Nildottie vs Wongulla

Nildottie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 64 in Wongulla. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Nildottie: a median of $588,000, against $474,000 in Wongulla, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wongulla tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Nildottie is a notably larger community with 220 residents compared to Wongulla's 64, and offers a lower crime risk score of 29 versus Wongulla's 49. Nildottie is also closer to Adelaide's CBD at 161.7 km, though both are rural locations. Median house prices differ significantly, at $587,500 in Nildottie and $473,500 in Wongulla, while household incomes are comparable. Nildottie may suit buyers seeking a slightly more established rural setting with better access to services and lower crime, whereas Wongulla appeals to those prioritising affordability.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Nildottie

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 78%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Wongulla

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($473,500 vs $587,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wongulla

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $113/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Nildottie is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • Wongulla sits closer to the CBD (141.5 km vs 161.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Nildottie is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • Wongulla has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 5%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Nildottie Wongulla
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.

Nildottie Wongulla
Walkability 21 / 0
Nildottie — Walkability: 21/100 Wongulla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 51
Nildottie — Safety: 71/100 Wongulla — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Nildottie — Low fire risk: 84/100 Wongulla — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nildottie rents higher ($113/wk vs $0/wk); Nildottie has more residents (220 vs 64).

Nildottie Wongulla
Population 220
+71% vs other
 64
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.4% +14.3%
Median age 56 64
Median household income $44,772/yr
+3% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $113/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nildottie Wongulla
0-4 3.6% / —
Nildottie — 0-4: 3.6% Wongulla — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 13.6% / 6.2%
Nildottie — 5-14: 13.6% Wongulla — 5-14: 6.2%
15-19 2.7% / —
Nildottie — 15-19: 2.7% Wongulla — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 1.4% / —
Nildottie — 20-24: 1.4% Wongulla — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.7% / —
Nildottie — 25-34: 7.7% Wongulla — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 11.4% / 4.7%
Nildottie — 35-44: 11.4% Wongulla — 35-44: 4.7%
45-54 9.1% / 18.8%
Nildottie — 45-54: 9.1% Wongulla — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 20.9% / 26.6%
Nildottie — 55-64: 20.9% Wongulla — 55-64: 26.6%
65-74 17.7% / 40.6%
Nildottie — 65-74: 17.7% Wongulla — 65-74: 40.6%
75-84 8.2% / —
Nildottie — 75-84: 8.2% Wongulla — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.1% / —
Nildottie — 85+: 4.1% Wongulla — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (40.6%).

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.

Nildottie Wongulla
England 6.4% / 14.1%
Nildottie — England: 6.4% Wongulla — England: 14.1%
Netherlands — / 4.7%
Nildottie — Netherlands: not among its largest Wongulla — Netherlands: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nildottie 61.2% lone person
Nildottie — Lone Person: 61.2% Nildottie — Couple Families: 28.6% Nildottie — One Parent Families: 10.2%
Wongulla 100.0% lone person
Wongulla — Lone Person: 100.0% Wongulla — Couple Families: 0.0% Wongulla — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nildottie 94.6% houses
Nildottie — Houses: 94.6% Nildottie — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Wongulla 77.8% houses
Wongulla — Houses: 77.8% Wongulla — Flats / Apartments: 22.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Nildottie Wongulla
Certificate III & IV 17.7% / 20.3%
Nildottie — Certificate III & IV: 17.7% Wongulla — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 4.7%
Nildottie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Wongulla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 4.7%
Nildottie — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% Wongulla — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nildottie 10.3% renting
Nildottie — Owned Outright: 65.5% Nildottie — Mortgage: 24.1% Nildottie — Renting: 10.3%
Wongulla 0.0% renting
Wongulla — Owned Outright: 72.0% Wongulla — Mortgage: 28.0% Wongulla — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Nildottie Wongulla
Median house price $587,500 $473,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 164 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Nildottie has more rural and farming land (98% vs 70%); Wongulla has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 2%).

Nildottie Wongulla
Rural and farming 98% 70%
Environmental 2% 24%
Residential 0% 6%
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

Nildottie Wongulla
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid Murray
same for both
Approvals change year on year -42%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Nildottie Wongulla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 9% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 37% of SA Higher than 36% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 45% of SA

Liveability

Nildottie is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Nildottie Wongulla
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Nildottie carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Wongulla carries more crime risk (49 vs 29).

Nildottie Wongulla
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Nildottie Wongulla
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

Nildottie Wongulla
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Nildottie sits further from the CBD (161.7 km vs 141.5 km).

Nildottie Wongulla
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 161.7 km
+12% vs other
 141.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5238
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5238
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.

Nildottie Wongulla
Car (driver) 72.6% / 80.0%
Nildottie — Car (driver): 72.6% Wongulla — Car (driver): 80.0%
Worked from Home 15.1% / 20.0%
Nildottie — Worked from Home: 15.1% Wongulla — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / —
Nildottie — Car (passenger): 8.2% Wongulla — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.1% / —
Nildottie — Walked Only: 4.1% Wongulla — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).

Setting

Nildottie Wongulla
Elevation 42 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nildottie Wongulla
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
143 premises
 0%
64 premises

Council rates

Nildottie Wongulla
Average residential rate $2,037/yr
same for both
Council Mid Murray
same for both

Federal electorate

Nildottie Wongulla
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nildottie Wongulla
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Nildottie

Affordable Retirees Rural

Wongulla

Retirees Rural

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