Pinery vs Long Plains
Long Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 41 in Pinery. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Long Plains, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Pinery tends to suit families with children, while Long Plains 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
Long Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Long Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pinery
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $310/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Long Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-8.8% vs -14.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pinery and Long 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.
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
Pinery skews older (41 vs 29); Long Plains rents higher ($310/wk vs $220/wk).
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 87 +29% vs other | 62 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -14.7% | -8.8% |
| Median age | 41 | 29 |
| Median household income | $76,336/yr | $84,500/yr +11% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $310/wk +41% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (18.4%).
Zoning mix
| Pinery | Long 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 | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 15 across Wakefield | 106 across Adelaide Plains |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% | -21% |
Ranking within SA
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 51% of SA | Higher than 61% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 11% of SA | Higher than 28% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of SA | Higher than 48% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
Liveability
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Pinery carries more bushfire risk (80 vs 0).
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 80/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Low 26/100 |
| 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 | Long 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 | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 80.3 km | 82.1 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 64 min | 65 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 5460 | 0.4% postcode 5501 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 73 postcode 5460 | — postcode 5501 |
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 (63.2%).
Setting
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 46 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.2 km | 11.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 39 premises | 0% 23 premises |
Climate
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 295 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.2°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,640/yr | $2,698/yr |
| Council | Wakefield | Adelaide Plains |
Federal electorate
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pinery | Long Plains | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.