Parndana vs Seddon
Seddon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 43 in Parndana. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Seddon, most households are couple families. On these figures, Parndana tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Seddon 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
Seddon
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 46%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Seddon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (9% vs 18%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Seddon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 18%)
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Parndana
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (215 min vs 239 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (205 km vs 218.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Parndana
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (22/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)
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
Parndana and Seddon drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Parndana rents higher ($200/wk vs $125/wk); Seddon has higher household incomes ($88,816 vs $57,200).
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 155 +31% vs other | 107 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +4.0% | +4.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 37 |
| Median household income | $57,200/yr | $88,816/yr +55% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +38% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $350,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Seddon has more rural and farming land (100% vs 63%).
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 63% | 100% |
| Residential | 19% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 12% | 0% |
| Industrial | 3% | 0% |
| Commercial | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Kangaroo Island same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -12% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of SA | Higher than 68% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 24% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 45% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of SA | Higher than 11% of SA |
Liveability
Parndana is more walkable (22 vs 0).
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Parndana carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 80).
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 98/100 | High 80/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Parndana
- Kangaroo Island Community Education - Parndana Campus Government · Combined
Schools in Seddon
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 10 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 18 |
Mobility
Seddon sits further from the CBD (218.3 km vs 205 km).
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 22/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 205 km | 218.3 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 215 min | 239 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5220 | 0.4% postcode 5223 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 54 postcode 5223 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).
Setting
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 154 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.7 km | 13.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 14 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 412 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kangaroo Island same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Parndana | Seddon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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