Moorlands vs Sherlock
Moorlands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Sherlock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorlands, about half of households are people living alone. In Sherlock, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Moorlands tends to suit families with children and couples, while Sherlock 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
Moorlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 35%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Sherlock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (8% vs 22%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Moorlands sits closer to the CBD (118.4 km vs 130.8 km)
- Sherlock is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Sherlock
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Moorlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (10.3% vs -2.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moorlands and Sherlock 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
Sherlock skews older (58 vs 46); Sherlock has higher household incomes ($62,816 vs $56,316).
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 70 +9% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +10.3% | -2.8% |
| Median age | 46 | 58 |
| Median household income | $56,316/yr | $62,816/yr +12% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $100/wk same for both | |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).
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 (18.6%).
Zoning mix
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Coorong same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 21% of SA | Higher than 30% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 8% of SA | Higher than 69% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of SA | Higher than 39% of SA |
Liveability
Sherlock is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Low 23/100 |
| 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
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Sherlock sits further from the CBD (130.8 km vs 118.4 km).
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 118.4 km | 130.8 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 87 min | 91 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5301 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 5301 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 (58.6%).
Setting
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 22/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 20 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 345 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coorong same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moorlands | Sherlock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.