Humbug Scrub vs Yattalunga
Yattalunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Humbug Scrub. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.
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
- Humbug Scrub carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)
- Yattalunga is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 77%)
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
Humbug Scrub
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($235/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Yattalunga
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (48 min vs 53 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (38.8 km vs 42.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Humbug Scrub
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 32/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Humbug Scrub and Yattalunga 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
Humbug Scrub has more residents (410 vs 319); Yattalunga has higher household incomes ($135,200 vs $108,056).
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 410 +22% vs other | 319 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.4% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 53 | 48 |
| Median household income | $108,056/yr | $135,200/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $235/wk | $280/wk +19% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
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 (11.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,300,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 4 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 73% |
| Environmental | 20% | 27% |
| 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
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,475 across Playford same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +65% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 85% of SA | Higher than 96% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 15% of SA | Higher than 23% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 44% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of SA | Higher than 46% of SA |
Liveability
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Yattalunga carries more crime risk (32 vs 11); Humbug Scrub carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 54).
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 79/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Low 32/100 |
| 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
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 19 | 8 |
Mobility
Humbug Scrub sits further from the CBD (42.2 km vs 38.8 km).
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 42.2 km +8% vs other | 38.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 53 min | 48 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5114 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 71 postcode 5114 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 (80.5%).
Setting
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 329 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 225 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 25.0 km same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 144 premises | 0% 102 premises |
Climate
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 404 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.6°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 18.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.31 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,101/yr same for both | |
| Council | Playford same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Spence same for both | |
| Member | Matt Burnell same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Humbug Scrub | Yattalunga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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