Koppio vs Edillilie

Edillilie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 53 in Koppio. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Koppio tends to suit people living alone, while Edillilie suits 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

Edillilie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 40/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Edillilie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Edillilie

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Koppio

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (629.1 km vs 648.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (414 min vs 426 min)
  • But Edillilie is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Edillilie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 40/100)
  • But Koppio has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)

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

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

Koppio Edillilie
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.

Koppio Edillilie
Walkability 0 / 10
Koppio — Walkability: 0/100 Edillilie — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 60 / 86
Koppio — Safety: 60/100 Edillilie — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 25 / 30
Koppio — Low fire risk: 25/100 Edillilie — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Edillilie has more residents (129 vs 61); Koppio rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).

Koppio Edillilie
Population 61 129
+111% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.2% -5.1%
Median age 53 42
Median household income $61,724/yr $87,724/yr
+42% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+40% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Koppio Edillilie
0-4 4.9% / 3.1%
Koppio — 0-4: 4.9% Edillilie — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 8.2% / 10.9%
Koppio — 5-14: 8.2% Edillilie — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 — / 9.3%
Koppio — 15-19: not among its largest Edillilie — 15-19: 9.3%
20-24 — / 3.1%
Koppio — 20-24: not among its largest Edillilie — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 8.2% / 11.6%
Koppio — 25-34: 8.2% Edillilie — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 11.5% / 8.5%
Koppio — 35-44: 11.5% Edillilie — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 14.8% / 21.7%
Koppio — 45-54: 14.8% Edillilie — 45-54: 21.7%
55-64 16.4% / 12.4%
Koppio — 55-64: 16.4% Edillilie — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 18.0% / 10.1%
Koppio — 65-74: 18.0% Edillilie — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.9% / 6.2%
Koppio — 75-84: 4.9% Edillilie — 75-84: 6.2%
85+ — / —
Koppio — 85+: not among its largest Edillilie — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Koppio 58.8% couple families
Koppio — Couple Families: 58.8% Koppio — Lone Person: 41.2%
Edillilie 74.2% couple families
Edillilie — Couple Families: 74.2% Edillilie — Lone Person: 25.8%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Koppio 0.0% renting
Koppio — Owned Outright: 77.3% Koppio — Mortgage: 22.7% Koppio — Renting: 0.0%
Edillilie 12.5% renting
Edillilie — Owned Outright: 43.8% Edillilie — Mortgage: 43.8% Edillilie — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Koppio 100.0% houses
Koppio — Houses: 100.0%
Edillilie 100.0% houses
Edillilie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Koppio Edillilie
Certificate III & IV 4.9% / 19.4%
Koppio — Certificate III & IV: 4.9% Edillilie — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.1% / 7.8%
Koppio — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1% Edillilie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.2%
Koppio — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Edillilie — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Koppio — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Edillilie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Zoning mix

Koppio Edillilie
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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

Koppio Edillilie
New dwellings approved 13
across Tumby Bay
 39
across Lower Eyre Peninsula
Approvals change year on year -50% +29%

Ranking within SA

Koppio Edillilie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 64% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 40% of SA

Liveability

Edillilie is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Koppio Edillilie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Koppio carries more crime risk (40 vs 14).

Koppio Edillilie
Bushfire High
75/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
14/100
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

Koppio Edillilie
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

Koppio Edillilie
Parks & reserves 5 4
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Edillilie sits further from the CBD (648.7 km vs 629.1 km).

Koppio Edillilie
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 629.1 km 648.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 414 min 426 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5607
 0.0%
postcode 5630
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 59
postcode 5607
 —

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.

Koppio Edillilie
Car (driver) 64.3% / 61.8%
Koppio — Car (driver): 64.3% Edillilie — Car (driver): 61.8%
Worked from Home 35.7% / 26.3%
Koppio — Worked from Home: 35.7% Edillilie — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) — / 6.6%
Koppio — Car (passenger): not among its largest Edillilie — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Walked Only — / 5.3%
Koppio — Walked Only: not among its largest Edillilie — Walked Only: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Koppio Edillilie
Elevation 160 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.2 km 24.5 km

NBN connectivity

Koppio Edillilie
Connectivity score 16/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
11 premises
 0%
57 premises

Council rates

Koppio Edillilie
Average residential rate $1,976/yr $1,789/yr
Council Tumby Bay Lower Eyre Peninsula

Federal electorate

Koppio Edillilie
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Koppio Edillilie
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Koppio

Rural

Edillilie

Rural

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