Louth Bay vs Poonindie
Poonindie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 58 in Louth Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Louth Bay, most households are people living alone. In Poonindie, most households are couple families. On these figures, Louth Bay tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Poonindie suits 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
Poonindie
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 43%)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 45/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Poonindie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Poonindie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Louth Bay
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (630.6 km vs 634.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Louth Bay
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 7%)
- But Poonindie carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 45/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Poonindie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.7% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Louth Bay and Poonindie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Louth Bay rents higher ($260/wk vs $150/wk); Louth Bay skews older (58 vs 34).
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 125 | 210 +68% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +11.7% |
| Median age | 58 | 34 |
| Median household income | $50,388/yr | $84,500/yr +68% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +42% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
Property market
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $772,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% same for both | |
| Environmental | 16% | 12% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 5% |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% 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
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | — | Higher than 62% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of SA | Higher than 33% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 2% of SA | Higher than 3% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 61% of SA |
Liveability
Louth Bay is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Louth Bay carries more crime risk (45 vs 23).
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 89/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 45/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Low 22/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Louth Bay
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Poonindie
- Poonindie Community Learning Centre Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Poonindie sits further from the CBD (634.2 km vs 630.6 km).
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 630.6 km | 634.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 411 min | 412 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5607 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 5607 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.7%).
Setting
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 168 m 3.4 km to a named beach | 3.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 73 premises | 0% 79 premises |
Council rates
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,789/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Louth Bay | Poonindie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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