Emu Flat vs Gillentown
Emu Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Gillentown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Emu Flat, the large majority of households are couple families. In Gillentown, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Emu Flat tends to suit families with children and couples, while Gillentown suits people living alone.
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
- Emu Flat is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 50%)
- Gillentown carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 63/100)
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
Gillentown
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($201/wk vs $370/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 16%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Gillentown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (138.5 km vs 142.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Gillentown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Emu Flat and Gillentown drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Emu Flat rents higher ($370/wk vs $201/wk); Gillentown skews older (47 vs 41).
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 106 | 108 +2% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.5% | +13.7% |
| Median age | 41 | 47 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +4% vs other | $111,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk +46% vs other | $201/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Clare and Gilbert Valleys same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of SA | Higher than 87% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of SA | Higher than 16% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 21% of SA | Higher than 20% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of SA | Higher than 45% of SA |
Liveability
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Emu Flat carries more crime risk (63 vs 16).
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 47/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 4 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Emu Flat sits further from the CBD (142.9 km vs 138.5 km).
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 142.9 km +3% vs other | 138.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 111 min | 108 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5453 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5453 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).
Setting
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 433 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 454 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 43 premises | 0% 33 premises |
Council rates
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,830/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clare and Gilbert Valleys same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Emu Flat | Gillentown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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