Pike River vs Gurra Gurra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Pike River, most households are people living alone. In Gurra Gurra, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Pike River tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Gurra Gurra suits older residents.

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

Gurra Gurra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 84/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 43%)
  • But Pike River has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)

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

First-home buyers

Pike River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Pike River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($70/wk vs $120/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Gurra Gurra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (246.5 km vs 263.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (173 min vs 179 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gurra Gurra

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Gurra Gurra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.8% vs -7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pike River Gurra Gurra
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.

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Walkability 0 / 4
Pike River — Walkability: 0/100 Gurra Gurra — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 16 / 84
Pike River — Safety: 16/100 Gurra Gurra — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pike River — Low fire risk: 100/100 Gurra Gurra — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Gurra Gurra has more residents (104 vs 52); Gurra Gurra rents higher ($120/wk vs $70/wk).

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Population 52 104
+100% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.1% +26.8%
Median age 49 50
Median household income $97,500/yr
+10% vs other
 $87,724/yr
Median weekly rent $70/wk $120/wk
+71% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pike River Gurra Gurra
0-4 7.7% / 4.8%
Pike River — 0-4: 7.7% Gurra Gurra — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 11.5% / 8.7%
Pike River — 5-14: 11.5% Gurra Gurra — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 9.6% / 5.8%
Pike River — 15-19: 9.6% Gurra Gurra — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Pike River — 20-24: not among its largest Gurra Gurra — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 15.4% / 2.9%
Pike River — 25-34: 15.4% Gurra Gurra — 25-34: 2.9%
35-44 7.7% / 8.7%
Pike River — 35-44: 7.7% Gurra Gurra — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 21.2% / 19.2%
Pike River — 45-54: 21.2% Gurra Gurra — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 9.6% / 19.2%
Pike River — 55-64: 9.6% Gurra Gurra — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 5.8% / 18.3%
Pike River — 65-74: 5.8% Gurra Gurra — 65-74: 18.3%
75-84 5.8% / 7.7%
Pike River — 75-84: 5.8% Gurra Gurra — 75-84: 7.7%
85+ — / —
Pike River — 85+: not among its largest Gurra Gurra — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Pike River Gurra Gurra
India 5.8% / —
Pike River — India: 5.8% Gurra Gurra — India: not among its largest
England — / 3.8%
Pike River — England: not among its largest Gurra Gurra — England: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pike River 42.9% couple families
Pike River — Couple Families: 42.9% Pike River — Lone Person: 57.1% Pike River — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Gurra Gurra 50.0% couple families
Gurra Gurra — Couple Families: 50.0% Gurra Gurra — Lone Person: 30.8% Gurra Gurra — One Parent Families: 19.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pike River 100.0% houses
Pike River — Houses: 100.0% Pike River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Gurra Gurra 73.0% houses
Gurra Gurra — Houses: 73.0% Gurra Gurra — Flats / Apartments: 27.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 13.5%
Pike River — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Gurra Gurra — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 11.5%
Pike River — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Gurra Gurra — Bachelor Degree: 11.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 6.7%
Pike River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Gurra Gurra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pike River 0.0% renting
Pike River — Owned Outright: 55.6% Pike River — Mortgage: 44.4% Pike River — Renting: 0.0%
Gurra Gurra 10.3% renting
Gurra Gurra — Owned Outright: 61.5% Gurra Gurra — Mortgage: 28.2% Gurra Gurra — Renting: 10.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Zoning mix

Pike River has more rural and farming land (62% vs 21%); Gurra Gurra has more land zoned for conservation (79% vs 38%).

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Environmental 38% 79%
Rural and farming 62% 21%
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

Pike River Gurra Gurra
New dwellings approved 61
across Renmark Paringa
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Pike River Gurra Gurra
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 25% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 63% of SA

Liveability

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Pike River carries more crime risk (84 vs 16).

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Pike River Gurra Gurra
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

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Pike River sits further from the CBD (263.8 km vs 246.5 km).

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Adelaide 263.8 km
+7% vs other
 246.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 173 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 5340
 0.2%
postcode 5343
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 76
postcode 5340
 60
postcode 5343

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.

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Car (driver) 51.6% / 72.9%
Pike River — Car (driver): 51.6% Gurra Gurra — Car (driver): 72.9%
Worked from Home 25.8% / 14.6%
Pike River — Worked from Home: 25.8% Gurra Gurra — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 22.6% / 12.5%
Pike River — Walked Only: 22.6% Gurra Gurra — Walked Only: 12.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).

Setting

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
35 premises

Climate

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Annual rainfall 256 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Average residential rate $1,591/yr
same for both
Council Renmark Paringa
same for both

Federal electorate

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pike River Gurra Gurra
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pike River

Rural

Gurra Gurra

Retirees Rural

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