Green Patch vs Wanilla
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Green Patch, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Green Patch tends to suit people living alone, while Wanilla suits families with children and older residents.
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
Wanilla
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 72/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 40%)
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
Wanilla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Green Patch
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (645.7 km vs 671.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (425 min vs 439 min)
- But Wanilla is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Wanilla
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 72/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 19%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wanilla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.8% vs -1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Green Patch and Wanilla 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
Wanilla has more residents (95 vs 53); Green Patch rents higher ($150/wk vs $115/wk).
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 95 +79% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.9% | +11.8% |
| Median age | 47 | 48 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +10% vs other | $76,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +23% vs other | $115/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
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%).
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 (21.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 97% |
| Environmental | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 60% of SA | Higher than 51% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 4% of SA | Higher than 68% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of SA | Higher than 2% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of SA | Higher than 42% of SA |
Liveability
Wanilla is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Green Patch carries more crime risk (72 vs 17); Green Patch carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 75).
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 85/100 | High 75/100 |
| Crime | High 72/100 | Low 17/100 |
| 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
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 5 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Wanilla sits further from the CBD (671.4 km vs 645.7 km).
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 645.7 km | 671.4 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 425 min | 439 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5607 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 5607 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 (62.5%).
Setting
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 148 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 87 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.5 km | 17.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 22 premises | 0% 43 premises |
Council rates
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,789/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Green Patch | Wanilla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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