Lochiel vs Bute

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bute, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Lochiel tends to suit share households, while Bute suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Lochiel carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 70/100)
  • Bute has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Lochiel

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bute

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Lochiel

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 101 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (131.4 km vs 143.1 km)
  • But Bute is more walkable (35/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bute

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (35/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)
  • But Lochiel carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 70/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Lochiel Bute
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.

Lochiel Bute
Walkability 14 / 35
Lochiel — Walkability: 14/100 Bute — Walkability: 35/100
Safety 84 / 30
Lochiel — Safety: 84/100 Bute — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 83 / 77
Lochiel — Low fire risk: 83/100 Bute — Low fire risk: 77/100

Demographics

Bute has more residents (389 vs 104); Lochiel has higher household incomes ($62,816 vs $45,188).

Lochiel Bute
Population 104 389
+274% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.0% -5.8%
Median age 50 51
Median household income $62,816/yr
+28% vs other
 $45,188/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+14% vs other
 $150/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lochiel Bute
0-4 5.8% / 4.4%
Lochiel — 0-4: 5.8% Bute — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 6.7% / 12.6%
Lochiel — 5-14: 6.7% Bute — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 2.9% / 5.9%
Lochiel — 15-19: 2.9% Bute — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 2.9% / 2.3%
Lochiel — 20-24: 2.9% Bute — 20-24: 2.3%
25-34 10.6% / 5.7%
Lochiel — 25-34: 10.6% Bute — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 5.8% / 11.6%
Lochiel — 35-44: 5.8% Bute — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 14.4% / 13.9%
Lochiel — 45-54: 14.4% Bute — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 23.1% / 14.9%
Lochiel — 55-64: 23.1% Bute — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 14.4% / 17.2%
Lochiel — 65-74: 14.4% Bute — 65-74: 17.2%
75-84 5.8% / 11.1%
Lochiel — 75-84: 5.8% Bute — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ — / 1.3%
Lochiel — 85+: not among its largest Bute — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

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.

Lochiel Bute
England 2.9% / 3.9%
Lochiel — England: 2.9% Bute — England: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lochiel 38.9% lone person
Lochiel — Lone Person: 38.9% Lochiel — Couple Families: 36.1% Lochiel — One Parent Families: 13.9% Lochiel — Group Household: 11.1%
Bute 49.6% lone person
Bute — Lone Person: 49.6% Bute — Couple Families: 33.1% Bute — One Parent Families: 12.4% Bute — Group Household: 5.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lochiel 91.7% houses
Lochiel — Houses: 91.7% Lochiel — Flats / Apartments: 8.3%
Bute 97.6% houses
Bute — Houses: 97.6% Bute — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lochiel Bute
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 15.4%
Lochiel — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Bute — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 3.3%
Lochiel — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Bute — Bachelor Degree: 3.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 4.6%
Lochiel — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Bute — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Lochiel — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bute — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lochiel 12.8% renting
Lochiel — Owned Outright: 69.2% Lochiel — Mortgage: 17.9% Lochiel — Renting: 12.8%
Bute 14.5% renting
Bute — Owned Outright: 58.5% Bute — Mortgage: 27.0% Bute — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Lochiel Bute
Median house price — $380,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $235,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 37 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Lochiel Bute
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Lochiel Bute
New dwellings approved 15
across Wakefield
 29
across Barunga West
Approvals change year on year +0% +233%

Ranking within SA

Lochiel Bute
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 95% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Bute is more walkable (35 vs 14).

Lochiel Bute
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bute carries more crime risk (70 vs 16).

Lochiel Bute
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
23/100
Crime Low
16/100
 High
70/100
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

Lochiel Bute
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Lochiel

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

Schools in Bute

  • Bute Early Learning and Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Lochiel Bute
Supermarkets 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

Bute sits further from the CBD (143.1 km vs 131.4 km).

Lochiel Bute
Walkability score 14/100 35/100
Distance to Adelaide 131.4 km 143.1 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 101 min
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 5510
 0.0%
postcode 5560
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 76
postcode 5560

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.

Lochiel Bute
Car (driver) 65.8% / 67.3%
Lochiel — Car (driver): 65.8% Bute — Car (driver): 67.3%
Walked Only 18.4% / 14.5%
Lochiel — Walked Only: 18.4% Bute — Walked Only: 14.5%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 18.2%
Lochiel — Worked from Home: 7.9% Bute — Worked from Home: 18.2%
Car (passenger) 7.9% / —
Lochiel — Car (passenger): 7.9% Bute — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.3%).

Setting

Lochiel Bute
Elevation 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.4 km 27.7 km

NBN connectivity

Lochiel Bute
Connectivity score 21/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
224 premises

Climate

Lochiel Bute
Annual rainfall 295 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Lochiel Bute
Average residential rate $1,640/yr $1,540/yr
Council Wakefield Barunga West

Federal electorate

Lochiel Bute
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lochiel Bute
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lochiel

Rural

Bute

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

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