Moorook vs Loveday
Loveday is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Moorook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorook, about half of households are people living alone. In Loveday, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Moorook tends to suit people living alone.
Loveday has a notably larger population of 655 people compared to Moorook's 171, and offers higher median household income at $71,708 versus $60,632. Rental costs are considerably higher in Loveday at $230 per week against $143 in Moorook. Moorook appeals to those prioritising safety, with a crime risk score of 12 compared to Loveday's 29, though both are relatively remote from Adelaide's CBD at around 221–228 kilometres away.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
- Moorook carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 29/100)
- Loveday is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 49%)
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
Moorook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($143/wk vs $230/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Moorook
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (146 min vs 152 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (221.5 km vs 227.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Moorook
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 29/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Loveday
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.8% vs -9.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Moorook and Loveday 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
Loveday has more residents (655 vs 171); Loveday rents higher ($230/wk vs $143/wk).
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 171 | 655 +283% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -9.5% | +4.8% |
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Median household income | $60,632/yr | $71,708/yr +18% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $143/wk | $230/wk +61% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $450,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 24 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Moorook has more rural and farming land (89% vs 71%); Loveday has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 11%).
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 71% |
| Environmental | 11% | 28% |
| 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
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 46 across Loxton Waikerie | 23 across Berri Barmera |
| Approvals change year on year | -30% | +0% |
Ranking within SA
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of SA | Higher than 45% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of SA | Higher than 14% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 28% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 59% of SA | Higher than 54% of SA |
Liveability
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Loveday carries more crime risk (29 vs 12).
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Loveday sits further from the CBD (227.6 km vs 221.5 km).
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 221.5 km | 227.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 146 min | 152 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5332 | 0.2% postcode 5345 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 5332 | 67 postcode 5345 |
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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 28 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 85 premises | 0% 292 premises |
Climate
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 256 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,871/yr | $1,770/yr |
| Council | Loxton Waikerie | Berri Barmera |
Federal electorate
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Moorook | Loveday | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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