Koolywurtie vs Minlaton

Koolywurtie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 56 in Minlaton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Koolywurtie, most households are couple families. In Minlaton, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Koolywurtie tends to suit families with children and couples, while Minlaton suits 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

Minlaton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Koolywurtie is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Koolywurtie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Koolywurtie

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

They split

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

  • Koolywurtie sits closer to the CBD (197.8 km vs 203.9 km)
  • Minlaton is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Minlaton

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 10%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Koolywurtie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -7.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Koolywurtie Minlaton
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.

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Walkability 0 / 42
Koolywurtie — Walkability: 0/100 Minlaton — Walkability: 42/100
Safety 84 / 75
Koolywurtie — Safety: 84/100 Minlaton — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 65 / 67
Koolywurtie — Low fire risk: 65/100 Minlaton — Low fire risk: 67/100

Demographics

Minlaton has more residents (1,018 vs 101); Koolywurtie has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $54,392).

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Population 101 1,018
+908% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -7.4%
Median age 39 56
Median household income $81,224/yr
+33% vs other
 $54,392/yr
Median weekly rent $208/wk
+4% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Koolywurtie Minlaton
0-4 — / 5.0%
Koolywurtie — 0-4: not among its largest Minlaton — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 21.8% / 10.5%
Koolywurtie — 5-14: 21.8% Minlaton — 5-14: 10.5%
15-19 9.9% / 3.0%
Koolywurtie — 15-19: 9.9% Minlaton — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 6.9% / 3.1%
Koolywurtie — 20-24: 6.9% Minlaton — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 4.0% / 8.1%
Koolywurtie — 25-34: 4.0% Minlaton — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 13.9% / 9.2%
Koolywurtie — 35-44: 13.9% Minlaton — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 11.9% / 9.6%
Koolywurtie — 45-54: 11.9% Minlaton — 45-54: 9.6%
55-64 14.9% / 14.0%
Koolywurtie — 55-64: 14.9% Minlaton — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 9.9% / 18.6%
Koolywurtie — 65-74: 9.9% Minlaton — 65-74: 18.6%
75-84 — / 12.5%
Koolywurtie — 75-84: not among its largest Minlaton — 75-84: 12.5%
85+ — / 6.4%
Koolywurtie — 85+: not among its largest Minlaton — 85+: 6.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Koolywurtie 61.9% couple families
Koolywurtie — Couple Families: 61.9% Koolywurtie — Lone Person: 19.0% Koolywurtie — One Parent Families: 19.0% Koolywurtie — Group Household: 0.0% Koolywurtie — Other Families: 0.0%
Minlaton 31.4% couple families
Minlaton — Couple Families: 31.4% Minlaton — Lone Person: 54.1% Minlaton — One Parent Families: 10.2% Minlaton — Group Household: 2.7% Minlaton — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Koolywurtie 12.5% renting
Koolywurtie — Owned Outright: 75.0% Koolywurtie — Mortgage: 12.5% Koolywurtie — Renting: 12.5%
Minlaton 22.4% renting
Minlaton — Owned Outright: 49.5% Minlaton — Mortgage: 28.1% Minlaton — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Koolywurtie Minlaton
England 4.0% / 5.5%
Koolywurtie — England: 4.0% Minlaton — England: 5.5%
Germany — / 0.6%
Koolywurtie — Germany: not among its largest Minlaton — Germany: 0.6%
New Zealand — / 0.3%
Koolywurtie — New Zealand: not among its largest Minlaton — New Zealand: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.3%
Koolywurtie — Scotland: not among its largest Minlaton — Scotland: 0.3%

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

Qualifications

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

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 15.5%
Koolywurtie — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Minlaton — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 4.8%
Koolywurtie — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Minlaton — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.9%
Koolywurtie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Minlaton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Koolywurtie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Minlaton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Koolywurtie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Minlaton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Koolywurtie 100.0% houses
Koolywurtie — Houses: 100.0% Koolywurtie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Koolywurtie — Townhouses: 0.0%
Minlaton 95.4% houses
Minlaton — Houses: 95.4% Minlaton — Flats / Apartments: 3.2% Minlaton — Townhouses: 1.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Median house price — $437,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 27 days
from 10 sales

Zoning mix

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Environmental 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

Koolywurtie Minlaton
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
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.

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Houses — 4.1%
$420/wk on $530K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Koolywurtie Minlaton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 67% of SA

Liveability

Minlaton is more walkable (42 vs 0).

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Grade — C
Score — 40/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Low
33/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
25/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
30/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Koolywurtie

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

Schools in Minlaton

  • Minlaton District School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Minlaton sits further from the CBD (203.9 km vs 197.8 km).

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Walkability score 0/100 42/100
Distance to Adelaide 197.8 km 203.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 140 min 143 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5575
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 5575
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.

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Car (driver) 52.8% / 74.0%
Koolywurtie — Car (driver): 52.8% Minlaton — Car (driver): 74.0%
Worked from Home 37.7% / 7.6%
Koolywurtie — Worked from Home: 37.7% Minlaton — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Walked Only 9.4% / 15.1%
Koolywurtie — Walked Only: 9.4% Minlaton — Walked Only: 15.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.3%
Koolywurtie — Car (passenger): not among its largest Minlaton — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.0%).

Setting

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Elevation 77 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.2 km 10.9 km

NBN connectivity

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Connectivity score 27/100 42/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
630 premises

Climate

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Annual rainfall 459 mm 425 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C 26.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C 8.1°C

Council rates

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Koolywurtie Minlaton
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Koolywurtie

Rural

Minlaton

Affordable Retirees Rural

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