Point Turton vs Warooka
Warooka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 61 in Point Turton. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Point Turton: a median of $720,000, against $220,000 in Warooka, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Point Turton tends to suit older residents, while Warooka suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Warooka
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Warooka
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($220,000 vs $720,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 31%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Warooka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($168/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warooka
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warooka
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 40/100)
- But Point Turton has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 26%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Point Turton and Warooka 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
Point Turton rents higher ($210/wk vs $168/wk); Point Turton skews older (61 vs 49).
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 350 | 360 +3% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.1% | +3.4% |
| Median age | 61 | 49 |
| Median household income | $54,600/yr +6% vs other | $51,584/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk +20% vs other | $168/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $720,000 | $220,000 |
| Median unit price | $312,500 | — |
| Median land price | $280,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 40 days from 6 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Warooka has more rural and farming land (98% vs 83%).
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 98% |
| Environmental | 10% | 2% |
| Residential | 6% | 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
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.0% $380/wk on $667K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 20% of SA | Higher than 17% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of SA | Higher than 78% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 57% of SA |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 14% of SA | — |
Liveability
Warooka is more walkable (42 vs 0).
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Warooka carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0); Point Turton carries more crime risk (40 vs 20).
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Low 20/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 49/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Point Turton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Warooka
- Warooka Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 42/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 237.5 km | 236.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 169 min | 167 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5575 | 0.0% postcode 5577 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 64 postcode 5575 | 40 postcode 5577 |
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 (75.7%).
Setting
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 101 m 2.7 km to a named beach | 4.6 km 4.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 398 premises | 0% 203 premises |
Climate
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 425 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 8.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Point Turton | Warooka | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.