Kainton vs Paskeville

Kainton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 47 in Paskeville. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kainton, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kainton tends to suit families with children 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

Kainton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 58/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 51%)

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

Renters

Kainton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Paskeville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 100 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Paskeville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • But Kainton carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Kainton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.8% vs -16.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kainton Paskeville
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.

Kainton Paskeville
Walkability 0 / 14
Kainton — Walkability: 0/100 Paskeville — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 70 / 42
Kainton — Safety: 70/100 Paskeville — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Kainton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Paskeville — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Paskeville has more residents (149 vs 54); Kainton has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $54,184).

Kainton Paskeville
Population 54 149
+176% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% -16.3%
Median age 35 47
Median household income $82,316/yr
+34% vs other
 $54,184/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kainton Paskeville
0-4 13.0% / 3.4%
Kainton — 0-4: 13.0% Paskeville — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 20.4% / 12.8%
Kainton — 5-14: 20.4% Paskeville — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 7.4% / 2.0%
Kainton — 15-19: 7.4% Paskeville — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 7.4% / 7.4%
Kainton — 20-24: 7.4% Paskeville — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 5.6% / 8.7%
Kainton — 25-34: 5.6% Paskeville — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 14.8% / 8.7%
Kainton — 35-44: 14.8% Paskeville — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 9.3% / 15.4%
Kainton — 45-54: 9.3% Paskeville — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 18.5% / 20.1%
Kainton — 55-64: 18.5% Paskeville — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 5.6% / 14.1%
Kainton — 65-74: 5.6% Paskeville — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 5.6% / 4.0%
Kainton — 75-84: 5.6% Paskeville — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / —
Kainton — 85+: not among its largest Paskeville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Kainton Paskeville
England 7.4% / 5.4%
Kainton — England: 7.4% Paskeville — England: 5.4%
Netherlands — / 2.7%
Kainton — Netherlands: not among its largest Paskeville — Netherlands: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kainton 60.0% couple families
Kainton — Couple Families: 60.0% Kainton — Lone Person: 40.0% Kainton — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kainton — Group Household: 0.0%
Paskeville 34.0% couple families
Paskeville — Couple Families: 34.0% Paskeville — Lone Person: 40.4% Paskeville — One Parent Families: 17.0% Paskeville — Group Household: 8.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kainton 100.0% houses
Kainton — Houses: 100.0%
Paskeville 100.0% houses
Paskeville — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Kainton Paskeville
Certificate III & IV 11.1% / 18.1%
Kainton — Certificate III & IV: 11.1% Paskeville — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 4.0%
Kainton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Paskeville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.7%
Kainton — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Paskeville — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kainton 18.8% renting
Kainton — Owned Outright: 81.2% Kainton — Mortgage: 0.0% Kainton — Renting: 18.8%
Paskeville 26.5% renting
Paskeville — Owned Outright: 50.0% Paskeville — Mortgage: 23.5% Paskeville — Renting: 26.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Kainton Paskeville
Rural and farming 99%
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

Kainton Paskeville
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
 232
across Copper Coast
Approvals change year on year -18% +142%

Ranking within SA

Kainton Paskeville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 68% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 55% of SA

Liveability

Paskeville is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Kainton Paskeville
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Paskeville carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); Paskeville carries more crime risk (58 vs 30).

Kainton Paskeville
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
58/100
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

Kainton Paskeville
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

Mobility

Kainton Paskeville
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Adelaide 134.1 km
+1% vs other
 132.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 100 min 93 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5552
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 5552
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.

Kainton Paskeville
Car (driver) 70.0% / 54.5%
Kainton — Car (driver): 70.0% Paskeville — Car (driver): 54.5%
Worked from Home 15.0% / 27.3%
Kainton — Worked from Home: 15.0% Paskeville — Worked from Home: 27.3%
Walked Only 15.0% / 6.1%
Kainton — Walked Only: 15.0% Paskeville — Walked Only: 6.1%
Car (passenger) — / 12.1%
Kainton — Car (passenger): not among its largest Paskeville — Car (passenger): 12.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Kainton Paskeville
Elevation 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.0 km 19.8 km

NBN connectivity

Kainton Paskeville
Connectivity score 24/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Kainton Paskeville
Annual rainfall 295 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Kainton Paskeville
Average residential rate $1,494/yr $1,817/yr
Council Yorke Peninsula Copper Coast

Federal electorate

Kainton Paskeville
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kainton Paskeville
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kainton

Family Rural Young Families

Paskeville

Rural

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