Pinkawillinie vs Solomon
Pinkawillinie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 36 in Solomon. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Pinkawillinie tends to suit families with children, while Solomon 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
Solomon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 70%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Pinkawillinie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Solomon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (316 min vs 342 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (477.9 km vs 511 km)
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 who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Solomon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.8% vs -5.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pinkawillinie and Solomon 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
Solomon rents higher ($150/wk vs $80/wk); Solomon has higher household incomes ($84,500 vs $66,300).
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 65 +27% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -5.6% | +4.8% |
| Median age | 33 | 36 |
| Median household income | $66,300/yr | $84,500/yr +27% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $80/wk | $150/wk +88% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.4%).
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 (15.7%).
Zoning mix
Solomon has more rural and farming land (100% vs 29%); Pinkawillinie has more land zoned for conservation (71% vs 0%).
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1 across Kimba same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 34% of SA | Higher than 62% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of SA | Higher than 39% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of SA | Higher than 37% of SA |
Liveability
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Pinkawillinie carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 13).
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 47/100 | — |
| 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 | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 4 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
Pinkawillinie sits further from the CBD (511 km vs 477.9 km).
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 511 km +6% vs other | 477.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 342 min | 316 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5641 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 5641 same for both | |
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 (66.7%).
Setting
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 257 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 8 premises | 0% 10 premises |
Climate
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 287 mm | 334 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.1°C | 31.5°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.0°C | 5.8°C |
Council rates
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,142/yr same for both | |
| Council | Kimba same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pinkawillinie | Solomon | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.