Nelshaby vs Telowie

Nelshaby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 56 in Telowie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Telowie, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Telowie tends to suit couples 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

Telowie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 61/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 59%)

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

First-home buyers

Telowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 20%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Telowie

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $295/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Nelshaby

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (153 min vs 163 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (230.4 km vs 241.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Telowie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 61/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 23%)
  • But Nelshaby is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Nelshaby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -6.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Nelshaby Telowie
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.

Nelshaby Telowie
Walkability 10 / 0
Nelshaby — Walkability: 10/100 Telowie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 39 / 82
Nelshaby — Safety: 39/100 Telowie — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 18 / 26
Nelshaby — Low fire risk: 18/100 Telowie — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Nelshaby has more residents (188 vs 89); Nelshaby rents higher ($295/wk vs $190/wk).

Nelshaby Telowie
Population 188
+53% vs other
 89
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% -6.3%
Median age 51 56
Median household income $66,092/yr $68,224/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+36% vs other
 $190/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nelshaby Telowie
0-4 8.0% / 9.0%
Nelshaby — 0-4: 8.0% Telowie — 0-4: 9.0%
5-14 12.2% / 10.1%
Nelshaby — 5-14: 12.2% Telowie — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.3% / 6.7%
Nelshaby — 15-19: 4.3% Telowie — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.8% / 5.6%
Nelshaby — 20-24: 4.8% Telowie — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 3.2% / 5.6%
Nelshaby — 25-34: 3.2% Telowie — 25-34: 5.6%
35-44 7.4% / —
Nelshaby — 35-44: 7.4% Telowie — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 13.8% / 13.5%
Nelshaby — 45-54: 13.8% Telowie — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 20.7% / 28.1%
Nelshaby — 55-64: 20.7% Telowie — 55-64: 28.1%
65-74 17.6% / 19.1%
Nelshaby — 65-74: 17.6% Telowie — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 5.3% / 6.7%
Nelshaby — 75-84: 5.3% Telowie — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 6.7%
Nelshaby — 85+: not among its largest Telowie — 85+: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nelshaby 35.3% couple families
Nelshaby — Couple Families: 35.3% Nelshaby — Lone Person: 32.4% Nelshaby — One Parent Families: 23.5% Nelshaby — Group Household: 8.8%
Telowie 50.0% couple families
Telowie — Couple Families: 50.0% Telowie — Lone Person: 31.8% Telowie — One Parent Families: 18.2% Telowie — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nelshaby 0.0% renting
Nelshaby — Owned Outright: 56.1% Nelshaby — Mortgage: 43.9% Nelshaby — Renting: 0.0%
Telowie 14.7% renting
Telowie — Owned Outright: 55.9% Telowie — Mortgage: 29.4% Telowie — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Nelshaby Telowie
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 31.5%
Nelshaby — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Telowie — Certificate III & IV: 31.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 9.0%
Nelshaby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Telowie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / —
Nelshaby — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Telowie — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.5%).

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.

Nelshaby Telowie
England 5.9% / 5.6%
Nelshaby — England: 5.9% Telowie — England: 5.6%
Greece 4.3% / —
Nelshaby — Greece: 4.3% Telowie — Greece: not among its largest
France 2.7% / —
Nelshaby — France: 2.7% Telowie — France: not among its largest
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Nelshaby — New Zealand: 2.1% Telowie — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nelshaby 100.0% houses
Nelshaby — Houses: 100.0%
Telowie 100.0% houses
Telowie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Nelshaby Telowie
Median house price — $451,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Telowie has more land zoned for conservation (52% vs 34%); Nelshaby has more rural and farming land (65% vs 48%).

Nelshaby Telowie
Rural and farming 65% 48%
Environmental 34% 52%
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

Nelshaby Telowie
New dwellings approved 53
across Port Pirie
 13
across Mount Remarkable
Approvals change year on year +75% +200%

Ranking within SA

Nelshaby Telowie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 26% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 59% of SA

Liveability

Nelshaby is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Nelshaby Telowie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Nelshaby carries more crime risk (61 vs 18).

Nelshaby Telowie
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
74/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Low
18/100
Flood —
same for both
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

Nelshaby Telowie
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

Nelshaby Telowie
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Telowie sits further from the CBD (241.7 km vs 230.4 km).

Nelshaby Telowie
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 230.4 km 241.7 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 153 min 163 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.

Nelshaby Telowie
Car (driver) 87.0% / 77.4%
Nelshaby — Car (driver): 87.0% Telowie — Car (driver): 77.4%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 12.9%
Nelshaby — Car (passenger): 5.8% Telowie — Car (passenger): 12.9%
Worked from Home — / 9.7%
Nelshaby — Worked from Home: not among its largest Telowie — Worked from Home: 9.7%
Walked Only 7.2% / —
Nelshaby — Walked Only: 7.2% Telowie — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Nelshaby Telowie
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.5 km 6.3 km

NBN connectivity

Nelshaby Telowie
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
72 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Nelshaby Telowie
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Nelshaby Telowie
Average residential rate $1,855/yr $1,600/yr
Council Port Pirie Mount Remarkable

Federal electorate

Nelshaby Telowie
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nelshaby Telowie
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nelshaby

Rural

Telowie

Retirees Rural Young Families

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