Pine Point vs Curramulka
Curramulka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Pine Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pine Point, most households are people living alone. In Curramulka, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pine Point tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Curramulka suits 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
Curramulka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 35%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Curramulka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Curramulka
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $235/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pine Point
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (168.6 km vs 191.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 134 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pine Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 20%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, 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
Pine Point and Curramulka 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
Curramulka has more residents (304 vs 88); Curramulka has higher household incomes ($63,648 vs $45,032).
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 88 | 304 +245% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.1% | -0.3% |
| Median age | 55 | 48 |
| Median household income | $45,032/yr | $63,648/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $235/wk +15% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).
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 (9.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $285,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 91% | 100% |
| Environmental | 8% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% | 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
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 61% of SA | Higher than 66% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of SA | Higher than 52% of SA |
Liveability
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Curramulka carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 0).
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 52/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pine Point
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Curramulka
- Curramulka Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Curramulka sits further from the CBD (191.3 km vs 168.6 km).
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 168.6 km | 191.3 km +13% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 119 min | 134 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5571 | 0.0% postcode 5580 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 5571 | 53 postcode 5580 |
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
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 69 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 191 m | 14.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 118 premises | 0% 167 premises |
Climate
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 459 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pine Point | Curramulka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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