Gurra Gurra vs Winkie

Comparing Gurra Gurra and Winkie, SA: Winkie has more residents (336 vs 104); Gurra Gurra sits further from the CBD (246.5 km vs 237.5 km); and Winkie rents higher ($200/wk vs $120/wk).

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

  • Gurra Gurra is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 58%)
  • Winkie has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)

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

Gurra Gurra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Winkie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (160 min vs 173 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (237.5 km vs 246.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Gurra Gurra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.8% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Gurra Gurra Winkie
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.

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Walkability 4 / 0
Gurra Gurra — Walkability: 4/100 Winkie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 87
Gurra Gurra — Safety: 84/100 Winkie — Safety: 87/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Gurra Gurra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Winkie — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Winkie has more residents (336 vs 104); Winkie rents higher ($200/wk vs $120/wk).

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Population 104 336
+223% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.8% -1.5%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $87,724/yr $93,964/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $120/wk $200/wk
+67% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gurra Gurra Winkie
0-4 4.8% / 5.7%
Gurra Gurra — 0-4: 4.8% Winkie — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 8.7% / 10.4%
Gurra Gurra — 5-14: 8.7% Winkie — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.8% / 4.5%
Gurra Gurra — 15-19: 5.8% Winkie — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 2.9% / 4.8%
Gurra Gurra — 20-24: 2.9% Winkie — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 2.9% / 9.8%
Gurra Gurra — 25-34: 2.9% Winkie — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 8.7% / 7.7%
Gurra Gurra — 35-44: 8.7% Winkie — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 19.2% / 14.6%
Gurra Gurra — 45-54: 19.2% Winkie — 45-54: 14.6%
55-64 19.2% / 19.6%
Gurra Gurra — 55-64: 19.2% Winkie — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 18.3% / 20.8%
Gurra Gurra — 65-74: 18.3% Winkie — 65-74: 20.8%
75-84 7.7% / 3.3%
Gurra Gurra — 75-84: 7.7% Winkie — 75-84: 3.3%
85+ — / 2.7%
Gurra Gurra — 85+: not among its largest Winkie — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Gurra Gurra Winkie
England 3.8% / 3.9%
Gurra Gurra — England: 3.8% Winkie — England: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gurra Gurra 50.0% couple families
Gurra Gurra — Couple Families: 50.0% Gurra Gurra — Lone Person: 30.8% Gurra Gurra — One Parent Families: 19.2% Gurra Gurra — Group Household: 0.0%
Winkie 51.9% couple families
Winkie — Couple Families: 51.9% Winkie — Lone Person: 33.8% Winkie — One Parent Families: 6.5% Winkie — Group Household: 7.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gurra Gurra 73.0% houses
Gurra Gurra — Houses: 73.0% Gurra Gurra — Flats / Apartments: 27.0%
Winkie 100.0% houses
Winkie — Houses: 100.0% Winkie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Certificate III & IV 13.5% / 20.5%
Gurra Gurra — Certificate III & IV: 13.5% Winkie — Certificate III & IV: 20.5%
Bachelor Degree 11.5% / 6.8%
Gurra Gurra — Bachelor Degree: 11.5% Winkie — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 8.0%
Gurra Gurra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Winkie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Gurra Gurra — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Winkie — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gurra Gurra 10.3% renting
Gurra Gurra — Owned Outright: 61.5% Gurra Gurra — Mortgage: 28.2% Gurra Gurra — Renting: 10.3%
Winkie 16.9% renting
Winkie — Owned Outright: 37.9% Winkie — Mortgage: 45.2% Winkie — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Median house price — $484,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Gurra Gurra has more land zoned for conservation (79% vs 63%); Winkie has more rural and farming land (37% vs 21%).

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Environmental 79% 63%
Rural and farming 21% 37%
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

Gurra Gurra Winkie
New dwellings approved 61
across Renmark Paringa
 23
across Berri Barmera
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Gurra Gurra Winkie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 25% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 65% of SA

Liveability

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
13/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Gurra Gurra Winkie
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

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Waterways 3 9

Mobility

Gurra Gurra sits further from the CBD (246.5 km vs 237.5 km).

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 246.5 km
+4% vs other
 237.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 173 min 160 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5343
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 5343
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.

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Car (driver) 72.9% / 81.6%
Gurra Gurra — Car (driver): 72.9% Winkie — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 14.6% / 11.7%
Gurra Gurra — Worked from Home: 14.6% Winkie — Worked from Home: 11.7%
Walked Only 12.5% / 4.9%
Gurra Gurra — Walked Only: 12.5% Winkie — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) — / 1.8%
Gurra Gurra — Car (passenger): not among its largest Winkie — Car (passenger): 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
154 premises

Climate

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Annual rainfall 256 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Average residential rate $1,591/yr $1,770/yr
Council Renmark Paringa Berri Barmera

Federal electorate

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gurra Gurra Winkie
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gurra Gurra

Retirees Rural

Winkie

Affordable Retirees Rural

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