Ponde vs Caloote
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Caloote, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Caloote tends to suit older residents.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Ponde
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 39%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ponde
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($155/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Caloote
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (88.7 km vs 107.4 km)
- has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 79 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Caloote
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 22%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Caloote
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-0.7% vs -7.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ponde and Caloote 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
Caloote has more residents (133 vs 59); Caloote rents higher ($210/wk vs $155/wk).
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 133 +125% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.8% | -0.7% |
| Median age | 54 | 56 |
| Median household income | $49,348/yr | $53,612/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $155/wk | $210/wk +35% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
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 (5.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $352,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $125,000 |
Zoning mix
Ponde has more land zoned for conservation (32% vs 3%); Caloote has more rural and farming land (96% vs 68%).
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 68% | 96% |
| Environmental | 32% | 3% |
| Residential | 0% | 1% |
| 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
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid Murray same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -42% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 15% of SA | Higher than 18% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of SA | Higher than 43% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 36% of SA | Higher than 15% of SA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of SA | Higher than 65% of SA |
Liveability
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 66/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| 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
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
Ponde sits further from the CBD (107.4 km vs 88.7 km).
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 107.4 km +17% vs other | 88.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 79 min | 68 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5238 | 0.1% postcode 5254 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 5238 | 89 postcode 5254 |
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 (80.0%).
Setting
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 66 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 79 premises |
Climate
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 337 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.7°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,037/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid Murray same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ponde | Caloote | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.