Gulfview Heights vs Wynn Vale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Gulfview Heights, most households are couple families. In Wynn Vale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gulfview Heights tends to suit couples, while Wynn Vale 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

Wynn Vale

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (17 vs 4)
  • But Gulfview Heights is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wynn Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wynn Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 58/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wynn Vale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 50/100)
  • is more walkable (80/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Gulfview Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
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.

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Walkability 58 / 80
Gulfview Heights — Walkability: 58/100 Wynn Vale — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 50 / 65
Gulfview Heights — Safety: 50/100 Wynn Vale — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 79 / 100
Gulfview Heights — Low fire risk: 79/100 Wynn Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 39 / 23
Gulfview Heights — Low flood risk: 39/100 Wynn Vale — Low flood risk: 23/100

Demographics

Wynn Vale has more residents (7,865 vs 3,674); Gulfview Heights rents higher ($350/wk vs $310/wk).

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Population 3,674 7,865
+114% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% +1.3%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $101,556/yr
+11% vs other
 $90,116/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+11% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
0-4 4.4% / 4.7%
Gulfview Heights — 0-4: 4.4% Wynn Vale — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 12.2% / 12.1%
Gulfview Heights — 5-14: 12.2% Wynn Vale — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.9% / 5.9%
Gulfview Heights — 15-19: 6.9% Wynn Vale — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.9% / 6.2%
Gulfview Heights — 20-24: 6.9% Wynn Vale — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 10.8% / 10.7%
Gulfview Heights — 25-34: 10.8% Wynn Vale — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 12.0% / 13.1%
Gulfview Heights — 35-44: 12.0% Wynn Vale — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 15.1% / 12.5%
Gulfview Heights — 45-54: 15.1% Wynn Vale — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 15.4% / 16.1%
Gulfview Heights — 55-64: 15.4% Wynn Vale — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 11.2% / 12.5%
Gulfview Heights — 65-74: 11.2% Wynn Vale — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 4.0% / 4.8%
Gulfview Heights — 75-84: 4.0% Wynn Vale — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.0% / 1.4%
Gulfview Heights — 85+: 1.0% Wynn Vale — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gulfview Heights 61.9% couple families
Gulfview Heights — Couple Families: 61.9% Gulfview Heights — Lone Person: 21.0% Gulfview Heights — One Parent Families: 14.8% Gulfview Heights — Group Household: 1.1% Gulfview Heights — Other Families: 1.2%
Wynn Vale 47.8% couple families
Wynn Vale — Couple Families: 47.8% Wynn Vale — Lone Person: 30.6% Wynn Vale — One Parent Families: 18.3% Wynn Vale — Group Household: 2.4% Wynn Vale — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gulfview Heights 9.2% renting
Gulfview Heights — Owned Outright: 42.2% Gulfview Heights — Mortgage: 48.5% Gulfview Heights — Renting: 9.2%
Wynn Vale 18.6% renting
Wynn Vale — Owned Outright: 36.9% Wynn Vale — Mortgage: 44.4% Wynn Vale — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 18.1%
Gulfview Heights — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Wynn Vale — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 11.6%
Gulfview Heights — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Wynn Vale — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 8.9%
Gulfview Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Wynn Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.8% / 2.8%
Gulfview Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8% Wynn Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.0%
Gulfview Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Wynn Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
England 7.8% / 9.3%
Gulfview Heights — England: 7.8% Wynn Vale — England: 9.3%
India 1.2% / 1.2%
Gulfview Heights — India: 1.2% Wynn Vale — India: 1.2%
Italy 1.5% / 0.5%
Gulfview Heights — Italy: 1.5% Wynn Vale — Italy: 0.5%
Vietnam 1.1% / —
Gulfview Heights — Vietnam: 1.1% Wynn Vale — Vietnam: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.1%
Gulfview Heights — Scotland: not among its largest Wynn Vale — Scotland: 1.1%
Greece 0.9% / —
Gulfview Heights — Greece: 0.9% Wynn Vale — Greece: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Gulfview Heights — New Zealand: not among its largest Wynn Vale — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.7%
Gulfview Heights — South Africa: not among its largest Wynn Vale — South Africa: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gulfview Heights 97.4% houses
Gulfview Heights — Houses: 97.4% Gulfview Heights — Townhouses: 2.7% Gulfview Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wynn Vale 88.7% houses
Wynn Vale — Houses: 88.7% Wynn Vale — Townhouses: 10.8% Wynn Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Median house price $950,000 $885,500
Median unit price $596,000 $610,000
Median land price $962,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 28 sales
 19 days
from 71 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
3 bed $850K / $819K
Gulfview Heights — 3 bed: $850K (25 sales) Wynn Vale — 3 bed: $819K (59 sales)

25 vs 59 sales

4 bed $960K / $1.03M
Gulfview Heights — 4 bed: $960K (27 sales) Wynn Vale — 4 bed: $1.03M (37 sales)

27 vs 37 sales

5 bed $1.38M / $1.23M
Gulfview Heights — 5 bed: $1.38M (12 sales) Wynn Vale — 5 bed: $1.23M (10 sales)

12 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Gulfview Heights has more industrially zoned land (20% vs 0%).

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Residential 63% 89%
Industrial 20% 0%
Parks and recreation 16% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 7%
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

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
New dwellings approved 949
across Salisbury
 574
across Tea Tree Gully
Approvals change year on year -30% +36%

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.

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Houses 4.3%
$750/wk on $899K
 3.7%
$625/wk on $890K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
House price Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
Income Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
Schools — Higher than 51% of SA
Walkability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Affordability Higher than 86% of SA
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 87% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 36% of SA

Liveability

Wynn Vale is more walkable (80 vs 58); Wynn Vale scores higher overall (59 vs 53).

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 59/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Gulfview Heights carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Gulfview Heights carries more crime risk (50 vs 35).

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Bushfire Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
35/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 High
77/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Inside the suburb 1 5
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5.6 km
 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 7.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 2.4%

Schools in Gulfview Heights

  • Gulfview Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Wynn Vale

  • Keithcot Farm Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • King's Baptist Grammar School - Wynn Vale Campus Independent · Combined at peers
  • Wynn Vale School Government · Primary at peers
  • Golden Grove Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary below peers
  • St Francis Xavier's Regional Catholic School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 4 17
Childcare 1 9
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Walkability score 58/100 80/100
Distance to Adelaide 19.7 km
+6% vs other
 18.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 44.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 118.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 5096
 0.9%
postcode 5127
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5096
 66
postcode 5127

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.

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Car (driver) 80.7% / 77.5%
Gulfview Heights — Car (driver): 80.7% Wynn Vale — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 10.3%
Gulfview Heights — Worked from Home: 8.8% Wynn Vale — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Bus 4.2% / 6.9%
Gulfview Heights — Bus: 4.2% Wynn Vale — Bus: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 4.1%
Gulfview Heights — Car (passenger): 5.8% Wynn Vale — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 0.3% / 1.1%
Gulfview Heights — Walked Only: 0.3% Wynn Vale — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 190 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.2 km 11.9 km

NBN connectivity

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Connectivity score 78/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
1,355 premises
 0%
3,224 premises

Climate

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Annual rainfall 404 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ 0.51 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Average residential rate $1,722/yr $2,000/yr
Council Salisbury Tea Tree Gully

Federal electorate

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Division Makin
same for both
Member Tony Zappia
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gulfview Heights Wynn Vale
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gulfview Heights

Large Blocks Middle-Ring

Wynn Vale

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks

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