Koolunga vs Yacka

Koolunga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 56 in Yacka. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Koolunga tends to suit families with children, while Yacka suits 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

They split

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

  • Koolunga has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Yacka carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 56/100)

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

They split

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

  • Koolunga has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 11%)
  • Yacka has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Yacka

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 13/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (172.9 km vs 190 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Yacka

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 56/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 17%)
  • is more walkable (22/100 vs 13/100)

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

Investors

Yacka

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.0% vs -6.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Koolunga Yacka
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.

Koolunga Yacka
Walkability 13 / 22
Koolunga — Walkability: 13/100 Yacka — Walkability: 22/100
Safety 44 / 78
Koolunga — Safety: 44/100 Yacka — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 65 / 63
Koolunga — Low fire risk: 65/100 Yacka — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Yacka skews older (56 vs 46); Koolunga has higher household incomes ($66,300 vs $54,600).

Koolunga Yacka
Population 183
+20% vs other
 147
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.2% +5.0%
Median age 46 56
Median household income $66,300/yr
+18% vs other
 $54,600/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+14% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Koolunga Yacka
0-4 7.1% / —
Koolunga — 0-4: 7.1% Yacka — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 20.8% / 11.6%
Koolunga — 5-14: 20.8% Yacka — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 2.2% / 2.0%
Koolunga — 15-19: 2.2% Yacka — 15-19: 2.0%
20-24 — / 6.1%
Koolunga — 20-24: not among its largest Yacka — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 10.4% / 6.8%
Koolunga — 25-34: 10.4% Yacka — 25-34: 6.8%
35-44 9.8% / 8.2%
Koolunga — 35-44: 9.8% Yacka — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 14.8% / 11.6%
Koolunga — 45-54: 14.8% Yacka — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 18.6% / 25.9%
Koolunga — 55-64: 18.6% Yacka — 55-64: 25.9%
65-74 14.8% / 15.6%
Koolunga — 65-74: 14.8% Yacka — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 2.2% / 12.9%
Koolunga — 75-84: 2.2% Yacka — 75-84: 12.9%
85+ — / 2.0%
Koolunga — 85+: not among its largest Yacka — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

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.

Koolunga Yacka
England 5.5% / 2.0%
Koolunga — England: 5.5% Yacka — England: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Koolunga 46.7% lone person
Koolunga — Lone Person: 46.7% Koolunga — Couple Families: 42.2% Koolunga — One Parent Families: 11.1%
Yacka 48.6% lone person
Yacka — Lone Person: 48.6% Yacka — Couple Families: 43.2% Yacka — One Parent Families: 8.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Koolunga 100.0% houses
Koolunga — Houses: 100.0% Koolunga — Townhouses: 4.6%
Yacka 100.0% houses
Yacka — Houses: 100.0% Yacka — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Koolunga Yacka
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 19.0%
Koolunga — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Yacka — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 7.5%
Koolunga — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Yacka — Bachelor Degree: 7.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 7.5%
Koolunga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Yacka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.7%
Koolunga — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yacka — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Koolunga 21.7% renting
Koolunga — Owned Outright: 45.0% Koolunga — Mortgage: 33.3% Koolunga — Renting: 21.7%
Yacka 11.3% renting
Yacka — Owned Outright: 66.0% Yacka — Mortgage: 22.6% Yacka — Renting: 11.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Koolunga Yacka
Median house price $580,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Koolunga Yacka
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Koolunga Yacka
New dwellings approved 53
across Port Pirie
 11
across Northern Areas
Approvals change year on year +75% -100%

Ranking within SA

Koolunga Yacka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 30% of SA

Liveability

Yacka is more walkable (22 vs 13).

Koolunga Yacka
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Koolunga carries more crime risk (56 vs 22).

Koolunga Yacka
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
22/100
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

Koolunga Yacka
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Koolunga

  • Koolunga Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yacka

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

Amenities in the suburb

Koolunga Yacka
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Koolunga sits further from the CBD (190 km vs 172.9 km).

Koolunga Yacka
Walkability score 13/100 22/100
Distance to Adelaide 190 km
+9% vs other
 172.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 133 min 137 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5464
 0.0%
postcode 5470
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 5464
 —

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.

Koolunga Yacka
Car (driver) 67.4% / 64.9%
Koolunga — Car (driver): 67.4% Yacka — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 18.5% / 26.3%
Koolunga — Worked from Home: 18.5% Yacka — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Walked Only 9.8% / 8.8%
Koolunga — Walked Only: 9.8% Yacka — Walked Only: 8.8%
Bus 4.3% / —
Koolunga — Bus: 4.3% Yacka — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Koolunga Yacka
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 168 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.5 km 44.0 km

NBN connectivity

Koolunga Yacka
Connectivity score 30/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
113 premises
 0%
37 premises

Climate

Koolunga Yacka
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Koolunga Yacka
Average residential rate $1,855/yr $1,809/yr
Council Port Pirie Northern Areas

Federal electorate

Koolunga Yacka
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Koolunga Yacka
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Koolunga

Family Rural

Yacka

Retirees Rural

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