Kuitpo vs Meadows

Meadows is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 55 in Kuitpo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kuitpo: a median of $2.04 million, against $1 million in Meadows, though rent is higher in Meadows. On these figures, Kuitpo tends to suit couples and older residents, while Meadows suits families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Kuitpo is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 73%)
  • Meadows carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 37/100)

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

First-home buyers

Meadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $2,038,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kuitpo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $343/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Meadows

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (44 min vs 54 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Meadows

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 37/100)
  • But Kuitpo has more residents already 65 and over (29% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Meadows

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.4% vs 1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kuitpo Meadows
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.

Kuitpo Meadows
Walkability 0 / 32
Kuitpo — Walkability: 0/100 Meadows — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 63 / 80
Kuitpo — Safety: 63/100 Meadows — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 30 / 28
Kuitpo — Low fire risk: 30/100 Meadows — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Meadows has more residents (1,717 vs 198); Kuitpo skews older (55 vs 39).

Kuitpo Meadows
Population 198 1,717
+767% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +25.4%
Median age 55 39
Median household income $133,692/yr
+24% vs other
 $102,128/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk $343/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kuitpo Meadows
0-4 1.5% / 7.1%
Kuitpo — 0-4: 1.5% Meadows — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 10.1% / 13.6%
Kuitpo — 5-14: 10.1% Meadows — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 6.1% / 4.4%
Kuitpo — 15-19: 6.1% Meadows — 15-19: 4.4%
20-24 2.5% / 4.1%
Kuitpo — 20-24: 2.5% Meadows — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 9.6% / 14.0%
Kuitpo — 25-34: 9.6% Meadows — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 6.6% / 15.0%
Kuitpo — 35-44: 6.6% Meadows — 35-44: 15.0%
45-54 13.6% / 12.6%
Kuitpo — 45-54: 13.6% Meadows — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 23.2% / 14.9%
Kuitpo — 55-64: 23.2% Meadows — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 20.7% / 8.9%
Kuitpo — 65-74: 20.7% Meadows — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 8.6% / 3.7%
Kuitpo — 75-84: 8.6% Meadows — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / 0.9%
Kuitpo — 85+: not among its largest Meadows — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kuitpo 81.5% couple families
Kuitpo — Couple Families: 81.5% Kuitpo — Lone Person: 18.5% Kuitpo — One Parent Families: 0.0% Kuitpo — Group Household: 0.0% Kuitpo — Other Families: 0.0%
Meadows 58.7% couple families
Meadows — Couple Families: 58.7% Meadows — Lone Person: 23.8% Meadows — One Parent Families: 14.5% Meadows — Group Household: 1.8% Meadows — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kuitpo 16.7% renting
Kuitpo — Owned Outright: 48.5% Kuitpo — Mortgage: 34.8% Kuitpo — Renting: 16.7%
Meadows 11.2% renting
Meadows — Owned Outright: 31.7% Meadows — Mortgage: 57.1% Meadows — Renting: 11.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kuitpo Meadows
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 20.0%
Kuitpo — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% Meadows — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 9.3%
Kuitpo — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Meadows — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.1% / 7.7%
Kuitpo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.1% Meadows — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.1% / 2.1%
Kuitpo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.1% Meadows — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 2.5%
Kuitpo — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Meadows — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Kuitpo Meadows
England 3.5% / 6.3%
Kuitpo — England: 3.5% Meadows — England: 6.3%
New Zealand 2.5% / 0.8%
Kuitpo — New Zealand: 2.5% Meadows — New Zealand: 0.8%
Germany 1.5% / —
Kuitpo — Germany: 1.5% Meadows — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Kuitpo — Netherlands: not among its largest Meadows — Netherlands: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Kuitpo — Scotland: not among its largest Meadows — Scotland: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Kuitpo — Philippines: not among its largest Meadows — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kuitpo 100.0% houses
Kuitpo — Houses: 100.0% Kuitpo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Kuitpo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Meadows 98.1% houses
Meadows — Houses: 98.1% Meadows — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Meadows — Townhouses: 0.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Kuitpo Meadows
Median house price $2,038,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,300,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 22 days
from 15 sales

Zoning mix

Kuitpo Meadows
Rural and farming 95% 94%
Environmental 5% 3%
Residential 0% 2%
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

Kuitpo Meadows
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
 657
across Mount Barker
Approvals change year on year +25% -7%

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.

Kuitpo Meadows
Houses — 2.0%
$720/wk on $1.84M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Kuitpo Meadows
House price — Higher than 4% of SA
Income Higher than 95% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 98% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of SA Higher than 93% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 1% of SA

Liveability

Meadows is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Kuitpo Meadows
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kuitpo carries more crime risk (37 vs 20).

Kuitpo Meadows
Bushfire High
70/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
20/100
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

Kuitpo Meadows
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Kuitpo

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

Schools in Meadows

  • Meadows Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kuitpo Meadows
Parks & reserves 6 4
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Kuitpo Meadows
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Adelaide 44.1 km 44.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 44 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5201
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 99
postcode 5201
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.

Kuitpo Meadows
Car (driver) 61.9% / 82.4%
Kuitpo — Car (driver): 61.9% Meadows — Car (driver): 82.4%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 11.5%
Kuitpo — Worked from Home: 25.0% Meadows — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Walked Only 13.1% / 1.7%
Kuitpo — Walked Only: 13.1% Meadows — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) — / 3.4%
Kuitpo — Car (passenger): not among its largest Meadows — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Bus — / 0.5%
Kuitpo — Bus: not among its largest Meadows — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.4%).

Setting

Kuitpo Meadows
Elevation 316 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.1 km 25.8 km

NBN connectivity

Kuitpo Meadows
Connectivity score 28/100 81/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
102 premises
 73%
796 premises

Climate

Kuitpo Meadows
Annual rainfall 466 mm 730 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 27.8°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.7°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Kuitpo Meadows
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.34 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Kuitpo Meadows
Average residential rate $2,523/yr $2,485/yr
Council Alexandrina Mount Barker

Federal electorate

Kuitpo Meadows
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kuitpo Meadows
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kuitpo

Outer Retirees

Meadows

Acreage Outer Quiet River

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