Mount Crawford vs Williamstown

Williamstown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Mount Crawford. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Crawford tends to suit couples 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

They split

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

  • Mount Crawford is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 69%)
  • Williamstown has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)

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

Williamstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $360/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Williamstown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (59 min vs 72 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Mount Crawford has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 17%)
  • Williamstown is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)

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 Crawford and Williamstown 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 Crawford Williamstown
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 Crawford Williamstown
Walkability 0 / 32
Mount Crawford — Walkability: 0/100 Williamstown — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 76 / 71
Mount Crawford — Safety: 76/100 Williamstown — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 76 / 58
Mount Crawford — Low fire risk: 76/100 Williamstown — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Williamstown has more residents (2,981 vs 138); Mount Crawford rents higher ($360/wk vs $300/wk).

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Population 138 2,981
+2060% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.7% +8.2%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $89,648/yr $92,664/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+17% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Crawford Williamstown
0-4 7.2% / 5.1%
Mount Crawford — 0-4: 7.2% Williamstown — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.8% / 14.9%
Mount Crawford — 5-14: 13.8% Williamstown — 5-14: 14.9%
15-19 — / 6.2%
Mount Crawford — 15-19: not among its largest Williamstown — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 8.0% / 5.1%
Mount Crawford — 20-24: 8.0% Williamstown — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.1% / 10.3%
Mount Crawford — 25-34: 10.1% Williamstown — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 13.0% / 12.0%
Mount Crawford — 35-44: 13.0% Williamstown — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 10.9% / 15.2%
Mount Crawford — 45-54: 10.9% Williamstown — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 16.7% / 14.8%
Mount Crawford — 55-64: 16.7% Williamstown — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 18.8% / 10.6%
Mount Crawford — 65-74: 18.8% Williamstown — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 8.7% / 4.0%
Mount Crawford — 75-84: 8.7% Williamstown — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / 2.1%
Mount Crawford — 85+: not among its largest Williamstown — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Crawford 81.0% couple families
Mount Crawford — Couple Families: 81.0% Mount Crawford — Lone Person: 19.0% Mount Crawford — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mount Crawford — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Crawford — Other Families: 0.0%
Williamstown 55.2% couple families
Williamstown — Couple Families: 55.2% Williamstown — Lone Person: 28.6% Williamstown — One Parent Families: 14.0% Williamstown — Group Household: 1.4% Williamstown — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Crawford 0.0% renting
Mount Crawford — Owned Outright: 41.2% Mount Crawford — Mortgage: 58.8% Mount Crawford — Renting: 0.0%
Williamstown 11.4% renting
Williamstown — Owned Outright: 33.4% Williamstown — Mortgage: 55.2% Williamstown — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Crawford Williamstown
England 5.8% / 9.3%
Mount Crawford — England: 5.8% Williamstown — England: 9.3%
Scotland — / 1.2%
Mount Crawford — Scotland: not among its largest Williamstown — Scotland: 1.2%
Germany — / 0.8%
Mount Crawford — Germany: not among its largest Williamstown — Germany: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 0.7%
Mount Crawford — New Zealand: not among its largest Williamstown — New Zealand: 0.7%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Mount Crawford — South Africa: not among its largest Williamstown — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.3%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 20.2%
Mount Crawford — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Williamstown — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 9.2%
Mount Crawford — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Williamstown — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.7%
Mount Crawford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Williamstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 1.5%
Mount Crawford — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Williamstown — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.9%
Mount Crawford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Williamstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Crawford 100.0% houses
Mount Crawford — Houses: 100.0% Mount Crawford — Townhouses: 0.0%
Williamstown 99.2% houses
Williamstown — Houses: 99.2% Williamstown — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Median house price — $880,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $765,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 23 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Rural and farming 96% 93%
Environmental 4% 5%
Residential 0% 2%
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 Crawford Williamstown
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mount Crawford Williamstown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 53% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of SA Higher than 76% of SA

Liveability

Williamstown is more walkable (32 vs 0).

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Grade — C
Score — 49/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Williamstown carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 24).

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime Low
24/100
 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

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mount Crawford

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Williamstown

  • Williamstown Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Parks & reserves 2 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 17

Mobility

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Walkability score 0/100 32/100
Distance to Adelaide 53.4 km
+4% vs other
 51.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 59 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 5351
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 5351
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.

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Car (driver) 82.7% / 83.3%
Mount Crawford — Car (driver): 82.7% Williamstown — Car (driver): 83.3%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 10.3%
Mount Crawford — Worked from Home: 17.3% Williamstown — Worked from Home: 10.3%
Car (passenger) — / 4.0%
Mount Crawford — Car (passenger): not among its largest Williamstown — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only — / 1.3%
Mount Crawford — Walked Only: not among its largest Williamstown — Walked Only: 1.3%
Bus — / 1.1%
Mount Crawford — Bus: not among its largest Williamstown — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Elevation 438 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.6 km 33.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Connectivity score 25/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 29%
1,216 premises

Climate

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Annual rainfall 921 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.6°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Crawford Williamstown
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Average residential rate $2,247/yr
same for both
Council Barossa
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Crawford Williamstown
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Crawford

Outer Retirees

Williamstown

Acreage Outer Quiet

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