Kadina vs Wallaroo Plain

Wallaroo Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Kadina. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kadina, about half of households are people living alone. In Wallaroo Plain, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Kadina tends to suit older residents, while Wallaroo Plain suits 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

Kadina

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 94/100)
  • But Wallaroo Plain is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Kadina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 44%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wallaroo Plain

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Kadina

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (107 min vs 122 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (151.5 km vs 164.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kadina

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 94/100)

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

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

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
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.

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Walkability 52 / 0
Kadina — Walkability: 52/100 Wallaroo Plain — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 28 / 6
Kadina — Safety: 28/100 Wallaroo Plain — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
Kadina — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wallaroo Plain — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Kadina has more residents (2,944 vs 51); Kadina rents higher ($250/wk vs $110/wk).

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Population 2,944
+98% vs other
 51
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +2.0%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $56,212/yr $58,500/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+56% vs other
 $110/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
0-4 4.8% / —
Kadina — 0-4: 4.8% Wallaroo Plain — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.2% / 9.8%
Kadina — 5-14: 11.2% Wallaroo Plain — 5-14: 9.8%
15-19 4.6% / 7.8%
Kadina — 15-19: 4.6% Wallaroo Plain — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 5.1% / 15.7%
Kadina — 20-24: 5.1% Wallaroo Plain — 20-24: 15.7%
25-34 10.8% / 7.8%
Kadina — 25-34: 10.8% Wallaroo Plain — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 9.7% / 9.8%
Kadina — 35-44: 9.7% Wallaroo Plain — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 10.3% / 33.3%
Kadina — 45-54: 10.3% Wallaroo Plain — 45-54: 33.3%
55-64 13.9% / 19.6%
Kadina — 55-64: 13.9% Wallaroo Plain — 55-64: 19.6%
65-74 14.4% / 7.8%
Kadina — 65-74: 14.4% Wallaroo Plain — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 10.4% / —
Kadina — 75-84: 10.4% Wallaroo Plain — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 5.0% / —
Kadina — 85+: 5.0% Wallaroo Plain — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kadina 27.7% couple families
Kadina — Couple Families: 27.7% Kadina — Lone Person: 48.3% Kadina — One Parent Families: 18.0% Kadina — Group Household: 4.5% Kadina — Other Families: 1.4%
Wallaroo Plain 100.0% couple families
Wallaroo Plain — Couple Families: 100.0% Wallaroo Plain — Lone Person: 0.0% Wallaroo Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wallaroo Plain — Group Household: 0.0% Wallaroo Plain — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kadina 29.0% renting
Kadina — Owned Outright: 43.2% Kadina — Mortgage: 27.7% Kadina — Renting: 29.0%
Wallaroo Plain 26.7% renting
Wallaroo Plain — Owned Outright: 40.0% Wallaroo Plain — Mortgage: 33.3% Wallaroo Plain — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kadina 90.1% houses
Kadina — Houses: 90.1% Kadina — Townhouses: 7.4% Kadina — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Wallaroo Plain 100.0% houses
Wallaroo Plain — Houses: 100.0% Wallaroo Plain — Townhouses: 0.0% Wallaroo Plain — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 25.5%
Kadina — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Wallaroo Plain — Certificate III & IV: 25.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 15.7%
Kadina — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Wallaroo Plain — Bachelor Degree: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 5.9%
Kadina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Wallaroo Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Kadina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Wallaroo Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / —
Kadina — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Wallaroo Plain — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Property market

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Median house price $520,000 —
Median unit price $289,500 —
Median land price $187,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 58 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Rural and farming 91% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 0%
Residential 2% 0%
Environmental 2%
same for both
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

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
New dwellings approved 232
across Copper Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +142%
same for both

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.

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Houses 3.2%
$420/wk on $685K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 24% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of SA Higher than 13% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 39% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of SA —

Liveability

Kadina is more walkable (52 vs 0).

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Grade C —
Score 38/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Wallaroo Plain carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0); Wallaroo Plain carries more crime risk (94 vs 72).

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime High
72/100
 High
94/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kadina

  • Kadina Memorial School Government · Combined above peers
  • Harvest Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Wallaroo Plain

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 4 0

Mobility

Wallaroo Plain sits further from the CBD (164.4 km vs 151.5 km).

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Walkability score 52/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 151.5 km 164.4 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 107 min 122 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5554
 0.1%
postcode 5556
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 5554
 69
postcode 5556

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.

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Car (driver) 80.7% / 80.8%
Kadina — Car (driver): 80.7% Wallaroo Plain — Car (driver): 80.8%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 19.2%
Kadina — Worked from Home: 7.2% Wallaroo Plain — Worked from Home: 19.2%
Walked Only 6.2% / —
Kadina — Walked Only: 6.2% Wallaroo Plain — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 5.4% / —
Kadina — Car (passenger): 5.4% Wallaroo Plain — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.5% / —
Kadina — Bicycle: 0.5% Wallaroo Plain — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.8%).

Setting

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.9 km 5.5 km

NBN connectivity

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Connectivity score 52/100 27/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 16%
1,728 premises
 0%
40 premises

Council rates

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Average residential rate $1,817/yr
same for both
Council Copper Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kadina Wallaroo Plain
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kadina

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Wallaroo Plain

Professionals Rural Students

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