Kimba vs Solomon
Solomon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 50 in Kimba. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kimba, most households are people living alone. In Solomon, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Kimba tends to suit older residents, while Solomon suits 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
Solomon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 39%)
Weighs schools, house stock, 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 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Kimba
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (305 min vs 316 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (464.6 km vs 477.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Kimba
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (48/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 5%)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Solomon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.8% vs -3.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kimba and Solomon 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
Kimba has more residents (608 vs 65); Kimba skews older (50 vs 36).
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 608 +89% vs other | 65 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.3% | +4.8% |
| Median age | 50 | 36 |
| Median household income | $64,168/yr | $84,500/yr +32% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $139/wk | $150/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).
Property market
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $180,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $60,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 55 days from 7 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Solomon has more rural and farming land (100% vs 78%).
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 78% | 100% |
| Industrial | 7% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 5% | 0% |
| Residential | 5% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 0% |
| Other and special use | 1% | 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
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1 across Kimba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 62% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 80% of SA | Higher than 39% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
Liveability
Kimba is more walkable (48 vs 0).
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 46/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Solomon carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0).
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | — |
| 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
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Kimba
- Kimba Area School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Solomon
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 4 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 4 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
Solomon sits further from the CBD (477.9 km vs 464.6 km).
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 48/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 464.6 km | 477.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 305 min | 316 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5641 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 5641 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 (73.7%).
Setting
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 275 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 257 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 404 premises | 0% 10 premises |
Climate
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 334 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.8°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,142/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kimba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kimba | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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