Port Victoria vs Wauraltee
Wauraltee is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 60 in Port Victoria. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Port Victoria, most households are people living alone. In Wauraltee, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Port Victoria tends to suit older residents, while Wauraltee 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
Wauraltee
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 36%)
- carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Wauraltee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 29%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Wauraltee
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 22%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $205/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Port Victoria
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (185.6 km vs 188.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Port Victoria
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 19%)
- But Wauraltee carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 51/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Wauraltee
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.2% vs 12.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Port Victoria and Wauraltee 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
Port Victoria has more residents (397 vs 69); Wauraltee has higher household incomes ($93,184 vs $49,192).
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 397 +83% vs other | 69 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.8% | +23.2% |
| Median age | 60 | 35 |
| Median household income | $49,192/yr | $93,184/yr +89% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $205/wk +37% vs other | $130/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).
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 (26.1%).
Property market
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $540,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $299,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 83 days from 6 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Wauraltee has more rural and farming land (97% vs 86%).
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 97% |
| Environmental | 9% | 3% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 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 Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 15% of SA | Higher than 72% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of SA | Higher than 31% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
Liveability
Port Victoria is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Port Victoria carries more crime risk (51 vs 35).
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 51/100 | Low 35/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Wauraltee sits further from the CBD (188.9 km vs 185.6 km).
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 185.6 km | 188.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 132 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5573 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 5573 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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 72 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 185 m | 8.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 431 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 459 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Port Victoria | Wauraltee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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