Myponga Beach vs Wattle Flat
Wattle Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 57 in Myponga Beach. 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 Wattle Flat, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Myponga Beach 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
Wattle Flat
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 71/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 56%)
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
Myponga Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Myponga Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (65 km vs 67.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Myponga Beach has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 15%)
- Wattle Flat carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 71/100)
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 -9.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Myponga Beach and Wattle Flat 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
Wattle Flat rents higher ($305/wk vs $0/wk); Wattle Flat has more residents (149 vs 51).
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 149 +192% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +54.5% | -9.1% |
| Median age | 57 | 49 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +14% vs other | $81,224/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $305/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 (25.5%).
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 (19.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 95% | 100% |
| Environmental | 4% | 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
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 58 across Yankalilla same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -55% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of SA | Higher than 56% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of SA | Higher than 49% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 29% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of SA | Higher than 43% of SA |
Liveability
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Myponga Beach carries more crime risk (71 vs 33); Myponga Beach carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 33).
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | High 71/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| 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 | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Wattle Flat sits further from the CBD (67.3 km vs 65 km).
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 65 km | 67.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 65 min | 62 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5202 | 0.2% postcode 5203 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 83 postcode 5202 | 84 postcode 5203 |
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 (77.6%).
Setting
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 95 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 135 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.4 km | 6.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 26 premises | 0% 69 premises |
Climate
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 786 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,546/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yankalilla same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Myponga Beach | Wattle Flat | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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