Hynam vs Wild Dog Valley

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hynam, about half of households are couple families. In Wild Dog Valley, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wild Dog Valley tends to suit people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hynam has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)
  • Wild Dog Valley has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hynam is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Wild Dog Valley sits closer to the CBD (330.1 km vs 345.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hynam

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
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.

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Walkability 10 / 0
Hynam — Walkability: 10/100 Wild Dog Valley — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 88
Hynam — Safety: 89/100 Wild Dog Valley — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 68 / 84
Hynam — Low fire risk: 68/100 Wild Dog Valley — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Hynam has more residents (198 vs 153); Wild Dog Valley has higher household incomes ($98,748 vs $88,816).

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Population 198
+23% vs other
 153
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — -15.0%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $88,816/yr $98,748/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk $205/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
0-4 3.0% / 5.2%
Hynam — 0-4: 3.0% Wild Dog Valley — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 16.7% / 15.0%
Hynam — 5-14: 16.7% Wild Dog Valley — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 1.5% / 7.8%
Hynam — 15-19: 1.5% Wild Dog Valley — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 3.0% / 3.9%
Hynam — 20-24: 3.0% Wild Dog Valley — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 5.1% / 3.9%
Hynam — 25-34: 5.1% Wild Dog Valley — 25-34: 3.9%
35-44 14.1% / 13.7%
Hynam — 35-44: 14.1% Wild Dog Valley — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 15.2% / 13.1%
Hynam — 45-54: 15.2% Wild Dog Valley — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 15.2% / 13.1%
Hynam — 55-64: 15.2% Wild Dog Valley — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 18.2% / 14.4%
Hynam — 65-74: 18.2% Wild Dog Valley — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 2.0% / 8.5%
Hynam — 75-84: 2.0% Wild Dog Valley — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ — / —
Hynam — 85+: not among its largest Wild Dog Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

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.

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
England 2.5% / 2.0%
Hynam — England: 2.5% Wild Dog Valley — England: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hynam 54.5% couple families
Hynam — Couple Families: 54.5% Hynam — Lone Person: 22.7% Hynam — One Parent Families: 13.6% Hynam — Group Household: 9.1%
Wild Dog Valley 65.5% couple families
Wild Dog Valley — Couple Families: 65.5% Wild Dog Valley — Lone Person: 34.5% Wild Dog Valley — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wild Dog Valley — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hynam 100.0% houses
Hynam — Houses: 100.0% Hynam — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Wild Dog Valley 89.1% houses
Wild Dog Valley — Houses: 89.1% Wild Dog Valley — Flats / Apartments: 10.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 19.0%
Hynam — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Wild Dog Valley — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 8.5%
Hynam — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Wild Dog Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 5.9%
Hynam — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Wild Dog Valley — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hynam 17.4% renting
Hynam — Owned Outright: 46.4% Hynam — Mortgage: 36.2% Hynam — Renting: 17.4%
Wild Dog Valley 12.8% renting
Wild Dog Valley — Owned Outright: 59.6% Wild Dog Valley — Mortgage: 27.7% Wild Dog Valley — Renting: 12.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
New dwellings approved 17
across Naracoorte Lucindale
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 3% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 7% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 36% of SA

Liveability

Hynam is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Hynam carries more bushfire risk (32 vs 16).

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
12/100
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

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
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

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Parks & reserves 0 3
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Hynam sits further from the CBD (345.2 km vs 330.1 km).

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 345.2 km
+4% vs other
 330.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 229 min 227 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5262
 0.1%
postcode 5271
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 5262
 50
postcode 5271

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.

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Car (driver) 61.7% / 65.2%
Hynam — Car (driver): 61.7% Wild Dog Valley — Car (driver): 65.2%
Worked from Home 35.1% / 34.8%
Hynam — Worked from Home: 35.1% Wild Dog Valley — Worked from Home: 34.8%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Hynam — Car (passenger): 3.2% Wild Dog Valley — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.2%).

Setting

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Elevation 93 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
79 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Annual rainfall 556 mm 527 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 5.3°C —

Council rates

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Average residential rate $1,794/yr
same for both
Council Naracoorte Lucindale
same for both

Federal electorate

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hynam Wild Dog Valley
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hynam

Rural

Wild Dog Valley

Rural

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