Koolywurtie vs Port Rickaby
Koolywurtie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 67 in Port Rickaby. 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 Port Rickaby, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Port Rickaby 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
Koolywurtie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 21%)
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 46/100)
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 32%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Koolywurtie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 34%)
- has cheaper rent ($208/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Koolywurtie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (197.8 km vs 219 km)
- has a shorter drive in (140 min vs 155 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Koolywurtie carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 46/100)
- Port Rickaby has more residents already 65 and over (45% vs 10%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Port Rickaby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.5% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Koolywurtie and Port Rickaby 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
Koolywurtie has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $40,924); Port Rickaby skews older (67 vs 39).
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101 +32% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +25.5% |
| Median age | 39 | 67 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +50% vs other | $40,924/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $208/wk | $270/wk +30% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
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 (18.8%).
Zoning mix
Koolywurtie has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%); Port Rickaby has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 0%).
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 83% |
| Environmental | 0% | 17% |
| 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 | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 7% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 37% of SA | Higher than 13% 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 54% of SA |
Liveability
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Koolywurtie carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Port Rickaby carries more crime risk (46 vs 16).
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 35/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 71/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Port Rickaby sits further from the CBD (219 km vs 197.8 km).
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 197.8 km | 219 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 140 min | 155 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 77 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.2 km | 1.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 70 premises |
Climate
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 459 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Koolywurtie | Port Rickaby | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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