Holder vs Taylorville

Taylorville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Holder. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Taylorville, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Taylorville tends to suit 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

Taylorville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 77/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 52%)

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

Taylorville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $220/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Holder

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (126 min vs 143 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (185.4 km vs 191.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Holder has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 18%)
  • Taylorville carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Holder

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (55.7% vs -13.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Holder Taylorville
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.

Holder Taylorville
Walkability 4 / 0
Holder — Walkability: 4/100 Taylorville — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 23 / 86
Holder — Safety: 23/100 Taylorville — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 90
Holder — Low fire risk: 100/100 Taylorville — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

Taylorville has more residents (263 vs 123); Holder rents higher ($220/wk vs $155/wk).

Holder Taylorville
Population 123 263
+114% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +55.7% -13.8%
Median age 50 45
Median household income $73,632/yr $75,816/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
+30% vs other
 $155/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Holder Taylorville
0-4 5.7% / 4.9%
Holder — 0-4: 5.7% Taylorville — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 12.2% / 14.8%
Holder — 5-14: 12.2% Taylorville — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 5.7% / 4.6%
Holder — 15-19: 5.7% Taylorville — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.1% / 6.5%
Holder — 20-24: 4.1% Taylorville — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 10.6% / 6.8%
Holder — 25-34: 10.6% Taylorville — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 11.4% / 11.8%
Holder — 35-44: 11.4% Taylorville — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 8.9% / 14.8%
Holder — 45-54: 8.9% Taylorville — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 21.1% / 17.5%
Holder — 55-64: 21.1% Taylorville — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 16.3% / 13.7%
Holder — 65-74: 16.3% Taylorville — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 4.9% / 4.6%
Holder — 75-84: 4.9% Taylorville — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 4.1% / —
Holder — 85+: 4.1% Taylorville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Holder 37.0% couple families
Holder — Couple Families: 37.0% Holder — Lone Person: 29.6% Holder — One Parent Families: 14.8% Holder — Group Household: 18.5%
Taylorville 53.4% couple families
Taylorville — Couple Families: 53.4% Taylorville — Lone Person: 27.6% Taylorville — One Parent Families: 19.0% Taylorville — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Holder 21.3% renting
Holder — Owned Outright: 36.2% Holder — Mortgage: 42.6% Holder — Renting: 21.3%
Taylorville 19.2% renting
Taylorville — Owned Outright: 46.2% Taylorville — Mortgage: 34.6% Taylorville — Renting: 19.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Holder Taylorville
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 16.0%
Holder — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Taylorville — Certificate III & IV: 16.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 6.5%
Holder — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Taylorville — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.3%
Holder — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Taylorville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Holder — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Taylorville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Holder Taylorville
England — / 3.0%
Holder — England: not among its largest Taylorville — England: 3.0%
Scotland 2.4% / —
Holder — Scotland: 2.4% Taylorville — Scotland: not among its largest
India — / 1.5%
Holder — India: not among its largest Taylorville — India: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Holder — New Zealand: not among its largest Taylorville — New Zealand: 1.5%
Philippines — / 1.5%
Holder — Philippines: not among its largest Taylorville — Philippines: 1.5%
Greece — / 1.1%
Holder — Greece: not among its largest Taylorville — Greece: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Holder 104.7% houses
Holder — Houses: 104.7%
Taylorville 105.8% houses
Taylorville — Houses: 105.8%
Houses

Zoning mix

Taylorville has more rural and farming land (72% vs 32%); Holder has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 28%).

Holder Taylorville
Rural and farming 32% 72%
Environmental 49% 28%
Infrastructure and transport 19% 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

Holder Taylorville
New dwellings approved 46
across Loxton Waikerie
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Holder Taylorville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of SA Higher than 50% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 13% of SA Higher than 11% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 53% of SA

Liveability

Holder Taylorville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Taylorville carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0); Holder carries more crime risk (77 vs 14).

Holder Taylorville
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
10/100
Crime High
77/100
 Low
14/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Holder Taylorville
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

Holder Taylorville
Parks & reserves 1 4
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Taylorville sits further from the CBD (191.4 km vs 185.4 km).

Holder Taylorville
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 185.4 km 191.4 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 126 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5330
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 5330
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.

Holder Taylorville
Car (driver) 73.1% / 57.5%
Holder — Car (driver): 73.1% Taylorville — Car (driver): 57.5%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 34.0%
Holder — Worked from Home: 21.2% Taylorville — Worked from Home: 34.0%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 4.7%
Holder — Car (passenger): 5.8% Taylorville — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 3.8%
Holder — Walked Only: not among its largest Taylorville — Walked Only: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).

Setting

Holder Taylorville
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Holder Taylorville
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
123 premises

Council rates

Holder Taylorville
Average residential rate $1,871/yr
same for both
Council Loxton Waikerie
same for both

Federal electorate

Holder Taylorville
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Holder Taylorville
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Holder

Retirees Rural

Taylorville

Rural

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