Port Neill vs Butler

Butler is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 56 in Port Neill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Port Neill, most households are people living alone. In Butler, most households are couple families. On these figures, Port Neill tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Butler suits families with children and 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

Butler

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 30%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Butler

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $194/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Port Neill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (374 min vs 391 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (568.7 km vs 584.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Port Neill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 4%)
  • But Butler carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Butler

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (21.1% vs 12.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Port Neill and Butler 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 Neill Butler
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 Neill Butler
Walkability 29 / 0
Port Neill — Walkability: 29/100 Butler — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 54
Port Neill — Safety: 35/100 Butler — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 100 / 36
Port Neill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Butler — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Port Neill has more residents (218 vs 69); Port Neill rents higher ($194/wk vs $120/wk).

Port Neill Butler
Population 218
+68% vs other
 69
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.4% +21.1%
Median age 56 37
Median household income $44,200/yr $68,224/yr
+54% vs other
Median weekly rent $194/wk
+38% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Neill Butler
0-4 3.7% / 5.8%
Port Neill — 0-4: 3.7% Butler — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 5.0% / 17.4%
Port Neill — 5-14: 5.0% Butler — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 1.8% / 4.3%
Port Neill — 15-19: 1.8% Butler — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 1.8% / —
Port Neill — 20-24: 1.8% Butler — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.6% / 17.4%
Port Neill — 25-34: 9.6% Butler — 25-34: 17.4%
35-44 6.4% / 13.0%
Port Neill — 35-44: 6.4% Butler — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 13.3% / 13.0%
Port Neill — 45-54: 13.3% Butler — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 25.2% / 24.6%
Port Neill — 55-64: 25.2% Butler — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 15.6% / —
Port Neill — 65-74: 15.6% Butler — 65-74: not among its largest
75-84 9.2% / 4.3%
Port Neill — 75-84: 9.2% Butler — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.8% / —
Port Neill — 85+: 1.8% Butler — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Neill 70.5% lone person
Port Neill — Lone Person: 70.5% Port Neill — Couple Families: 21.3% Port Neill — One Parent Families: 8.2%
Butler 33.3% lone person
Butler — Lone Person: 33.3% Butler — Couple Families: 66.7% Butler — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Port Neill 24.1% renting
Port Neill — Owned Outright: 59.8% Port Neill — Mortgage: 16.1% Port Neill — Renting: 24.1%
Butler 0.0% renting
Butler — Owned Outright: 68.4% Butler — Mortgage: 31.6% Butler — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Port Neill 95.8% houses
Port Neill — Houses: 95.8% Port Neill — Townhouses: 3.2% Port Neill — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Butler 100.0% houses
Butler — Houses: 100.0% Butler — Townhouses: 0.0% Butler — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Port Neill Butler
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 8.7%
Port Neill — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Butler — Certificate III & IV: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 11.6%
Port Neill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Butler — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.7% / 5.8%
Port Neill — Bachelor Degree: 8.7% Butler — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Port Neill — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Butler — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Port Neill Butler
Median house price $492,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $203,500 —

Zoning mix

Port Neill Butler
Rural and farming 95% 100%
Environmental 4% 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 Neill Butler
New dwellings approved 13
across Tumby Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Port Neill Butler
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 9% of SA Higher than 37% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 21% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of SA Higher than 36% of SA

Liveability

Port Neill is more walkable (29 vs 0).

Port Neill Butler
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Butler carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 0); Port Neill carries more crime risk (65 vs 46).

Port Neill Butler
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion High
76/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Port Neill Butler
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Port Neill

  • Port Neill Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Butler

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Port Neill Butler
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 0

Mobility

Butler sits further from the CBD (584.7 km vs 568.7 km).

Port Neill Butler
Walkability score 29/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 568.7 km 584.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 374 min 391 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5604
 0.0%
postcode 5605
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 5604
 62
postcode 5605

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 Neill Butler
Car (driver) 82.6% / 69.0%
Port Neill — Car (driver): 82.6% Butler — Car (driver): 69.0%
Worked from Home 8.7% / 20.7%
Port Neill — Worked from Home: 8.7% Butler — Worked from Home: 20.7%
Walked Only 8.7% / 10.3%
Port Neill — Walked Only: 8.7% Butler — Walked Only: 10.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Port Neill Butler
Elevation 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 266 m 16.7 km

NBN connectivity

Port Neill Butler
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
227 premises
 0%
36 premises

Council rates

Port Neill Butler
Average residential rate $1,976/yr
same for both
Council Tumby Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Port Neill Butler
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Port Neill

Coastal Quiet Retirees Rural

Butler

Family Rural

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