Littlehampton vs Nairne

Nairne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Littlehampton. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Littlehampton, most households are couple families. In Nairne, about half of households are couple families. Littlehampton is closer to the city centre: 34.6 km, against 39.2 km.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Nairne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($279,500 vs $852,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

  • Littlehampton sits closer to the CBD (34.6 km vs 39.2 km)
  • Nairne is more walkable (52/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nairne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Littlehampton Nairne
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.

Littlehampton Nairne
Walkability 44 / 52
Littlehampton — Walkability: 44/100 Nairne — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 76 / 76
Littlehampton — Safety: 76/100 Nairne — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 34 / 88
Littlehampton — Low fire risk: 34/100 Nairne — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Nairne has more residents (5,327 vs 3,300); Littlehampton has higher household incomes ($108,472 vs $92,352).

Littlehampton Nairne
Population 3,300 5,327
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +5.7%
Median age 40 36
Median household income $108,472/yr
+15% vs other
 $92,352/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+3% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Littlehampton Nairne
0-4 6.2% / 7.6%
Littlehampton — 0-4: 6.2% Nairne — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 15.4% / 14.3%
Littlehampton — 5-14: 15.4% Nairne — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.3% / 5.8%
Littlehampton — 15-19: 6.3% Nairne — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 5.4% / 5.7%
Littlehampton — 20-24: 5.4% Nairne — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 9.6% / 14.7%
Littlehampton — 25-34: 9.6% Nairne — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 12.6% / 13.0%
Littlehampton — 35-44: 12.6% Nairne — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 15.1% / 14.0%
Littlehampton — 45-54: 15.1% Nairne — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 12.3% / 11.7%
Littlehampton — 55-64: 12.3% Nairne — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 10.6% / 9.3%
Littlehampton — 65-74: 10.6% Nairne — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 5.3% / 3.2%
Littlehampton — 75-84: 5.3% Nairne — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 1.1% / 0.6%
Littlehampton — 85+: 1.1% Nairne — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Littlehampton 56.2% couple families
Littlehampton — Couple Families: 56.2% Littlehampton — Lone Person: 23.8% Littlehampton — One Parent Families: 18.0% Littlehampton — Group Household: 1.5% Littlehampton — Other Families: 0.5%
Nairne 49.8% couple families
Nairne — Couple Families: 49.8% Nairne — Lone Person: 28.3% Nairne — One Parent Families: 17.9% Nairne — Group Household: 2.7% Nairne — 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.

Littlehampton 11.7% renting
Littlehampton — Owned Outright: 34.9% Littlehampton — Mortgage: 53.4% Littlehampton — Renting: 11.7%
Nairne 21.0% renting
Nairne — Owned Outright: 25.0% Nairne — Mortgage: 54.0% Nairne — Renting: 21.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Littlehampton Nairne
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 17.6%
Littlehampton — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Nairne — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 12.1%
Littlehampton — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Nairne — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.3%
Littlehampton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Nairne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 2.7%
Littlehampton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Nairne — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 1.8%
Littlehampton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Nairne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Littlehampton Nairne
England 6.6% / 5.4%
Littlehampton — England: 6.6% Nairne — England: 5.4%
South Africa 1.1% / 0.6%
Littlehampton — South Africa: 1.1% Nairne — South Africa: 0.6%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.8%
Littlehampton — New Zealand: 0.8% Nairne — New Zealand: 0.8%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.5%
Littlehampton — Netherlands: 0.7% Nairne — Netherlands: 0.5%
Germany 0.4% / 0.6%
Littlehampton — Germany: 0.4% Nairne — Germany: 0.6%
Scotland 0.7% / 0.2%
Littlehampton — Scotland: 0.7% Nairne — Scotland: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Littlehampton 97.3% houses
Littlehampton — Houses: 97.3% Littlehampton — Townhouses: 1.6% Littlehampton — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Nairne 98.0% houses
Nairne — Houses: 98.0% Nairne — Townhouses: 1.5% Nairne — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Littlehampton Nairne
Median house price $895,000 $837,000
Median unit price $641,000 $665,000
Median land price $852,000 $279,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 29 sales
 21 days
from 44 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Littlehampton Nairne
3 bed $825K / $748K
Littlehampton — 3 bed: $825K (13 sales) Nairne — 3 bed: $748K (52 sales)

13 vs 52 sales

4 bed $950K / $889K
Littlehampton — 4 bed: $950K (32 sales) Nairne — 4 bed: $889K (50 sales)

32 vs 50 sales

5 bed $822K / $935K
Littlehampton — 5 bed: $822K (5 sales) Nairne — 5 bed: $935K (8 sales)

5 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Littlehampton Nairne
Rural and farming 79% 84%
Residential 17% 14%
Parks and recreation 1%
same for both
Industrial 1% 0%
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

Littlehampton Nairne
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
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.

Littlehampton Nairne
Houses 3.9%
$652/wk on $874K
 3.9%
$622/wk on $822K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Littlehampton Nairne
House price Higher than 14% of SA Higher than 1% of SA
Income Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Affordability Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 52% of SA

Liveability

Nairne scores higher overall (62 vs 51); Nairne is more walkable (52 vs 44).

Littlehampton Nairne
Grade B
same for both
Score 51/100 62/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Littlehampton carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 12).

Littlehampton Nairne
Bushfire Moderate
66/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
24/100
same for both
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Littlehampton Nairne
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Littlehampton

  • Littlehampton Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Nairne

  • Nairne School - Preschool and Primary Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Littlehampton Nairne
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2 5
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 5 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Nairne sits further from the CBD (39.2 km vs 34.6 km).

Littlehampton Nairne
Walkability score 44/100 52/100
Distance to Adelaide 34.6 km 39.2 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 37 min
Public transport score 70/100
Bus
 71/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 32.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 53.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 5250
 0.9%
postcode 5252
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5250
 73
postcode 5252

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.

Littlehampton Nairne
Car (driver) 77.7% / 77.9%
Littlehampton — Car (driver): 77.7% Nairne — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home 13.4% / 13.2%
Littlehampton — Worked from Home: 13.4% Nairne — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.3%
Littlehampton — Car (passenger): 4.1% Nairne — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bus 3.4% / 3.3%
Littlehampton — Bus: 3.4% Nairne — Bus: 3.3%
Walked Only 1.2% / 1.1%
Littlehampton — Walked Only: 1.2% Nairne — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Littlehampton Nairne
Elevation 365 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.8 km 36.3 km

NBN connectivity

Littlehampton Nairne
Connectivity score 69/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 45%
1,341 premises
 51%
2,295 premises

Climate

Littlehampton Nairne
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Littlehampton Nairne
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

Littlehampton Nairne
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Littlehampton Nairne
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Littlehampton

Acreage Outer Quiet

Nairne

Acreage Outer Village Feel

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