Port Moorowie vs Warooka

Warooka is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 65 in Port Moorowie. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Port Moorowie, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Warooka, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Port Moorowie: a median of $285,000, against $220,000 in Warooka, though rent is higher in Warooka. On these figures, Port Moorowie tends to suit people living alone and 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 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 12%)

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

First-home buyers

Warooka

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($220,000 vs $285,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Port Moorowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $168/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Warooka

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (167 min vs 179 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (236.2 km vs 243.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Port Moorowie has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 26%)
  • Warooka is more walkable (42/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Port Moorowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (43.1% vs 3.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Port Moorowie 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.

Port Moorowie Warooka
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.

Port Moorowie Warooka
Walkability 0 / 42
Port Moorowie — Walkability: 0/100 Warooka — Walkability: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
Port Moorowie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warooka — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Warooka rents higher ($168/wk vs $0/wk); Warooka has more residents (360 vs 93).

Port Moorowie Warooka
Population 93 360
+287% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +43.1% +3.4%
Median age 65 49
Median household income $40,560/yr $51,584/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent — $168/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Moorowie Warooka
0-4 — / 5.3%
Port Moorowie — 0-4: not among its largest Warooka — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 — / 11.7%
Port Moorowie — 5-14: not among its largest Warooka — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.4% / 6.7%
Port Moorowie — 15-19: 5.4% Warooka — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 4.3% / 5.0%
Port Moorowie — 20-24: 4.3% Warooka — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 — / 10.6%
Port Moorowie — 25-34: not among its largest Warooka — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 4.3% / 9.4%
Port Moorowie — 35-44: 4.3% Warooka — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 9.7% / 10.8%
Port Moorowie — 45-54: 9.7% Warooka — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 25.8% / 17.8%
Port Moorowie — 55-64: 25.8% Warooka — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 41.9% / 14.7%
Port Moorowie — 65-74: 41.9% Warooka — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 12.9% / 8.3%
Port Moorowie — 75-84: 12.9% Warooka — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 3.1%
Port Moorowie — 85+: not among its largest Warooka — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (41.9%).

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.

Port Moorowie Warooka
England 15.1% / 4.4%
Port Moorowie — England: 15.1% Warooka — England: 4.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Moorowie 75.0% lone person
Port Moorowie — Lone Person: 75.0% Port Moorowie — Couple Families: 12.5% Port Moorowie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Port Moorowie — Group Household: 12.5%
Warooka 54.5% lone person
Warooka — Lone Person: 54.5% Warooka — Couple Families: 32.7% Warooka — One Parent Families: 12.9% Warooka — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Port Moorowie 102.3% houses
Port Moorowie — Houses: 102.3% Port Moorowie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Warooka 98.7% houses
Warooka — Houses: 98.7% Warooka — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Port Moorowie Warooka
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 18.1%
Port Moorowie — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Warooka — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 4.4%
Port Moorowie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Warooka — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 1.7%
Port Moorowie — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Warooka — Bachelor Degree: 1.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Port Moorowie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Warooka — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Port Moorowie 0.0% renting
Port Moorowie — Owned Outright: 81.0% Port Moorowie — Mortgage: 19.0% Port Moorowie — Renting: 0.0%
Warooka 21.1% renting
Warooka — Owned Outright: 50.7% Warooka — Mortgage: 28.2% Warooka — Renting: 21.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Port Moorowie Warooka
Median house price $285,000 $220,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Warooka has more rural and farming land (98% vs 76%); Port Moorowie has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 2%).

Port Moorowie Warooka
Rural and farming 76% 98%
Environmental 21% 2%
Residential 2% 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

Port Moorowie Warooka
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Port Moorowie Warooka
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 17% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 57% of SA

Liveability

Warooka is more walkable (42 vs 0).

Port Moorowie Warooka
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Warooka carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0).

Port Moorowie Warooka
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime — Low
20/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
51/100
 Low
24/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Port Moorowie 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 Port Moorowie

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

Port Moorowie 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

Port Moorowie sits further from the CBD (243.7 km vs 236.2 km).

Port Moorowie Warooka
Walkability score 0/100 42/100
Distance to Adelaide 243.7 km
+3% vs other
 236.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 167 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5576
 0.0%
postcode 5577
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5576
 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.

Port Moorowie Warooka
Car (driver) 84.2% / 73.6%
Port Moorowie — Car (driver): 84.2% Warooka — Car (driver): 73.6%
Car (passenger) 15.8% / 2.5%
Port Moorowie — Car (passenger): 15.8% Warooka — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Worked from Home — / 16.5%
Port Moorowie — Worked from Home: not among its largest Warooka — Worked from Home: 16.5%
Walked Only — / 7.4%
Port Moorowie — Walked Only: not among its largest Warooka — Walked Only: 7.4%

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

Setting

Port Moorowie Warooka
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 102 m 4.6 km
4.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Port Moorowie Warooka
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
203 premises

Climate

Port Moorowie 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

Port Moorowie Warooka
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Port Moorowie Warooka
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Port Moorowie Warooka
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Port Moorowie

Coastal Retirees Rural

Warooka

Quiet Retirees Rural

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