Louth Bay vs Whites Flat

Whites Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 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 Whites Flat, most households are couple families. On these figures, Louth Bay tends to suit people living alone, while Whites Flat 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

They split

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

  • Louth Bay carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 86/100)
  • Whites Flat is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 43%)

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

First-home buyers

Louth Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 35%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Whites Flat

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $260/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Louth Bay

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (411 min vs 422 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (630.6 km vs 639 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Louth Bay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Whites Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.2% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Louth Bay Whites Flat
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.

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Walkability 14 / 0
Louth Bay — Walkability: 14/100 Whites Flat — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 55 / 14
Louth Bay — Safety: 55/100 Whites Flat — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 11 / 15
Louth Bay — Low fire risk: 11/100 Whites Flat — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Louth Bay rents higher ($260/wk vs $90/wk); Louth Bay has more residents (125 vs 54).

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Population 125
+57% vs other
 54
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +10.2%
Median age 58 26
Median household income $50,388/yr
+3% vs other
 $48,828/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+65% vs other
 $90/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Louth Bay Whites Flat
0-4 — / 16.7%
Louth Bay — 0-4: not among its largest Whites Flat — 0-4: 16.7%
5-14 7.2% / 16.7%
Louth Bay — 5-14: 7.2% Whites Flat — 5-14: 16.7%
15-19 12.0% / 5.6%
Louth Bay — 15-19: 12.0% Whites Flat — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 — / —
Louth Bay — 20-24: not among its largest Whites Flat — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.4% / 18.5%
Louth Bay — 25-34: 6.4% Whites Flat — 25-34: 18.5%
35-44 10.4% / 5.6%
Louth Bay — 35-44: 10.4% Whites Flat — 35-44: 5.6%
45-54 13.6% / 16.7%
Louth Bay — 45-54: 13.6% Whites Flat — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 24.8% / 9.3%
Louth Bay — 55-64: 24.8% Whites Flat — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 22.4% / —
Louth Bay — 65-74: 22.4% Whites Flat — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 5.6% / —
Louth Bay — 75-84: 5.6% Whites Flat — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Louth Bay — 85+: not among its largest Whites Flat — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Louth Bay 22.4% couple families
Louth Bay — Couple Families: 22.4% Louth Bay — Lone Person: 57.1% Louth Bay — One Parent Families: 20.4%
Whites Flat 60.0% couple families
Whites Flat — Couple Families: 60.0% Whites Flat — Lone Person: 20.0% Whites Flat — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Louth Bay 17.5% renting
Louth Bay — Owned Outright: 50.8% Louth Bay — Mortgage: 31.7% Louth Bay — Renting: 17.5%
Whites Flat 20.0% renting
Whites Flat — Owned Outright: 40.0% Whites Flat — Mortgage: 40.0% Whites Flat — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Louth Bay 100.0% houses
Louth Bay — Houses: 100.0%
Whites Flat 100.0% houses
Whites Flat — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 9.3%
Louth Bay — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Whites Flat — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / —
Louth Bay — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Whites Flat — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / —
Louth Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Whites Flat — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.2% / —
Louth Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.2% Whites Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Zoning mix

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Rural and farming 82% 88%
Environmental 16% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 5%
Parks and recreation 2% 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

Louth Bay Whites Flat
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 Whites Flat
House price —
same for both
Income —
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 41% 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 30% of SA

Liveability

Louth Bay is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Whites Flat carries more crime risk (86 vs 45).

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
86/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Louth Bay Whites Flat
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

Amenities in the suburb

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Whites Flat sits further from the CBD (639 km vs 630.6 km).

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 630.6 km 639 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 411 min 422 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.

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Car (driver) 81.4% / 100.0%
Louth Bay — Car (driver): 81.4% Whites Flat — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 11.6% / —
Louth Bay — Worked from Home: 11.6% Whites Flat — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Walked Only 7.0% / —
Louth Bay — Walked Only: 7.0% Whites Flat — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 116 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 168 m
3.4 km to a named beach
 8.3 km

NBN connectivity

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Connectivity score 30/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
17 premises

Council rates

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Average residential rate $1,789/yr
same for both
Council Lower Eyre Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Louth Bay Whites Flat
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Louth Bay

Coastal Retirees Rural

Whites Flat

Family Rural Young Families

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