Golden Heights vs Ramco
Golden Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 56 in Ramco. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Golden Heights, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Golden Heights tends to suit 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Golden Heights carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 30/100)
- Ramco 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
Golden Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Golden Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $195/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Golden Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (176.8 km vs 181.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Golden Heights carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 30/100)
- Ramco has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 24%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Golden Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.7% vs -18.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Golden Heights and Ramco 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
Golden Heights has more residents (271 vs 135); Ramco has higher household incomes ($75,192 vs $62,816).
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 271 +50% vs other | 135 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.7% | -18.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 56 |
| Median household income | $62,816/yr | $75,192/yr +20% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $175/wk | $195/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
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 (2.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $380,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Golden Heights has more rural and farming land (100% vs 44%); Ramco has more land zoned for conservation (46% vs 0%).
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 44% |
| Environmental | 0% | 46% |
| Residential | 0% | 10% |
| 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
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 46 across Loxton Waikerie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -30% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 31% of SA | Higher than 50% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 70% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 70% of SA | Higher than 52% of SA |
Liveability
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Ramco carries more crime risk (30 vs 13).
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 13/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Golden Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Ramco
- Ramco Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
Ramco sits further from the CBD (181.5 km vs 176.8 km).
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 15/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 176.8 km | 181.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 119 min | 123 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5322 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5322 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 (94.6%).
Setting
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 61 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 121 premises | 0% 83 premises |
Council rates
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,871/yr same for both | |
| Council | Loxton Waikerie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Golden Heights | Ramco | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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