1.8%
Edillilie — Car (passenger): 6.6% Cummins — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Edillilie — Bicycle: not among its largest Cummins — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Edillilie Cummins
Elevation 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 70 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.5 km 34.5 km

NBN connectivity

Edillilie Cummins
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
492 premises

Council rates

Edillilie Cummins
Average residential rate $1,789/yr
same for both
Council Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Edillilie Cummins
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Edillilie Cummins
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Edillilie

Rural

Cummins

Affordable Quiet Rural

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