Napperby vs Warnertown

Napperby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Warnertown. 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 60/100)

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Warnertown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (140 min vs 148 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (214.7 km vs 223.7 km)
  • But Napperby is more walkable (32/100 vs 10/100)

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 60/100)

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

Investors

Warnertown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.1% vs 0.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Napperby and Warnertown drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Napperby Warnertown
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.

Napperby Warnertown
Walkability 32 / 10
Napperby — Walkability: 32/100 Warnertown — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 65 / 40
Napperby — Safety: 65/100 Warnertown — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 20 / 29
Napperby — Low fire risk: 20/100 Warnertown — Low fire risk: 29/100

Demographics

Napperby has more residents (666 vs 208); Warnertown skews older (47 vs 44).

Napperby Warnertown
Population 666
+69% vs other
 208
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% +10.1%
Median age 44 47
Median household income $61,152/yr $67,184/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+4% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Napperby Warnertown
0-4 3.9% / 4.8%
Napperby — 0-4: 3.9% Warnertown — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 16.2% / 12.0%
Napperby — 5-14: 16.2% Warnertown — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 7.7% / 6.2%
Napperby — 15-19: 7.7% Warnertown — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 3.9% / 5.8%
Napperby — 20-24: 3.9% Warnertown — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 6.8% / 9.1%
Napperby — 25-34: 6.8% Warnertown — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 11.7% / 12.5%
Napperby — 35-44: 11.7% Warnertown — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 13.5% / 13.5%
Napperby — 45-54: 13.5% Warnertown — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 15.0% / 18.3%
Napperby — 55-64: 15.0% Warnertown — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 13.5% / 9.1%
Napperby — 65-74: 13.5% Warnertown — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 6.6% / 8.7%
Napperby — 75-84: 6.6% Warnertown — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 0.8% / 1.9%
Napperby — 85+: 0.8% Warnertown — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Napperby 42.3% couple families
Napperby — Couple Families: 42.3% Napperby — Lone Person: 35.7% Napperby — One Parent Families: 14.9% Napperby — Other Families: 3.6% Napperby — Group Household: 3.6%
Warnertown 39.2% couple families
Warnertown — Couple Families: 39.2% Warnertown — Lone Person: 29.4% Warnertown — One Parent Families: 17.6% Warnertown — Other Families: 7.8% Warnertown — Group Household: 5.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Napperby 9.0% renting
Napperby — Owned Outright: 48.3% Napperby — Mortgage: 42.7% Napperby — Renting: 9.0%
Warnertown 10.6% renting
Warnertown — Owned Outright: 43.9% Warnertown — Mortgage: 45.5% Warnertown — Renting: 10.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Napperby Warnertown
England 2.9% / 2.4%
Napperby — England: 2.9% Warnertown — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 1.7% / —
Napperby — New Zealand: 1.7% Warnertown — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Napperby — Netherlands: 1.1% Warnertown — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Napperby — South Africa: 0.8% Warnertown — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.8% / —
Napperby — Germany: 0.8% Warnertown — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Napperby Warnertown
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 15.9%
Napperby — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Warnertown — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 5.6% / 5.8%
Napperby — Bachelor Degree: 5.6% Warnertown — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 5.3%
Napperby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Warnertown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.4%
Napperby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Warnertown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / —
Napperby — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Warnertown — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Napperby 96.8% houses
Napperby — Houses: 96.8% Napperby — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Warnertown 100.0% houses
Warnertown — Houses: 100.0% Warnertown — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Napperby Warnertown
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

Warnertown has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%); Napperby has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Napperby Warnertown
Rural and farming 87% 100%
Environmental 12% 0%
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 Warnertown
New dwellings approved 53
across Port Pirie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +75%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Napperby Warnertown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 35% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of SA
same for both

Liveability

Napperby is more walkable (32 vs 10).

Napperby Warnertown
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Warnertown carries more crime risk (60 vs 35).

Napperby Warnertown
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
71/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
60/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Napperby Warnertown
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 Warnertown

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Napperby Warnertown
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 3 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Napperby sits further from the CBD (223.7 km vs 214.7 km).

Napperby Warnertown
Walkability score 32/100 10/100
Distance to Adelaide 223.7 km
+4% vs other
 214.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 148 min 140 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.

Napperby Warnertown
Car (driver) 87.2% / 86.4%
Napperby — Car (driver): 87.2% Warnertown — Car (driver): 86.4%
Worked from Home 3.8% / 7.6%
Napperby — Worked from Home: 3.8% Warnertown — Worked from Home: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 6.1%
Napperby — Car (passenger): 5.2% Warnertown — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bus 1.9% / —
Napperby — Bus: 1.9% Warnertown — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Napperby — Walked Only: 1.9% Warnertown — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.2%).

Setting

Napperby Warnertown
Elevation 103 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.5 km 12.2 km

NBN connectivity

Napperby Warnertown
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
265 premises
 0%
89 premises

Climate

Napperby Warnertown
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Napperby Warnertown
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Napperby Warnertown
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Port Pirie
same for both

Federal electorate

Napperby Warnertown
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Napperby Warnertown
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Napperby

Affordable Rural

Warnertown

Rural

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