Orroroo vs Pekina

Pekina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 54 in Orroroo. 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.

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

Orroroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Orroroo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pekina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $162/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Pekina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (274.6 km vs 285.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 198 min)
  • But Orroroo is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Orroroo

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Pekina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.5% vs -5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Orroroo Pekina
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.

Orroroo Pekina
Walkability 58 / 0
Orroroo — Walkability: 58/100 Pekina — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 86 / 26
Orroroo — Safety: 86/100 Pekina — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 89
Orroroo — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pekina — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Orroroo rents higher ($162/wk vs $0/wk); Orroroo has more residents (578 vs 70).

Orroroo Pekina
Population 578
+88% vs other
 70
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.2% +4.5%
Median age 54 47
Median household income $50,232/yr $58,448/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $162/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Orroroo Pekina
0-4 3.5% / 7.1%
Orroroo — 0-4: 3.5% Pekina — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 11.1% / 10.0%
Orroroo — 5-14: 11.1% Pekina — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 5.9% / 11.4%
Orroroo — 15-19: 5.9% Pekina — 15-19: 11.4%
20-24 2.1% / —
Orroroo — 20-24: 2.1% Pekina — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.7% / 5.7%
Orroroo — 25-34: 8.7% Pekina — 25-34: 5.7%
35-44 8.5% / 14.3%
Orroroo — 35-44: 8.5% Pekina — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 10.4% / 17.1%
Orroroo — 45-54: 10.4% Pekina — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 17.3% / 17.1%
Orroroo — 55-64: 17.3% Pekina — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 15.7% / 18.6%
Orroroo — 65-74: 15.7% Pekina — 65-74: 18.6%
75-84 8.8% / 7.1%
Orroroo — 75-84: 8.8% Pekina — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 7.6% / 4.3%
Orroroo — 85+: 7.6% Pekina — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Orroroo 56.8% lone person
Orroroo — Lone Person: 56.8% Orroroo — Couple Families: 33.5% Orroroo — One Parent Families: 7.7% Orroroo — Group Household: 1.9%
Pekina 64.7% lone person
Pekina — Lone Person: 64.7% Pekina — Couple Families: 35.3% Pekina — One Parent Families: 0.0% Pekina — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Orroroo 13.1% renting
Orroroo — Owned Outright: 58.4% Orroroo — Mortgage: 28.5% Orroroo — Renting: 13.1%
Pekina 0.0% renting
Pekina — Owned Outright: 84.2% Pekina — Mortgage: 15.8% Pekina — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Orroroo 96.1% houses
Orroroo — Houses: 96.1% Orroroo — Flats / Apartments: 2.2% Orroroo — Townhouses: 1.7%
Pekina 100.0% houses
Pekina — Houses: 100.0% Pekina — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Pekina — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Orroroo Pekina
Certificate III & IV 20.6% / 8.6%
Orroroo — Certificate III & IV: 20.6% Pekina — Certificate III & IV: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 11.4%
Orroroo — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Pekina — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.3% / 10.0%
Orroroo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.3% Pekina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 11.4%
Orroroo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Pekina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 11.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / —
Orroroo — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Pekina — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Property market

Orroroo Pekina
Median house price $290,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 42 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Orroroo Pekina
Rural and farming 99% 100%
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.

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Orroroo Pekina
Houses 4.3%
$340/wk on $407K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Orroroo Pekina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 16% of SA Higher than 23% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 56% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 83% of SA —

Liveability

Orroroo is more walkable (58 vs 0).

Orroroo Pekina
Grade B —
Score 55/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Pekina carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Pekina carries more crime risk (74 vs 14).

Orroroo Pekina
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Low
14/100
 High
74/100
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

Orroroo Pekina
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 Orroroo

  • Orroroo Area School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Pekina

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

Amenities in the suburb

Orroroo Pekina
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Orroroo sits further from the CBD (285.8 km vs 274.6 km).

Orroroo Pekina
Walkability score 58/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 285.8 km
+4% vs other
 274.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 198 min 193 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5431
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 68
postcode 5431
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.

Orroroo Pekina
Car (driver) 75.1% / 51.5%
Orroroo — Car (driver): 75.1% Pekina — Car (driver): 51.5%
Worked from Home 7.8% / 33.3%
Orroroo — Worked from Home: 7.8% Pekina — Worked from Home: 33.3%
Walked Only 14.6% / 15.2%
Orroroo — Walked Only: 14.6% Pekina — Walked Only: 15.2%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / —
Orroroo — Car (passenger): 2.4% Pekina — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Orroroo Pekina
Elevation 434 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 590 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Orroroo Pekina
Connectivity score 30/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
321 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Orroroo Pekina
Annual rainfall 330 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Orroroo Pekina
Average residential rate $1,490/yr
same for both
Council Orroroo Carrieton
same for both

Federal electorate

Orroroo Pekina
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Orroroo Pekina
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Orroroo

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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