Pygery vs Wudinna
Pygery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Wudinna. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Pygery, most households are couple families. In Wudinna, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pygery tends to suit families with children and couples, while Wudinna suits people living alone.
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
Wudinna
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 73%)
- But Pygery carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 44/100)
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
Wudinna
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 16%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($160/wk vs $190/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Wudinna
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (566.6 km vs 572.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Pygery has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 6%)
- Wudinna is more walkable (44/100 vs 0/100)
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
Pygery and Wudinna 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
Wudinna has more residents (594 vs 64); Wudinna skews older (45 vs 35).
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 594 +828% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.1% | -9.9% |
| Median age | 35 | 45 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $73,008/yr +25% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $190/wk +16% vs other | $160/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.2%).
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 (17.5%).
Property market
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $275,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 119 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1 across Wudinna same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -100% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of SA | Higher than 47% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of SA | Higher than 79% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 8% of SA | Higher than 98% of SA |
Liveability
Wudinna is more walkable (44 vs 0).
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 40/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Wudinna carries more crime risk (44 vs 25).
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 37/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Moderate 44/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pygery
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Wudinna
- Wudinna Area School Government · Combined above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 4 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Pygery sits further from the CBD (572.8 km vs 566.6 km).
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 44/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 572.8 km +1% vs other | 566.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 375 min | 371 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5652 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 5652 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 (84.2%).
Setting
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 127 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 96/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 6 premises | 96% 357 premises |
Climate
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 287 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 33.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,465/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wudinna same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pygery | Wudinna | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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