Kingston Se vs Wyomi
Kingston Se is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 66 in Wyomi. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wyomi tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
Wyomi
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 34/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 91%)
- But Kingston Se is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 21%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Kingston Se
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kingston Se
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kingston Se
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (53/100 vs 4/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (294.4 km vs 298.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Kingston Se is more walkable (53/100 vs 4/100)
- Wyomi carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 34/100)
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
Kingston Se and Wyomi 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
Kingston Se has more residents (1,342 vs 98); Kingston Se has higher household incomes ($59,436 vs $48,828).
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,342 +93% vs other | 98 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.7% | -2.0% |
| Median age | 56 | 66 |
| Median household income | $59,436/yr +18% vs other | $48,828/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +2% vs other | $195/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.6%).
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 (15.9%).
Property market
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $460,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $390,000 | — |
| Median land price | $215,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 30 days from 32 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Kingston Se has more rural and farming land (94% vs 0%); Wyomi has more land zoned for conservation (43% vs 0%).
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 0% |
| Environmental | 0% | 43% |
| Residential | 2% | 39% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 16% |
| Commercial | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 21 across Kingston (SA) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.5% $400/wk on $601K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 27% of SA | Higher than 15% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 81% of SA | Higher than 59% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 9% of SA | Higher than 10% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of SA same for both | |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 29% of SA | — |
Liveability
Kingston Se is more walkable (53 vs 4).
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 48/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Kingston Se carries more crime risk (34 vs 17).
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | Low 17/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 54/100 | High 74/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Kingston Se
- Kingston Community School Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Wyomi
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Wyomi sits further from the CBD (298.6 km vs 294.4 km).
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 53/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 294.4 km | 298.6 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 205 min | 208 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5275 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 43 postcode 5275 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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 366 m | 217 m |
NBN connectivity
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 1% 945 premises | 0% 167 premises |
Climate
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 22.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,515/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kingston (SA) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kingston Se | Wyomi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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