Pine Point vs Port Julia

Pine Point is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 66 in Port Julia. 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. On these figures, Port Julia tends to suit people living alone and 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

Pine Point

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Port Julia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Port Julia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $235/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Pine Point

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 130 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (168.6 km vs 180.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pine Point

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 52/100)
  • But Port Julia has more residents already 65 and over (58% vs 38%)

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

Investors

Port Julia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.5% vs 1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pine Point Port Julia
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.

Pine Point Port Julia
Walkability 8 / 0
Pine Point — Walkability: 8/100 Port Julia — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 82 / 48
Pine Point — Safety: 82/100 Port Julia — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pine Point — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Julia — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pine Point rents higher ($235/wk vs $0/wk); Pine Point has more residents (88 vs 59).

Pine Point Port Julia
Population 88
+33% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +40.5%
Median age 55 66
Median household income $45,032/yr
+11% vs other
 $39,884/yr
Median weekly rent $235/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pine Point Port Julia
0-4 — / 8.5%
Pine Point — 0-4: not among its largest Port Julia — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 12.5% / 8.5%
Pine Point — 5-14: 12.5% Port Julia — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 — / —
Pine Point — 15-19: not among its largest Port Julia — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 — / —
Pine Point — 20-24: not among its largest Port Julia — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.0% / —
Pine Point — 25-34: 8.0% Port Julia — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 14.8% / 6.8%
Pine Point — 35-44: 14.8% Port Julia — 35-44: 6.8%
45-54 5.7% / 11.9%
Pine Point — 45-54: 5.7% Port Julia — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 15.9% / 16.9%
Pine Point — 55-64: 15.9% Port Julia — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 25.0% / 39.0%
Pine Point — 65-74: 25.0% Port Julia — 65-74: 39.0%
75-84 12.5% / 10.2%
Pine Point — 75-84: 12.5% Port Julia — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 8.5%
Pine Point — 85+: not among its largest Port Julia — 85+: 8.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (39.0%).

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.

Pine Point Port Julia
England 9.1% / 18.6%
Pine Point — England: 9.1% Port Julia — England: 18.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pine Point 64.7% lone person
Pine Point — Lone Person: 64.7% Pine Point — Couple Families: 35.3%
Port Julia 100.0% lone person
Port Julia — Lone Person: 100.0% Port Julia — Couple Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pine Point 92.5% houses
Pine Point — Houses: 92.5% Pine Point — Flats / Apartments: 7.5%
Port Julia 100.0% houses
Port Julia — Houses: 100.0% Port Julia — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Pine Point Port Julia
Certificate III & IV 29.5% / 22.0%
Pine Point — Certificate III & IV: 29.5% Port Julia — Certificate III & IV: 22.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 11.9%
Pine Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Port Julia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree — / 10.2%
Pine Point — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Port Julia — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pine Point 10.0% renting
Pine Point — Owned Outright: 73.3% Pine Point — Mortgage: 16.7% Pine Point — Renting: 10.0%
Port Julia 0.0% renting
Port Julia — Owned Outright: 69.7% Port Julia — Mortgage: 30.3% Port Julia — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Pine Point Port Julia
Median house price — $515,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $190,000

Zoning mix

Pine Point Port Julia
Rural and farming 91% 94%
Environmental 8% 3%
Residential 1% 2%
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 Port Julia
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Pine Point Port Julia
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of SA Higher than 7% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 17% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 49% of SA Higher than 50% of SA

Liveability

Pine Point is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Pine Point Port Julia
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Port Julia carries more crime risk (52 vs 18).

Pine Point Port Julia
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
18/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
64/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Pine Point Port Julia
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

Pine Point Port Julia
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Port Julia sits further from the CBD (180.6 km vs 168.6 km).

Pine Point Port Julia
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 168.6 km 180.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 119 min 130 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.

Pine Point Port Julia
Car (driver) 87.5% / 63.6%
Pine Point — Car (driver): 87.5% Port Julia — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 36.4%
Pine Point — Worked from Home: 12.5% Port Julia — Worked from Home: 36.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Pine Point Port Julia
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 191 m 161 m

NBN connectivity

Pine Point Port Julia
Connectivity score 29/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
118 premises
 0%
116 premises

Climate

Pine Point Port Julia
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 Port Julia
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Pine Point Port Julia
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pine Point Port Julia
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pine Point

Coastal Retirees Rural

Port Julia

Coastal Professionals Retirees Rural

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