Fisherman Bay vs Wandearah East

Wandearah East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 64 in Fisherman Bay. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Fisherman Bay, most households are people living alone. In Wandearah East, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Fisherman Bay tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Wandearah East suits families with children and couples.

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

Wandearah East

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 46/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (55% vs 25%)

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

First-home buyers

Wandearah East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 43%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Fisherman Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($133/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Fisherman Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (194.8 km vs 217.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Fisherman Bay has more residents already 65 and over (49% vs 7%)
  • Wandearah East carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 46/100)

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

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

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
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.

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Walkability 0 / 0
Fisherman Bay — Walkability: 0/100 Wandearah East — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 54 / 83
Fisherman Bay — Safety: 54/100 Wandearah East — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 100 / 85
Fisherman Bay — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wandearah East — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Wandearah East has higher household incomes ($92,040 vs $25,740); Wandearah East rents higher ($400/wk vs $133/wk).

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Population 140
+32% vs other
 95
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -2.1%
Median age 64 49
Median household income $25,740/yr $92,040/yr
+258% vs other
Median weekly rent $133/wk $400/wk
+201% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
0-4 — / 9.5%
Fisherman Bay — 0-4: not among its largest Wandearah East — 0-4: 9.5%
5-14 3.6% / 10.5%
Fisherman Bay — 5-14: 3.6% Wandearah East — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 — / 3.2%
Fisherman Bay — 15-19: not among its largest Wandearah East — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 — / 3.2%
Fisherman Bay — 20-24: not among its largest Wandearah East — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 3.6% / 9.5%
Fisherman Bay — 25-34: 3.6% Wandearah East — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 3.6% / 4.2%
Fisherman Bay — 35-44: 3.6% Wandearah East — 35-44: 4.2%
45-54 12.1% / 15.8%
Fisherman Bay — 45-54: 12.1% Wandearah East — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 29.3% / 26.3%
Fisherman Bay — 55-64: 29.3% Wandearah East — 55-64: 26.3%
65-74 32.9% / 7.4%
Fisherman Bay — 65-74: 32.9% Wandearah East — 65-74: 7.4%
75-84 12.9% / —
Fisherman Bay — 75-84: 12.9% Wandearah East — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 2.9% / —
Fisherman Bay — 85+: 2.9% Wandearah East — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fisherman Bay 70.8% lone person
Fisherman Bay — Lone Person: 70.8% Fisherman Bay — Couple Families: 12.5% Fisherman Bay — One Parent Families: 12.5% Fisherman Bay — Group Household: 4.2%
Wandearah East 45.0% lone person
Wandearah East — Lone Person: 45.0% Wandearah East — Couple Families: 55.0% Wandearah East — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wandearah East — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fisherman Bay 26.7% renting
Fisherman Bay — Owned Outright: 73.3% Fisherman Bay — Mortgage: 0.0% Fisherman Bay — Renting: 26.7%
Wandearah East 0.0% renting
Wandearah East — Owned Outright: 70.7% Wandearah East — Mortgage: 29.3% Wandearah East — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fisherman Bay 100.0% houses
Fisherman Bay — Houses: 100.0%
Wandearah East 100.0% houses
Wandearah East — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 16.8%
Fisherman Bay — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Wandearah East — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 3.2%
Fisherman Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Wandearah East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.7% / 4.2%
Fisherman Bay — Bachelor Degree: 5.7% Wandearah East — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Fisherman Bay — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Wandearah East — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Property market

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Median house price $310,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 92 days
from 10 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Wandearah East has more rural and farming land (100% vs 1%); Fisherman Bay has more land zoned for conservation (99% vs 0%).

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Rural and farming 1% 100%
Environmental 99% 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

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
New dwellings approved 29
across Barunga West
 53
across Port Pirie
Approvals change year on year +233% +75%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Houses 4.2%
$410/wk on $507K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 70% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 35% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 41% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 39% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 73% of SA —

Liveability

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wandearah East carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Fisherman Bay carries more crime risk (46 vs 17).

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Low
17/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
44/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
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

Mobility

Wandearah East sits further from the CBD (217.9 km vs 194.8 km).

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 194.8 km 217.9 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 145 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5522
 0.3%
postcode 5523
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 5522
 62
postcode 5523

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.

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Car (driver) 91.2% / 47.8%
Fisherman Bay — Car (driver): 91.2% Wandearah East — Car (driver): 47.8%
Worked from Home — / 41.3%
Fisherman Bay — Worked from Home: not among its largest Wandearah East — Worked from Home: 41.3%
Walked Only 8.8% / 10.9%
Fisherman Bay — Walked Only: 8.8% Wandearah East — Walked Only: 10.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (91.2%).

Setting

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km 13.4 km

NBN connectivity

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Connectivity score 85/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 73%
429 premises
 0%
50 premises

Climate

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Average residential rate $1,540/yr $1,855/yr
Council Barunga West Port Pirie

Federal electorate

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fisherman Bay Wandearah East
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fisherman Bay

Affordable Coastal Retirees Rural

Wandearah East

Rural Young Families

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