Mount Bryan vs Willalo

Willalo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Mount Bryan. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Bryan, about half of households are people living alone. In Willalo, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Bryan tends to suit people living alone, while Willalo 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

  • Mount Bryan carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)
  • Willalo is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 48%)

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

Renters

Willalo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($90/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Bryan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (127 min vs 145 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (177.7 km vs 194.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Bryan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 27/100)

Weighs who already lives there, 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

Mount Bryan and Willalo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mount Bryan Willalo
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.

Mount Bryan Willalo
Walkability 14 / 0
Mount Bryan — Walkability: 14/100 Willalo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 85 / 73
Mount Bryan — Safety: 85/100 Willalo — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 100 / 76
Mount Bryan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Willalo — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Mount Bryan rents higher ($175/wk vs $90/wk); Mount Bryan has more residents (114 vs 59).

Mount Bryan Willalo
Population 114
+48% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.6% +1.7%
Median age 51 42
Median household income $42,432/yr $68,224/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $175/wk
+49% vs other
 $90/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Bryan Willalo
0-4 5.3% / 5.1%
Mount Bryan — 0-4: 5.3% Willalo — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 10.5% / 18.6%
Mount Bryan — 5-14: 10.5% Willalo — 5-14: 18.6%
15-19 7.0% / 5.1%
Mount Bryan — 15-19: 7.0% Willalo — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 — / 5.1%
Mount Bryan — 20-24: not among its largest Willalo — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 14.0% / 13.6%
Mount Bryan — 25-34: 14.0% Willalo — 25-34: 13.6%
35-44 7.0% / 13.6%
Mount Bryan — 35-44: 7.0% Willalo — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 14.0% / 20.3%
Mount Bryan — 45-54: 14.0% Willalo — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 21.9% / 8.5%
Mount Bryan — 55-64: 21.9% Willalo — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 13.2% / —
Mount Bryan — 65-74: 13.2% Willalo — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 4.4% / 10.2%
Mount Bryan — 75-84: 4.4% Willalo — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 6.8%
Mount Bryan — 85+: not among its largest Willalo — 85+: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).

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.

Mount Bryan Willalo
England 7.9% / 6.8%
Mount Bryan — England: 7.9% Willalo — England: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Bryan 34.8% couple families
Mount Bryan — Couple Families: 34.8% Mount Bryan — Lone Person: 52.2% Mount Bryan — One Parent Families: 13.0%
Willalo 53.3% couple families
Willalo — Couple Families: 53.3% Willalo — Lone Person: 20.0% Willalo — One Parent Families: 26.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Bryan 100.0% houses
Mount Bryan — Houses: 100.0%
Willalo 100.0% houses
Willalo — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Bryan Willalo
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 27.1%
Mount Bryan — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Willalo — Certificate III & IV: 27.1%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 10.2%
Mount Bryan — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Willalo — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 5.1%
Mount Bryan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Willalo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.1%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Bryan 19.1% renting
Mount Bryan — Owned Outright: 63.8% Mount Bryan — Mortgage: 17.0% Mount Bryan — Renting: 19.1%
Willalo 25.0% renting
Willalo — Owned Outright: 62.5% Willalo — Mortgage: 12.5% Willalo — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Mount Bryan Willalo
Rural and farming 98% 100%
Environmental 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

Mount Bryan Willalo
New dwellings approved 12
across Goyder
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mount Bryan Willalo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 40% of SA

Liveability

Mount Bryan is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Mount Bryan Willalo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Willalo carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0); Willalo carries more crime risk (27 vs 15).

Mount Bryan Willalo
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
15/100
 Low
27/100
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

Mount Bryan Willalo
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

Mount Bryan Willalo
Parks & reserves 1
same for both

Mobility

Willalo sits further from the CBD (194.5 km vs 177.7 km).

Mount Bryan Willalo
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 177.7 km 194.5 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min 145 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5418
 0.0%
postcode 5419
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 44
postcode 5419

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.

Mount Bryan Willalo
Car (driver) 79.4% / 56.7%
Mount Bryan — Car (driver): 79.4% Willalo — Car (driver): 56.7%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 33.3%
Mount Bryan — Worked from Home: 8.8% Willalo — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 11.8% / 10.0%
Mount Bryan — Walked Only: 11.8% Willalo — Walked Only: 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Mount Bryan Willalo
Elevation 523 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 471 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Bryan Willalo
Connectivity score 15/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
14 premises
 0%
19 premises

Council rates

Mount Bryan Willalo
Average residential rate $1,395/yr
same for both
Council Goyder
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Bryan Willalo
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Bryan Willalo
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Bryan

Quiet Rural

Willalo

Family Rural

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