Pinery vs Grace Plains

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grace Plains, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pinery tends to suit families with children, while Grace Plains suits people living alone and 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

Pinery

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 51/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Grace Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $220/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Grace Plains

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (69.2 km vs 80.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 64 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pinery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 51/100)

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

Investors

Grace Plains

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.0% vs -14.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pinery Grace Plains
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.

Pinery Grace Plains
Walkability 0 / 0
Pinery — Walkability: 0/100 Grace Plains — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 49
Pinery — Safety: 72/100 Grace Plains — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 20 / 16
Pinery — Low fire risk: 20/100 Grace Plains — Low fire risk: 16/100

Demographics

Pinery rents higher ($220/wk vs $0/wk); Pinery has more residents (87 vs 61).

Pinery Grace Plains
Population 87
+30% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -14.7% +13.0%
Median age 41
same for both
Median household income $76,336/yr $84,448/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pinery Grace Plains
0-4 9.2% / 4.9%
Pinery — 0-4: 9.2% Grace Plains — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 23.0% / 16.4%
Pinery — 5-14: 23.0% Grace Plains — 5-14: 16.4%
15-19 — / 8.2%
Pinery — 15-19: not among its largest Grace Plains — 15-19: 8.2%
20-24 6.9% / —
Pinery — 20-24: 6.9% Grace Plains — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 3.4% / 9.8%
Pinery — 25-34: 3.4% Grace Plains — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 19.5% / 11.5%
Pinery — 35-44: 19.5% Grace Plains — 35-44: 11.5%
45-54 10.3% / 9.8%
Pinery — 45-54: 10.3% Grace Plains — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 18.4% / 24.6%
Pinery — 55-64: 18.4% Grace Plains — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 16.1% / 14.8%
Pinery — 65-74: 16.1% Grace Plains — 65-74: 14.8%
75-84 — / 4.9%
Pinery — 75-84: not among its largest Grace Plains — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ — / —
Pinery — 85+: not among its largest Grace Plains — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pinery 29.6% couple families
Pinery — Couple Families: 29.6% Pinery — Lone Person: 33.3% Pinery — One Parent Families: 37.0%
Grace Plains 54.5% couple families
Grace Plains — Couple Families: 54.5% Grace Plains — Lone Person: 45.5% Grace Plains — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pinery 0.0% renting
Pinery — Owned Outright: 50.0% Pinery — Mortgage: 50.0% Pinery — Renting: 0.0%
Grace Plains 0.0% renting
Grace Plains — Owned Outright: 68.0% Grace Plains — Mortgage: 32.0% Grace Plains — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pinery 100.0% houses
Pinery — Houses: 100.0%
Grace Plains 100.0% houses
Grace Plains — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Pinery Grace Plains
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 23.0%
Pinery — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Grace Plains — Certificate III & IV: 23.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 8.2%
Pinery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Grace Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.4% / —
Pinery — Bachelor Degree: 3.4% Grace Plains — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Zoning mix

Pinery Grace Plains
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Pinery Grace Plains
New dwellings approved 15
across Wakefield
 106
across Adelaide Plains
Approvals change year on year +0% -21%

Ranking within SA

Pinery Grace Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of SA Higher than 40% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 51% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of SA Higher than 63% of SA

Liveability

Pinery Grace Plains
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Grace Plains carries more crime risk (51 vs 28).

Pinery Grace Plains
Bushfire High
80/100
 High
84/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
51/100
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

Pinery Grace Plains
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

Pinery Grace Plains
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1

Mobility

Pinery sits further from the CBD (80.3 km vs 69.2 km).

Pinery Grace Plains
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 80.3 km
+14% vs other
 69.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 56 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5460
 0.5%
postcode 5502
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 73
postcode 5460
 78
postcode 5502

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.

Pinery Grace Plains
Car (driver) 55.6% / 64.9%
Pinery — Car (driver): 55.6% Grace Plains — Car (driver): 64.9%
Worked from Home 25.9% / 35.1%
Pinery — Worked from Home: 25.9% Grace Plains — Worked from Home: 35.1%
Walked Only 18.5% / —
Pinery — Walked Only: 18.5% Grace Plains — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.9%).

Setting

Pinery Grace Plains
Elevation 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.2 km 22.9 km

NBN connectivity

Pinery Grace Plains
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
29 premises

Climate

Pinery Grace Plains
Annual rainfall 295 mm 460 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C —

Council rates

Pinery Grace Plains
Average residential rate $1,640/yr $2,698/yr
Council Wakefield Adelaide Plains

Federal electorate

Pinery Grace Plains
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pinery Grace Plains
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pinery

Family Rural Young Families

Grace Plains

Rural

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