Mount Dutton Bay vs Wangary
Wangary is the younger of the two, with a median age of 54 against 57 in Mount Dutton Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Dutton Bay tends to suit 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
Wangary
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Mount Dutton Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wangary
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Wangary
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (451 min vs 460 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (685.6 km vs 692.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Mount Dutton Bay has more residents already 65 and over (42% vs 20%)
- Wangary is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mount Dutton Bay
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.8% vs 1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mount Dutton Bay and Wangary 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
Wangary has more residents (203 vs 53); Mount Dutton Bay rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 203 +283% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.8% | +1.5% |
| Median age | 57 | 54 |
| Median household income | $61,048/yr +12% vs other | $53,456/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
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 (7.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $387,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Wangary has more rural and farming land (92% vs 31%); Mount Dutton Bay has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 8%).
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 31% | 92% |
| Environmental | 66% | 8% |
| Residential | 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 Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 39 across Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of SA | Higher than 18% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of SA | Higher than 72% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 2% of SA | Higher than 4% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
Liveability
Wangary is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wangary carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 0).
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 74/100 |
| Crime | High 77/100 | High 70/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 63/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Mount Dutton Bay
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wangary
- Lake Wangary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 2 |
Mobility
Mount Dutton Bay sits further from the CBD (692.3 km vs 685.6 km).
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 692.3 km | 685.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 460 min | 451 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).
Setting
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 17 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 663 m | 3.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 117 premises |
Council rates
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,789/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lower Eyre Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mount Dutton Bay | Wangary | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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