Mount Mcintyre vs Wattle Range

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wattle Range, most households are couple families. On these figures, Wattle Range tends to suit people living alone 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

Mount McIntyre

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Wattle Range

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 16%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount McIntyre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $175/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wattle Range

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (396.6 km vs 429 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (267 min vs 284 min)
  • But Mount McIntyre is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount McIntyre

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (59/100 vs 71/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mount McIntyre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Mcintyre and Wattle Range 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 Mcintyre Wattle Range
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 Mcintyre Wattle Range
Walkability 10 / 0
Mount Mcintyre — Walkability: 10/100 Wattle Range — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 29
Mount Mcintyre — Safety: 41/100 Wattle Range — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 19 / 24
Mount Mcintyre — Low fire risk: 19/100 Wattle Range — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Wattle Range rents higher ($175/wk vs $155/wk); Mount McIntyre skews older (50 vs 48).

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Population 70
+3% vs other
 68
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -5.6%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $95,316/yr
+8% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $155/wk $175/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
0-4 4.3% / —
Mount Mcintyre — 0-4: 4.3% Wattle Range — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.4% / 17.6%
Mount Mcintyre — 5-14: 11.4% Wattle Range — 5-14: 17.6%
15-19 12.9% / 5.9%
Mount Mcintyre — 15-19: 12.9% Wattle Range — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 8.6% / —
Mount Mcintyre — 20-24: 8.6% Wattle Range — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 5.9%
Mount Mcintyre — 25-34: not among its largest Wattle Range — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 8.6% / 10.3%
Mount Mcintyre — 35-44: 8.6% Wattle Range — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 22.9% / 13.2%
Mount Mcintyre — 45-54: 22.9% Wattle Range — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 11.4% / 20.6%
Mount Mcintyre — 55-64: 11.4% Wattle Range — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 25.7% / 16.2%
Mount Mcintyre — 65-74: 25.7% Wattle Range — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 — / 10.3%
Mount Mcintyre — 75-84: not among its largest Wattle Range — 75-84: 10.3%
85+ — / —
Mount Mcintyre — 85+: not among its largest Wattle Range — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Mcintyre 44.4% couple families
Mount Mcintyre — Couple Families: 44.4% Mount Mcintyre — Lone Person: 27.8% Mount Mcintyre — One Parent Families: 27.8%
Wattle Range 60.0% couple families
Wattle Range — Couple Families: 60.0% Wattle Range — Lone Person: 40.0% Wattle Range — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Mcintyre 24.0% renting
Mount Mcintyre — Owned Outright: 64.0% Mount Mcintyre — Mortgage: 12.0% Mount Mcintyre — Renting: 24.0%
Wattle Range 25.0% renting
Wattle Range — Owned Outright: 55.0% Wattle Range — Mortgage: 20.0% Wattle Range — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Mcintyre 100.0% houses
Mount Mcintyre — Houses: 100.0%
Wattle Range 100.0% houses
Wattle Range — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Certificate III & IV 17.1% / 11.8%
Mount Mcintyre — Certificate III & IV: 17.1% Wattle Range — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.0% / 4.4%
Mount Mcintyre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0% Wattle Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Bachelor Degree — / 5.9%
Mount Mcintyre — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Wattle Range — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Zoning mix

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
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

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
New dwellings approved 31
across Wattle Range
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 49% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 25% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 28% of SA

Liveability

Mount McIntyre is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wattle Range carries more crime risk (71 vs 59).

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Bushfire High
81/100
 High
76/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 High
71/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
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 Mcintyre Wattle Range
Parks & reserves 5 2

Mobility

Mount McIntyre sits further from the CBD (429 km vs 396.6 km).

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 429 km
+8% vs other
 396.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 284 min 267 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5279
 0.2%
postcode 5280
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5279
 51
postcode 5280

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 Mcintyre Wattle Range
Worked from Home 41.2% / 50.0%
Mount Mcintyre — Worked from Home: 41.2% Wattle Range — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (driver) 47.1% / 40.0%
Mount Mcintyre — Car (driver): 47.1% Wattle Range — Car (driver): 40.0%
Walked Only 11.8% / 10.0%
Mount Mcintyre — Walked Only: 11.8% Wattle Range — Walked Only: 10.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).

Setting

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Elevation 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.8 km 35.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Connectivity score 23/100 17/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
26 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Annual rainfall 724 mm 556 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C 27.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C 5.3°C

Council rates

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Average residential rate $1,537/yr
same for both
Council Wattle Range
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Mcintyre Wattle Range
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Mcintyre

Retirees Rural Students

Wattle Range

Retirees Rural

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