Pinkawillinie vs Pygery

Comparing Pinkawillinie and Pygery, SA: Pygery rents higher ($190/wk vs $80/wk); Pinkawillinie carries more crime risk (47 vs 25); and Pygery sits further from the CBD (572.8 km vs 511 km).

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

Pinkawillinie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 73%)
  • But Pygery carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 47/100)

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

Renters

Pinkawillinie

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $190/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 16%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Pinkawillinie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (511 km vs 572.8 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (342 min vs 375 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pygery

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Pinkawillinie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.6% vs -11.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Pinkawillinie Pygery
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.

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Walkability 0 / 0
Pinkawillinie — Walkability: 0/100 Pygery — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 75
Pinkawillinie — Safety: 53/100 Pygery — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 47 / 63
Pinkawillinie — Low fire risk: 47/100 Pygery — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Pygery rents higher ($190/wk vs $80/wk); Pygery has more residents (64 vs 51).

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Population 51 64
+25% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.6% -11.1%
Median age 33 35
Median household income $66,300/yr
+12% vs other
 $58,500/yr
Median weekly rent $80/wk $190/wk
+138% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pinkawillinie Pygery
0-4 7.8% / 6.2%
Pinkawillinie — 0-4: 7.8% Pygery — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 31.4% / 31.2%
Pinkawillinie — 5-14: 31.4% Pygery — 5-14: 31.2%
15-19 5.9% / 10.9%
Pinkawillinie — 15-19: 5.9% Pygery — 15-19: 10.9%
20-24 — / 4.7%
Pinkawillinie — 20-24: not among its largest Pygery — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 13.7% / 4.7%
Pinkawillinie — 25-34: 13.7% Pygery — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 11.8% / 21.9%
Pinkawillinie — 35-44: 11.8% Pygery — 35-44: 21.9%
45-54 13.7% / 10.9%
Pinkawillinie — 45-54: 13.7% Pygery — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 9.8% / —
Pinkawillinie — 55-64: 9.8% Pygery — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 — / 12.5%
Pinkawillinie — 65-74: not among its largest Pygery — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 7.8% / 4.7%
Pinkawillinie — 75-84: 7.8% Pygery — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ — / —
Pinkawillinie — 85+: not among its largest Pygery — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pinkawillinie 70.0% couple families
Pinkawillinie — Couple Families: 70.0% Pinkawillinie — Lone Person: 30.0%
Pygery 73.3% couple families
Pygery — Couple Families: 73.3% Pygery — Lone Person: 26.7%
Couple Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pinkawillinie 36.4% renting
Pinkawillinie — Owned Outright: 63.6% Pinkawillinie — Mortgage: 0.0% Pinkawillinie — Renting: 36.4%
Pygery 15.8% renting
Pygery — Owned Outright: 63.2% Pygery — Mortgage: 21.1% Pygery — Renting: 15.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pinkawillinie 100.0% houses
Pinkawillinie — Houses: 100.0% Pinkawillinie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Pygery 72.7% houses
Pygery — Houses: 72.7% Pygery — Flats / Apartments: 27.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 7.8%
Pinkawillinie — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Pygery — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 6.2%
Pinkawillinie — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Pygery — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 4.7%
Pinkawillinie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Pygery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Zoning mix

Pinkawillinie has more land zoned for conservation (71% vs 0%); Pygery has more rural and farming land (100% vs 29%).

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Rural and farming 29% 100%
Environmental 71% 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

Pinkawillinie Pygery
New dwellings approved 1
across Kimba
 1
across Wudinna
Approvals change year on year +0% -100%

Ranking within SA

Pinkawillinie Pygery
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 34% of SA Higher than 24% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 16% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 8% of SA

Liveability

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Pinkawillinie carries more crime risk (47 vs 25); Pinkawillinie carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 37).

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Low
37/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
25/100
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

Pinkawillinie Pygery
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

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Parks & reserves 6 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Pygery sits further from the CBD (572.8 km vs 511 km).

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 511 km 572.8 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 342 min 375 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5641
 0.0%
postcode 5652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 5641
 58
postcode 5652

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.

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Car (driver) 33.3% / 84.2%
Pinkawillinie — Car (driver): 33.3% Pygery — Car (driver): 84.2%
Worked from Home 66.7% / 15.8%
Pinkawillinie — Worked from Home: 66.7% Pygery — Worked from Home: 15.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Elevation 180 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
8 premises
 0%
6 premises

Climate

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Annual rainfall 287 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Average residential rate $1,142/yr $1,465/yr
Council Kimba Wudinna

Federal electorate

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pinkawillinie Pygery
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pinkawillinie

Family Rural

Pygery

Family Rural

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