Light Pass vs Nuriootpa

Nuriootpa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Light Pass. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Light Pass, most households are couple families. On these figures, Light Pass tends to suit couples, while Nuriootpa suits people living alone.

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

Nuriootpa

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • But Light Pass carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 38/100)

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

Light Pass

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nuriootpa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 17/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (80.1 km vs 84.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nuriootpa

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 17/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 20%)
  • But Light Pass carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 38/100)

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

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

Light Pass Nuriootpa
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.

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Walkability 17 / 41
Light Pass — Walkability: 17/100 Nuriootpa — Walkability: 41/100
Safety 78 / 62
Light Pass — Safety: 78/100 Nuriootpa — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 76 / 100
Light Pass — Low fire risk: 76/100 Nuriootpa — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 65
Light Pass — Low flood risk: 66/100 Nuriootpa — Low flood risk: 65/100

Demographics

Nuriootpa has more residents (6,901 vs 256); Light Pass has higher household incomes ($82,836 vs $68,536).

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Population 256 6,901
+2596% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.5% +9.3%
Median age 49 45
Median household income $82,836/yr
+17% vs other
 $68,536/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $295/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Light Pass Nuriootpa
0-4 3.9% / 4.4%
Light Pass — 0-4: 3.9% Nuriootpa — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 11.7% / 11.5%
Light Pass — 5-14: 11.7% Nuriootpa — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 9.4% / 6.1%
Light Pass — 15-19: 9.4% Nuriootpa — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.3% / 4.8%
Light Pass — 20-24: 4.3% Nuriootpa — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 7.0% / 10.7%
Light Pass — 25-34: 7.0% Nuriootpa — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 11.3% / 12.0%
Light Pass — 35-44: 11.3% Nuriootpa — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 17.2% / 12.1%
Light Pass — 45-54: 17.2% Nuriootpa — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 18.0% / 12.2%
Light Pass — 55-64: 18.0% Nuriootpa — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 12.5% / 13.7%
Light Pass — 65-74: 12.5% Nuriootpa — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 5.1% / 8.7%
Light Pass — 75-84: 5.1% Nuriootpa — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 2.7% / 3.5%
Light Pass — 85+: 2.7% Nuriootpa — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Light Pass 55.2% couple families
Light Pass — Couple Families: 55.2% Light Pass — Lone Person: 32.8% Light Pass — One Parent Families: 12.1% Light Pass — Group Household: 0.0% Light Pass — Other Families: 0.0%
Nuriootpa 37.2% couple families
Nuriootpa — Couple Families: 37.2% Nuriootpa — Lone Person: 44.7% Nuriootpa — One Parent Families: 15.1% Nuriootpa — Group Household: 2.4% Nuriootpa — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Light Pass 19.1% renting
Light Pass — Owned Outright: 56.2% Light Pass — Mortgage: 24.7% Light Pass — Renting: 19.1%
Nuriootpa 23.6% renting
Nuriootpa — Owned Outright: 37.7% Nuriootpa — Mortgage: 38.7% Nuriootpa — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Certificate III & IV 15.2% / 19.0%
Light Pass — Certificate III & IV: 15.2% Nuriootpa — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 7.4%
Light Pass — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Nuriootpa — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.3%
Light Pass — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Nuriootpa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.4%
Light Pass — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Nuriootpa — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.4%
Light Pass — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Nuriootpa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Light Pass Nuriootpa
England 3.9% / 4.1%
Light Pass — England: 3.9% Nuriootpa — England: 4.1%
Germany 2.0% / 1.0%
Light Pass — Germany: 2.0% Nuriootpa — Germany: 1.0%
South Africa 2.0% / 0.2%
Light Pass — South Africa: 2.0% Nuriootpa — South Africa: 0.2%
New Zealand — / 0.5%
Light Pass — New Zealand: not among its largest Nuriootpa — New Zealand: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Light Pass — Netherlands: not among its largest Nuriootpa — Netherlands: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Light Pass — Scotland: not among its largest Nuriootpa — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Light Pass 101.1% houses
Light Pass — Houses: 101.1% Light Pass — Townhouses: 0.0% Light Pass — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nuriootpa 93.0% houses
Nuriootpa — Houses: 93.0% Nuriootpa — Townhouses: 5.8% Nuriootpa — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Median house price — $720,000
Median unit price — $480,000
Median land price — $346,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 65 sales

Zoning mix

Light Pass has more rural and farming land (99% vs 80%).

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Rural and farming 99% 80%
Residential 1% 11%
Industrial 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 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

Light Pass Nuriootpa
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
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.

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Houses — 4.1%
$600/wk on $759K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Light Pass Nuriootpa
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 38% of SA
Schools — Higher than 14% of SA
Walkability Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 55% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 66% of SA

Liveability

Nuriootpa is more walkable (41 vs 17).

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Light Pass carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Nuriootpa carries more crime risk (38 vs 22).

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Bushfire Low
24/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Low
35/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 15
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Light Pass

  • Light Pass Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Nuriootpa

  • Nuriootpa High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Redeemer Lutheran School Independent · Primary at peers
  • Nuriootpa Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 3
Waterways 2 6

Mobility

Light Pass sits further from the CBD (84.1 km vs 80.1 km).

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Walkability score 17/100 41/100
Distance to Adelaide 84.1 km
+5% vs other
 80.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 58 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5355
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 5355
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.

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Car (driver) 62.2% / 82.0%
Light Pass — Car (driver): 62.2% Nuriootpa — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 18.2% / 8.1%
Light Pass — Worked from Home: 18.2% Nuriootpa — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Walked Only 14.0% / 3.9%
Light Pass — Walked Only: 14.0% Nuriootpa — Walked Only: 3.9%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 4.2%
Light Pass — Car (passenger): 5.6% Nuriootpa — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bicycle — / 1.0%
Light Pass — Bicycle: not among its largest Nuriootpa — Bicycle: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Elevation 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Connectivity score 30/100 58/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 26%
3,706 premises

Climate

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Annual rainfall 460 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Light Pass Nuriootpa
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Light Pass

Rural

Nuriootpa

Acreage Retirees

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