Napperby vs Nelshaby
Napperby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 51 in Nelshaby. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.
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
Napperby
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 61/100)
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
Napperby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $295/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Napperby
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 10/100)
- has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 153 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (223.7 km vs 230.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Napperby
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 10/100)
- carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 61/100)
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
Napperby and Nelshaby 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
Napperby has more residents (666 vs 188); Nelshaby rents higher ($295/wk vs $250/wk).
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 666 +72% vs other | 188 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.2% | +3.9% |
| Median age | 44 | 51 |
| Median household income | $61,152/yr | $66,092/yr +8% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $295/wk +18% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
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 (20.4%).
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 (5.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $435,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $126,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 105 days from 5 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Nelshaby has more land zoned for conservation (34% vs 12%); Napperby has more rural and farming land (87% vs 65%).
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 87% | 65% |
| Environmental | 12% | 34% |
| Residential | 1% | 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
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Port Pirie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +75% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 29% of SA | Higher than 34% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of SA | Higher than 64% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of SA | Higher than 64% of SA |
Liveability
Napperby is more walkable (32 vs 10).
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 28/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Nelshaby carries more crime risk (61 vs 35).
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Flood | Low 13/100 | — |
| 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
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Napperby
- Napperby Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Nelshaby
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Nelshaby sits further from the CBD (230.4 km vs 223.7 km).
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 32/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 223.7 km | 230.4 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 148 min | 153 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5540 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 5540 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 (87.2%).
Setting
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 103 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 111 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.5 km | 6.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 265 premises | 0% 72 premises |
Climate
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 472 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 23.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,855/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Pirie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Napperby | Nelshaby | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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