Parawa vs Waitpinga

Waitpinga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 56 in Parawa. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Parawa, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Waitpinga, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Parawa tends to suit people living alone, while Waitpinga suits couples.

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

Waitpinga

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 4)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 19%)
  • But Parawa carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Waitpinga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 34%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Parawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 16%)

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

Commuting to the city

Parawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (91.9 km vs 96 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 62/100)

Weighs 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

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

Parawa Waitpinga
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.

Parawa Waitpinga
Walkability 0 / 0
Parawa — Walkability: 0/100 Waitpinga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 38
Parawa — Safety: 82/100 Waitpinga — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 67 / 73
Parawa — Low fire risk: 67/100 Waitpinga — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Waitpinga has more residents (374 vs 91); Waitpinga has higher household incomes ($78,780 vs $66,612).

Parawa Waitpinga
Population 91 374
+311% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.2% +19.5%
Median age 56 51
Median household income $66,612/yr $78,780/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Parawa Waitpinga
0-4 — / 1.6%
Parawa — 0-4: not among its largest Waitpinga — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 9.9% / 15.2%
Parawa — 5-14: 9.9% Waitpinga — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 — / 7.0%
Parawa — 15-19: not among its largest Waitpinga — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 — / 1.9%
Parawa — 20-24: not among its largest Waitpinga — 20-24: 1.9%
25-34 — / 5.9%
Parawa — 25-34: not among its largest Waitpinga — 25-34: 5.9%
35-44 11.0% / 10.2%
Parawa — 35-44: 11.0% Waitpinga — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 14.3% / 15.5%
Parawa — 45-54: 14.3% Waitpinga — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 23.1% / 19.0%
Parawa — 55-64: 23.1% Waitpinga — 55-64: 19.0%
65-74 18.7% / 16.3%
Parawa — 65-74: 18.7% Waitpinga — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 11.0% / 8.8%
Parawa — 75-84: 11.0% Waitpinga — 75-84: 8.8%
85+ — / 1.1%
Parawa — 85+: not among its largest Waitpinga — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Parawa 81.0% lone person
Parawa — Lone Person: 81.0% Parawa — Couple Families: 19.0% Parawa — One Parent Families: 0.0% Parawa — Other Families: 0.0%
Waitpinga 30.8% lone person
Waitpinga — Lone Person: 30.8% Waitpinga — Couple Families: 50.0% Waitpinga — One Parent Families: 14.1% Waitpinga — Other Families: 5.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Parawa 28.1% renting
Parawa — Owned Outright: 43.8% Parawa — Mortgage: 28.1% Parawa — Renting: 28.1%
Waitpinga 15.6% renting
Waitpinga — Owned Outright: 57.4% Waitpinga — Mortgage: 27.0% Waitpinga — Renting: 15.6%
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.

Parawa Waitpinga
England 4.4% / 4.5%
Parawa — England: 4.4% Waitpinga — England: 4.5%
Canada 4.4% / —
Parawa — Canada: 4.4% Waitpinga — Canada: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 1.9%
Parawa — Netherlands: not among its largest Waitpinga — Netherlands: 1.9%
Scotland — / 1.3%
Parawa — Scotland: not among its largest Waitpinga — Scotland: 1.3%
Germany — / 0.8%
Parawa — Germany: not among its largest Waitpinga — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

Qualifications

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

Parawa Waitpinga
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 15.2%
Parawa — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Waitpinga — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 14.7%
Parawa — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Waitpinga — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 6.4%
Parawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Waitpinga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 2.7%
Parawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Waitpinga — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.1%
Parawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Waitpinga — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Parawa 100.0% houses
Parawa — Houses: 100.0%
Waitpinga 101.5% houses
Waitpinga — Houses: 101.5%
Houses

Property market

Parawa Waitpinga
Median house price — $1,242,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 101 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Parawa has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%); Waitpinga has more land zoned for conservation (10% vs 0%).

Parawa Waitpinga
Rural and farming 100% 89%
Environmental 0% 10%
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

Parawa Waitpinga
New dwellings approved 58
across Yankalilla
 347
across Victor Harbor
Approvals change year on year -55% -26%

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.

Parawa Waitpinga
Houses — 3.8%
$590/wk on $812K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Parawa Waitpinga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 54% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of SA Higher than 20% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 29% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 75% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 41% of SA

Liveability

Parawa Waitpinga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Waitpinga carries more crime risk (62 vs 18).

Parawa Waitpinga
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood — Low
13/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Parawa Waitpinga
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

Parawa Waitpinga
Parks & reserves 4 15
Beaches 0 3
Waterways 5
same for both

Mobility

Waitpinga sits further from the CBD (96 km vs 91.9 km).

Parawa Waitpinga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 91.9 km 96 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 86 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5203
 0.7%
postcode 5211
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 84
postcode 5203
 70
postcode 5211

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.

Parawa Waitpinga
Car (driver) 75.0% / 65.5%
Parawa — Car (driver): 75.0% Waitpinga — Car (driver): 65.5%
Worked from Home 25.0% / 27.7%
Parawa — Worked from Home: 25.0% Waitpinga — Worked from Home: 27.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.2%
Parawa — Car (passenger): not among its largest Waitpinga — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Parawa — Walked Only: not among its largest Waitpinga — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).

Setting

Parawa Waitpinga
Elevation 348 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 100 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.5 km 3.7 km
3.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Parawa Waitpinga
Connectivity score 21/100 55/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 37%
198 premises

Climate

Parawa Waitpinga
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Parawa Waitpinga
Average residential rate $2,546/yr $2,533/yr
Council Yankalilla Victor Harbor

Federal electorate

Parawa Waitpinga
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Parawa Waitpinga
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Parawa

Retirees Rural

Waitpinga

Retirees Rural

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