Long Plains vs Wild Horse Plains

Long Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 41 in Wild Horse Plains. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Long Plains, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Long Plains tends to suit families with children and 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

Long Plains

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 58%)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 42/100)

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

Wild Horse Plains

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $310/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 19%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Wild Horse Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (57 min vs 65 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (77.8 km vs 82.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Long Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 42/100)

Weighs 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

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

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
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.

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Long Plains — Walkability: 0/100 Wild Horse Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 58
Long Plains — Safety: 74/100 Wild Horse Plains — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Long Plains — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wild Horse Plains — Low fire risk: 65/100

Demographics

Long Plains rents higher ($310/wk vs $100/wk); Wild Horse Plains has more residents (96 vs 62).

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Population 62 96
+55% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.8% -11.1%
Median age 29 41
Median household income $84,500/yr
+27% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $310/wk
+68% vs other
 $100/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
0-4 4.8% / 9.4%
Long Plains — 0-4: 4.8% Wild Horse Plains — 0-4: 9.4%
5-14 22.6% / 11.5%
Long Plains — 5-14: 22.6% Wild Horse Plains — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 9.7% / 6.2%
Long Plains — 15-19: 9.7% Wild Horse Plains — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 — / —
Long Plains — 20-24: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 11.3% / 13.5%
Long Plains — 25-34: 11.3% Wild Horse Plains — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 8.1% / 16.7%
Long Plains — 35-44: 8.1% Wild Horse Plains — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 8.1% / 18.8%
Long Plains — 45-54: 8.1% Wild Horse Plains — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 8.1% / 14.6%
Long Plains — 55-64: 8.1% Wild Horse Plains — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 — / 12.5%
Long Plains — 65-74: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 — / —
Long Plains — 75-84: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 3.1%
Long Plains — 85+: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Long Plains 100.0% couple families
Long Plains — Couple Families: 100.0% Long Plains — Lone Person: 0.0% Long Plains — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Wild Horse Plains 35.5% couple families
Wild Horse Plains — Couple Families: 35.5% Wild Horse Plains — Lone Person: 41.9% Wild Horse Plains — One Parent Families: 22.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Long Plains 0.0% renting
Long Plains — Owned Outright: 33.3% Long Plains — Mortgage: 66.7% Long Plains — Renting: 0.0%
Wild Horse Plains 10.0% renting
Wild Horse Plains — Owned Outright: 26.7% Wild Horse Plains — Mortgage: 63.3% Wild Horse Plains — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Long Plains 100.0% houses
Long Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Wild Horse Plains 100.0% houses
Wild Horse Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 15.6%
Long Plains — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Wild Horse Plains — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.2%
Long Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.1%
Long Plains — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — Bachelor Degree: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Zoning mix

Wild Horse Plains has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 0%); Long Plains has more rural and farming land (100% vs 70%).

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Rural and farming 100% 70%
Environmental 0% 30%
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

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
New dwellings approved 106
across Adelaide Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 46% of SA

Liveability

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wild Horse Plains carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Wild Horse Plains carries more crime risk (42 vs 26).

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
42/100
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

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
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

Mobility

Long Plains sits further from the CBD (82.1 km vs 77.8 km).

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 82.1 km
+5% vs other
 77.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 57 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5501
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.

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Car (driver) 63.2% / 92.1%
Long Plains — Car (driver): 63.2% Wild Horse Plains — Car (driver): 92.1%
Walked Only 21.1% / —
Long Plains — Walked Only: 21.1% Wild Horse Plains — Walked Only: not among its largest
Worked from Home 15.8% / —
Long Plains — Worked from Home: 15.8% Wild Horse Plains — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 7.9%
Long Plains — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wild Horse Plains — Car (passenger): 7.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (92.1%).

Setting

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.2 km 4.1 km

NBN connectivity

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
51 premises

Climate

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
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

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Average residential rate $2,698/yr
same for both
Council Adelaide Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Long Plains Wild Horse Plains
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Long Plains

Family Rural

Wild Horse Plains

Rural Young Families

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