Ob Flat vs Yahl

Yahl is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Ob Flat. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Ob Flat: a median of $800,000, against $732,000 in Yahl, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Yahl tends to suit families with children.

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

Yahl

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 87%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 69%)
  • But Ob Flat carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Yahl

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Ob Flat sits closer to the CBD (443.9 km vs 446.6 km)
  • Yahl is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ob Flat

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (13% vs 1%)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 34/100)
  • But Yahl is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Ob Flat

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.1% vs -4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ob Flat Yahl
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.

Ob Flat Yahl
Walkability 0 / 13
Ob Flat — Walkability: 0/100 Yahl — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 76 / 66
Ob Flat — Safety: 76/100 Yahl — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Ob Flat — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yahl — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Yahl has more residents (817 vs 470); Ob Flat skews older (48 vs 43).

Ob Flat Yahl
Population 470 817
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.1% -4.4%
Median age 48 43
Median household income $109,408/yr
+9% vs other
 $99,736/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+10% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ob Flat Yahl
0-4 4.0% / 5.3%
Ob Flat — 0-4: 4.0% Yahl — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.3% / 15.3%
Ob Flat — 5-14: 11.3% Yahl — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.2% / 7.1%
Ob Flat — 15-19: 6.2% Yahl — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 4.3% / 4.2%
Ob Flat — 20-24: 4.3% Yahl — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.7% / 8.7%
Ob Flat — 25-34: 8.7% Yahl — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 11.3% / 12.4%
Ob Flat — 35-44: 11.3% Yahl — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 15.1% / 15.5%
Ob Flat — 45-54: 15.1% Yahl — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 16.2% / 10.9%
Ob Flat — 55-64: 16.2% Yahl — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 16.4% / 9.2%
Ob Flat — 65-74: 16.4% Yahl — 65-74: 9.2%
75-84 6.2% / 6.5%
Ob Flat — 75-84: 6.2% Yahl — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 0.6% / 5.8%
Ob Flat — 85+: 0.6% Yahl — 85+: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ob Flat 61.4% couple families
Ob Flat — Couple Families: 61.4% Ob Flat — Lone Person: 27.3% Ob Flat — One Parent Families: 8.0% Ob Flat — Group Household: 3.4%
Yahl 65.7% couple families
Yahl — Couple Families: 65.7% Yahl — Lone Person: 18.0% Yahl — One Parent Families: 12.2% Yahl — Group Household: 4.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ob Flat 9.5% renting
Ob Flat — Owned Outright: 38.1% Ob Flat — Mortgage: 52.4% Ob Flat — Renting: 9.5%
Yahl 6.4% renting
Yahl — Owned Outright: 41.7% Yahl — Mortgage: 51.9% Yahl — Renting: 6.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ob Flat Yahl
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 20.2%
Ob Flat — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Yahl — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.9% / 5.6%
Ob Flat — Bachelor Degree: 8.9% Yahl — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 5.5%
Ob Flat — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Yahl — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.7%
Ob Flat — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Yahl — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 1.0%
Ob Flat — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Yahl — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Ob Flat Yahl
England 1.1% / 2.1%
Ob Flat — England: 1.1% Yahl — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 2.3% / 0.5%
Ob Flat — New Zealand: 2.3% Yahl — New Zealand: 0.5%
India 1.5% / —
Ob Flat — India: 1.5% Yahl — India: not among its largest
Scotland 1.3% / —
Ob Flat — Scotland: 1.3% Yahl — Scotland: not among its largest
Italy 0.6% / 0.5%
Ob Flat — Italy: 0.6% Yahl — Italy: 0.5%
Thailand 0.9% / —
Ob Flat — Thailand: 0.9% Yahl — Thailand: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.4%
Ob Flat — Philippines: not among its largest Yahl — Philippines: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ob Flat 87.3% houses
Ob Flat — Houses: 87.3% Ob Flat — Flats / Apartments: 12.7% Ob Flat — Townhouses: 0.0%
Yahl 99.2% houses
Yahl — Houses: 99.2% Yahl — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Yahl — Townhouses: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ob Flat Yahl
Median house price $800,000 $732,320
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $245,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 4 sales
 25 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Ob Flat Yahl
Rural and farming 99%
same for both
Residential 1%
same for both
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

Ob Flat Yahl
New dwellings approved 39
across Grant
same for both
Approvals change year on year +300%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Ob Flat Yahl
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of SA Higher than 19% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 60% of SA

Liveability

Yahl is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Ob Flat Yahl
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Yahl carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Yahl carries more crime risk (34 vs 24).

Ob Flat Yahl
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
34/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Ob Flat Yahl
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Ob Flat

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

Schools in Yahl

  • Yahl Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ob Flat Yahl
Cafes & restaurants 1 0

Mobility

Yahl sits further from the CBD (446.6 km vs 443.9 km).

Ob Flat Yahl
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Adelaide 443.9 km 446.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 297 min 296 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 5291
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 5291
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.

Ob Flat Yahl
Car (driver) 83.3% / 83.5%
Ob Flat — Car (driver): 83.3% Yahl — Car (driver): 83.5%
Worked from Home 11.6% / 11.1%
Ob Flat — Worked from Home: 11.6% Yahl — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.3%
Ob Flat — Car (passenger): 3.7% Yahl — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.1%
Ob Flat — Walked Only: 1.4% Yahl — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.5%).

Setting

Ob Flat Yahl
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.2 km 17.7 km

NBN connectivity

Ob Flat Yahl
Connectivity score 41/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 12%
231 premises
 0%
333 premises

Climate

Ob Flat Yahl
Annual rainfall 724 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Ob Flat Yahl
Average residential rate $1,458/yr
same for both
Council Grant
same for both

Federal electorate

Ob Flat Yahl
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ob Flat Yahl
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ob Flat

Rural

Yahl

Rural

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