Myponga Beach vs Carrickalinga
Myponga Beach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 57 against 60 in Carrickalinga. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Myponga Beach, most households are couple families. In Carrickalinga, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Myponga Beach tends to suit couples, while Carrickalinga suits people living alone.
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
- Myponga Beach is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 36%)
- Carrickalinga carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Myponga Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Myponga Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $278/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Myponga Beach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (65 km vs 74.6 km)
- has a shorter drive in (65 min vs 72 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Carrickalinga
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 71/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 31%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Myponga Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (54.5% vs 12.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Myponga Beach and Carrickalinga 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
Carrickalinga rents higher ($278/wk vs $0/wk); Carrickalinga has more residents (409 vs 51).
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 409 +702% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +54.5% | +12.4% |
| Median age | 57 | 60 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +46% vs other | $50,492/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $278/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).
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 (17.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $907,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $470,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 60 days from 16 sales |
Zoning mix
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 91% |
| Residential | 0% | 6% |
| Environmental | 4% | 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
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 58 across Yankalilla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -55% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 3.3% $562/wk on $888K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of SA | Higher than 16% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of SA | Higher than 7% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 61% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of SA | Higher than 98% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 25% of SA |
Liveability
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Myponga Beach carries more crime risk (71 vs 36).
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | Moderate 46/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 36/100 |
| Flood | — | Low 16/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Low 26/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Carrickalinga sits further from the CBD (74.6 km vs 65 km).
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 65 km | 74.6 km +15% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 65 min | 72 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5202 | 0.7% postcode 5204 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 5202 | 63 postcode 5204 |
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 (73.9%).
Setting
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 95 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.4 km | 295 m 297 m to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 96/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 94% 820 premises |
Climate
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 786 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,546/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yankalilla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Myponga Beach | Carrickalinga | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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